Ray Warren
Country All the Way
Guitar-Vocals Doc Holiday
Contributed by Nancy Self, Doc Holiday Public Relations
Being born into a musical family usually means one thing… you will have high ambitions and high ambition has been the life of Doc Holiday band member, Ray Warren.
By the age of fourteen, Ray was playing keyboards and sang with much older musicians in the St. Louis area. In the1980’s he articulated his skills as an engineer working with local bands at just about every venue in the area. By 1992, he was ready for the next, ambitious step.
Ray moved to Branson, MO and began working with the talent in theaters there as well as Silver Dollar City. During this time in Branson, Ray met people who worked for legendary country singer, Johnny Cash. Soon after, Ray began working with John’s son-in-law, Jimmy Tittle in a theater show. Other well known names that he worked with include Hall of Fame Members: Freddy Hart, Tom Brumley, Del Reeves and Charlie Louvin. Working as an engineer for the Branson Radio Café, a live show carried coast to coast via satellite to over 85 markets nation wide, Ray had gained a great deal of respect from peers in the industry.
Ray moved to Branson, MO and began working with the talent in theaters there as well as Silver Dollar City. During this time in Branson, Ray met people who worked for legendary country singer, Johnny Cash. Soon after, Ray began working with John’s son-in-law, Jimmy Tittle in a theater show. Other well known names that he worked with include Hall of Fame Members: Freddy Hart, Tom Brumley, Del Reeves and Charlie Louvin. Working as an engineer for the Branson Radio Café, a live show carried coast to coast via satellite to over 85 markets nation wide, Ray had gained a great deal of respect from peers in the industry.
By 1994, Ray was beginning to make a name for himself around Branson and beyond. Word was spreading and one of country music’s great talents, Ricky Skaggs asked Ray to join his band, “Kentucky Thunder”. Logically, Ray moved to Nashville that year and spent the next sixteen months touring with Ricky Skaggs around the country. Getting to know other artist through touring with Skaggs including Allison Krause, Vince Gill, The Whites and Bluegrass legend Bill Monroe can only further his career.In 1996 Ray returned to Branson and started working with the local theaters again. He worked extensively with “Tie a Yellow Ribbon” performer, Tony Orlando during this time, along with Pierce Arrow, one of Branson’s biggest draws at that time. In 1999, Ray moved back to his roots in St. Louis, MO and started the first line up of Doc Holiday. After five years, Doc Holiday called it quits to take some much-needed time off. But in 2009, the itch was back and the new line up started playing in late 2009.
Doc Holiday is now the focus for Ray and once again the ambition is paying off. Doc Holiday is one of the fastest growing popular bands in the St. Louis region, gaining new fans daily on the fan site.
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