Ukulele Ray - Pop Artist, Singer/Songwriter, Musician, Humorist & Cartoonist

Hometown

San Francisco

Bio

Famed pop-artist, musician and singer/songwriter, Ukulele Ray, is a San Francisco-born native, and is hailed as an Andy Warhol,
Tiny Tim and P.T. Barnum rolled into one.

Ray is the inventor of the Lunchbox-A-Lele, which is a cross between ukulele and lunchbox, and has appeared on numerous local and national TV, radio and cable talkshows and news programs, playing his musical Lunchbox-wonders.

On-stage, Ukulele Ray is a professional singer, comedian and musician as well as actor, model and dancer. Off-stage, Ray is a well-known, widely published syndicated humorist, writer and cartoonist, as well as award-winning art director and designer.

Ukulele Ray also totes a repertoire of over 1,000 celebrity voice impersonations, adding his talents to a variety of award-winning
radio advertising campaigns and animated shorts and features.

As a singer/songwriter, Ukulele Ray has written and recorded hundreds of songs, including his "Mr. Bojangles-style" theme song, "Anybody Seen Ukulele Ray;" his tribute song, "My Mom - A Hero Always Be;" the city theme song, "Tempe Towne;" and FreeLife™ International’s, "Livin the FreeLife."

Ray is a proud member of NAMM, ASCAP and the Tempe Chamber of Commerce. Ray lends his talents to numerous community organizations and fundraising events, and can be seen performing at a variety of street festivals, nightclub venues and supper clubs.

Influences

Ukulele Ray announces the release of his new album "My Heart Belongs to Uke."

The new CD features Ukulele Ray, performing several of his original songs,
including his "Mr. Bojangles-style" theme, "Anybody Seen Ukulele Ray,"
his tribute anthem "My Mom," and his new single, "Livin’ The FreeLife."

In addition to his originals, Ray adds a handful of classic-rock covers, some
comedic impersonations (displaying his versatility at comedy), and doing a variety of musical genres including jazz, blues, reggae, country, folk, pop and rock.

"My Heart Belongs To Uke" will make you laugh one moment, and cry the next, with everything from love to life in 10 "funtastic" tracks. Ukulele Ray’s latest music collection is available in its entirety, or by individual tracks on the websites listed in the ad below.







Ukulele Ray is Lead-Singer of "The Chavelles"




Ukulele Ray emcees the 100th Birthday Celebration of Tempe High School:










Ukulele Ray Emcees and Performs at SF Ukulele Festival



Ukulele Ray is featured in the current segment of Nissan’s "Bay Area Backroads" at a meeting of the Santa Cruz Ukulele Club. "Bay Area Backroads" airs on several PBS stations throughout the area, but you can click on this link to see it online.
NISSAN’S BAY AREA BACKROADS UKULELE SEGMENT




Ukulele Ray and his Lunchbox-A-Leles are featured in Sunday’s San Francisco Chronicle’s Style section.

UKULELE RAY S.F. CHRONICLE FEATURE

Ukulele Ray On Stage With The Venturettes at NAMM Show ’07



Ukulele Ray at "Island Bazaar" in Huntington Beach During NAMM

Upcoming Events

Ukulele Ray Sings Theme Song

Ukulele Ray on KCRA TV3 Noon News

Famed pop-artist, musician and singer/songwriter, Ukulele Ray,
is featured in CMM Magazine’s March 2008 Music issue.
Click here to see the actual article.



After celebrating my 48th birthday, this past February, the one thing I got from everybody... "WOW, you look great for 48... thought you were 35, etc."
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Famed American pop-artist, musician and singer/songwriter, Ukulele Ray, performs his
original theme song, "Anybody Seen Ukulele Ray?" with the Tempe Tramps
to a slideshow of his many exploits and adventures.








Celebrated pop-artist, musician and singer/songwriter, Ukulele Ray,
strums about GoChi, the next generation of goji juice, through
FreeLife, at the Tempe Chamber of Commerce
Annual Trade Show and Mixer, this week.

Ray was on hand, serving up songs on his Lunchbox-A-Lele,
and samples of GoChi, which is what he calls,
"the nectar for mind, body and spirit."



Famed pop-artist, musician and singer/songwriter, Ukulele Ray, hosted
CMM Magazine’s Reader Appreciation Party
at The Big Fish Pub ’N Grub in Tempe, and rocked the house
with his original songs and classic rock covers.