west coast blues

10 MP3 Songs
BLUES: Rhythm & Blues, BLUES: Guitar Blues



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ray brooks first started as a vocalist in the Coral Club,while in High School.In 1958 began his career as a professional guitar player and singer at the Cloud "9" club in downtown Corpus Christi,Texas.HE worked througout south Texas,and backed such artists as Floyde Dixon and Gate Mouth Brown.In 1961 he went to Dallas,Texas and had the pleasure of working with Freddie King and the great Buster Smith.Ray arrived in Los Angeles,California the month of June 1963,and started to appear in all of the popular clubs of the time.In early 1968 Ray co-wrote "burbank Brown" that appeared in the movie Bob,Carol, Ted & Alice.In 1979 Ray was nominated for the Blues Grammy for his recording of "Walk Out Like A Lady".He has been touring Europe the last few years.