Ray LaMontagne
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Ray LaMontagne
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BIOGRAPHY
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Birthday
JUNE 17, 1973
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Birthplace
Nashua, New Hampshire
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Growing Up
• Went to high school in Morgan, Utah• Was a high school drop out
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Post High School Life
• Moved to Lewiston, Maine• Took a job at a shoe factory
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The Experience That Changed His Life
• Heard the song, “Tree Top Flyer”, by Stephen Sills
• This song inspired him to become a musician
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Voice Lessons-From Himself
• After this experience Ray quit his job and spent the next few weeks listening to music greats like Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Ray Charles and Otis Redding.
• He mimicked what he heard and taught himself to sing
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Ray Becomes a Performer• In 1999, Ray began performing for live
audiences at small theaters and coffee shops around Maine. He soon began performing in Boston, where his career really began to take off.
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Ray Releases His First Album
• On September 14, 2004, Ray signed with RCA records and released his first album entitled “Trouble”.
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Other Albums
• Till the Sun Turns Black (August 29, 2006)
• Gossip in the Grain (October 14, 2008)
• God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise (August 16, 2010)
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Awards
• Esky Music Award
• XM Nation Award
• Boston Music Award (3 Time Winner)
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Composition History
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Popular Songs
God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t RiseNew York City’s Killing MeThis Love is OverMeg White
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God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise
• Recorded at Ray’s house in Maine• Song influenced by Neil Young. Sounds much
like Neil Young in his younger years.
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New York City’s Killing Me
• Ray considers this song to be the high point of his latest album entitled, “God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise”
• Recorded at Ray’s house in Maine• Song influenced by Joni Mitchell
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This Love is Over
• Recorded at Ray’s house in Maine• Stylistically this song sounds similar to one of
Ray’s contemporaries, Amos Lee
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Meg White
• Recorded on September 30, 2009• Song is about the drummer for the band called
the White Stripes• Influenced by the band Jefferson Airplane
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Listening Guide
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God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise
• Song starts softly with guitar playing a simple chord.
• There are two verses and the chorus is repeated three times.
• Steel guitar is used which gives a nice effect.
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New York City’s Killing Me
• Short introduction. Guitar plays one major chord.
• Begins at piano dynamic and crescendos to a mezzo forte at the climax of the song. The dynamic then decrescendos back to piano, where the song ends.
• There are four verses and the chorus is sung 4 times.
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This Love is Over
• The song opens with guitar and drums playing very lightly.
• Steel guitar is used to transition from the verses into the chorus.
• String quartet plays for second half of song which adds more feeling to the song.
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Meg White
• Song begins with one person whistling. • Electric guitars, Electric bass, and a keyboard
begin playing at a mezzo forte dynamic.• There are five verses. A small choir joins in
each time the chorus is sung.
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Bibliography
• Emma Booth. (2006). Ray Lamontagne-Trouble. Music OMH. Retrieved 2010 from http://www.musicomh.com.
• Lucie Davies. (2004). Trouble Review. BBC. Retrieved 2010 from http://www.bbc.co.uk Pete Paphides. (2008).
• The Trouble With Ray Lamontagnes Success. Times online. Retrieved 2010 from http://www.timesonline.co.uk.
• Ray Lamontagne. Bonnaroo. Retrieved 2010 from http://www.bonnaroo.com Ray Lamontagne. Stereogum. Retrieved 2010 from http://www.stereogum.com