User talk:Rayco69

Ray Greenfield Born March 12, 1954 in St. Louis Ray learned snare drum in Flynn Park Public School's Band and Ochestra from 3rd to 7th grade. Took private lessons from the drummer of a local St Louis band The Illusions for about 6 months after aquiring a second-hand set of Gretch drums. He played in The Soul Seekers in 7th grade. This 8 piece Motown & Stax band sold tickets at Hanley Jr High School in order to aquire a venue to play. Things worked out and they were able to aquire the Heman Park Community Center on June 21st, 1967. It was a sold out show. He would later go on to play drums with Peter Dellas (the former Bass player of The Soul Seekers) who had transformed himself into a Bouzouki virtuoso. This partnership lasted off and on for 40 years with Ray playing for Pete and his various Greek bands. (The Golden Greeks, The Mad, Mad Greeks and Bouzouki Pete's Orchestra) Ray would often be seen at local blues clubs siting in with Silvercloud and other blues bands. Also during this 40 year period, Ray would find himself living in Chicago playing with various bands from Elvis impersonators to Tight Squeeze, a rock/blues band who used him playing in The Mushroom in the heart of the blues bars in Chicago. On his return to St Louis, he found himself working with original rock band Wyndows and played with local blues bands Mojo Syndrome & Blue Express. Ray eventually wound up working with the legendary keyboardist Johnnie Johnson (Johnny B Goode) at The Red Witch in St Peters, MO. He would go with Johnnie and sit in with Billy Peek at his gig and eventually was starting a band with Buffalo Bob who had come to sit in with Johnnie at The Red Witch, but Ray's alcoholism go the better of him and he allowed his ego to destroy any chances for the band to function. To this day, Bob uses the name of his band that was chosen while rehearsing in Rays bedroom...Buffalo Bob & the Bedroom Blues Band. Ray then worked with some old friends in a band doing the really-good-but-nobody -plays-that-stuff music. (Doors_Roadhouse/Animals_Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, ETC) At this point, Ray has settled into his own unique and dynamic style of drumming and at age 53 is as vibrant as any 23 year old out there. His focus of practice routines contains, but is by no way limited to, Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Greek, Blues, Soul and the always fun to play Steely Dan.

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