Ray Lamontagne

Profile:Ray LaMontagne (pronunced "la-mon-TAYN") (born 1974) is an award-winning folk singer-songwriter from New Hampshire, USA. He currently lives in Wilton, Maine.

One morning, LaMontagne heard the Stephen Stills song Treetop Flyer on the radio as it awoke him at 4am for an early work shift at a shoe factory. After purchasing the acoustic Stills Alone album (1991), LaMontagne decided to quit his job and begin a musical career.

He has since released two albums, Trouble and Till The Sun Turns Black. Bootleg copies of his early demo albums Raycharles LaMontagne (1999), Acre of Land (2001), Green (2002), One Lonesome Saddle (2002) and Introducing Ray Lamontagne (2003) are also now in circulation. In the UK, Trouble was a top 5 hit, and the single of the title track was a top 25 hit. Till the Sun Turns Black was a top 40 hit in the US. He has also recorded two popular B-Side covers of Gnarls Barkley's Crazy and Dolly Parton's Jolene.

Musically, Ray plays guitar, harmonica and piano, but he is particularly known for his raspy voice, which has been said to "combine the soul of Ray Charles and the grit of Otis Redding". Whilst LaMontagne says he is highly influenced by Stephen Stills, critics have compared LaMontagne's music to that of Van Morrison, Nick Drake, and Tim Buckley.

LaMontagne is a soft-spoken, notoriously private person who shuns the media spot-light, rarely giving interviews. He rarely interacts with the audience during his live shows and has even been known to perform live shows in the dark in order to separate himself from the audience.
URLs:http://www.raylamontagne.com/
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Name Variations: All | Ray Lamontagne | Ray | Ray La Montagne
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Releases:
Trouble (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   RCA ... 2004
Trouble (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   14th Floor Records ... 2005
How Come (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   14th Floor Records ... 2006
Till The Sun Turns Black (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   RCA ... 2006
Be Here Now (7", Ltd, Num)   14th Floor Records, Echo 2007
Jolene (7", Ltd, Whi)   14th Floor Records, Echo 2007
Three More Days (7", Single, Yel)   14th Floor Records 2007
Gossip In The Grain (CD, Album)   RCA 2008
Appears On:
Sounds - Now! (CD, Promo) Narrow Escape Musikexpress 2004
Holiday Hangover '05 (CD, Smplr) Hold You In My Arms (L... RCA 2005
Music From The Motion Picture The Devil Wears Prada (CD, Comp) How Come Warner Music Brasil Ltda., Warner Bros. Records 2006
Rescue Me - Original Television Soundtrack (CD, Album) All The Wild Horses Nettwerk 2006
The New American Songbook "Born In The USA Volume 2" (CD, Comp) Jolene Mojo Magazine 2006
Weekend Sessions 3 (CD, Dig) Forever My Friend Liberation Music 2006
Jolene (7", Ltd, Whi)   14th Floor Records, Echo 2007
Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart (2xCD, Album) Duet, Duet Warner Bros. Records 2008
Gossip In The Grain (CD, Album) Henry Nearly Killed Me... RCA 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Music Mania Winter Sampler Volume 3 (CD, Comp, Smplr, Promo) Trouble Not On Label 2004
Playlist: August 2004 (CD, Smplr, Promo, Ltd) Trouble HMV 2004
Sounds - Now! (CD, Promo) Narrow Escape Musikexpress 2004
Holiday Hangover '05 (CD, Smplr) Hold You In My Arms (L... RCA 2005
New Noises Vol. 69 (CD, Comp, Car) Trouble Rolling Stone (Germany) 2005
Word Of Mouth 26 (CD, Comp, Promo) Trouble (Live) Word Magazine 2005
Music From The Motion Picture The Devil Wears Prada (CD, Comp) How Come Warner Music Brasil Ltda., Warner Bros. Records 2006
Rescue Me - Original Television Soundtrack (CD, Album) All The Wild Horses Nettwerk 2006
Sounds - Now! (CD) Shelter Musikexpress 2006
The Last Kiss - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, Comp) Hold You In My Arms Lakeshore Records 2006
The New American Songbook "Born In The USA Volume 2" (CD, Comp) Jolene Mojo Magazine 2006
Weekend Sessions 3 (CD, Dig) Forever My Friend Liberation Music 2006
Me Time (2xCD, Comp) Trouble Warner Music TV 2007
Prime Numbers: Live At The World Café Volume 23 (CD, Comp, Album) Three More Days World Café 2007
Reprises Inrocks (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Crazy Les Inrockuptibles 2007
Invol2ver (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Eclipse Global Underground Ltd. 2008
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