Ray Stinnett

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Born in Memphis in 1944, Ray got his first guitar, aged 12, from Nathan Novak’s pawn shop, where Elvis got his first guitar. Before long, he was putting the plan into action, playing nightly at honkytonks, roadhouses, beer joints, nightclubs and the many Memphis recording studios. He achieved his promise with Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs – Wooly Bully was the number one selling record of 1965. At 21, Stinnett was living a life of world tours and screaming fans – the whole mania. The wheels fell off a year later, amid managerial disputes. The four Pharaohs parted ways with Sam. By 1967, the summer of love, Ray left for Haight Ashbury in San Francisco, taking up residence at the legendary Morning Star Ranch, where Ray focused on finding his true voice. Returning to Memphis a year later, Ray formed a working friendship with Booker T. Jones. Eventually, when Jones moved to Malibu and took a contract with A&M, he lined up a deal for his old friend. Still working in Memphis with (old) friends Jerry Paterson and Mike Plunk on bass, along with Booker T. and co-mixer/engineer Richard Rosebrough (Chris Bell, Big Star), Ray channelled his experiences in the pop machine, at Morningstar and beyond into the songs that would become A Fire Somewhere. It funnelled the vast experiences of this pop star, cosmic traveller and grounded, loving father. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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A Fire Somewhere

Sun Tree @ Pepper West

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Aquarium Drunkard Presents: Maison Dufrene

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Rolling Stone: Rare Trax 078 - Lost & Found 10 Neu Entdeckte Schätze

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Rolling Stone Rare Trax Vol. 78 - Lost & Found - 10 neu entdeckte Schätze

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Satisfied

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Rolling Stone - Rare Trax 078: Lost And Found

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A Fire Somewhere (Recorded 1971) (Light In The Attic 2012)

Rare Trax Vol.78

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Rolling Stone Rare Trax Vol. 78 :: Lost & Found

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Rare Trax Vol. 78: Lost & Found

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Rare Trax 078 - Lost And Found

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