Vonray

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Name = Vonray


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Origin = Orlando, Florida
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Genre = Modern rock
Post-grunge
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Years_active = 1996?-2003
Label = Elektra Records
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Vonray was a modern rock band from Orlando, Florida. The group formed around singer/songwriter Vaughan Rhea, originally from Tennessee, who had come to Orlando playing as an acoustic coffeeshop act. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fcfuxqw0ldfe~T1 Biography] , Allmusic.com] Inspired by grunge music, Rhea put together a band with his brother, Dave, and began playing harder tunes, soon opening for Third Eye Blind and Seven Mary Three and releasing a debut album as VonRa in 1997. As major-label attention increased, the band scored a slot opening for Creed in summer of 2002, and released an album on Elektra Records in 2003. The band charted a single hit in America in 2003 with the song "Inside Out", which was featured on the TV show "Smallville" and its ; it subsequently peaked at #32 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart and at #31 on Billboard's Top 40 Mainstream chart. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fcfuxqw0ldfe~T5 Billboard Singles] , Allmusic.com] However, the band was dropped from the label soon after. The group went on hiatus in October 2003; after a longstanding fan petition, they reunited for a free and final show on September 1, 2007 at the Hard Rock Live in Orlando.

Members

*Vaughan Rhea-vocals, guitar
*Dave Rhea-bass
*Garrett Coleman-rhythm guitar
*Paul Smith-lead guitar
*Jeff Irizarray-drums
*Todd Hackenburg-lead guitarist

Discography

*"Panes" (1997)
*"Live at Sapphire Supper Club" (1998)
*"Von Ra" (1999)
*"Fame" (2001)
*"Vonray" (Elektra Records, 2003)

References

External links

*http://www.myspace.com/VonRay
*http://www.myspace.com/VonrayReunion
*http://bentleyprodesign.com/forum/default.asp
*http://www.geocities.com/vonrayonline/vonray.html
*http://youtube.com/watch?v=p5k4rVkr11M - Drinker's Hour Music Video