Ray White
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[[Image:Ray White Antwerp 6-oct-2007.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ray White outside the Antwerp Zappa Plays Zappa concert]]
'''Ray White''' is a soul vocalist and rock and blues [[guitarist]], most well-known as a member of [[Frank Zappa]]'s touring ensembles. He was drafted into Zappa's band in the fall of [[1976]], being featured on rhythm guitar and vocals, forming a memorable vocal harmony partnership with [[Ike Willis]] on later tours in [[1980]] and [[1984]]. He participated on the albums [[Zappa in New York]] (March 1978) featuring a powerful lead vocal on "[[The Illinois Enema Bandit]]", [[Tinsel Town Rebellion]] (May 1981), [[You Are What You Is]] (Sept 1981), [[Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch]] (May 1982) and [[The Man From Utopia]] (March 1983). He also had a cameo appearance in Cheech & Chong's movie [[Nice Dreams]].
Ray has also worked with jam-oriented groups like [[KVHW]], Don't Push the Clown and [[Umphrey's McGee]] since his contributions to the Zappa band, and has more recently worked with a variety of Michigan artists, including former [[Rare Earth (band)|Rare Earth]] drummer Bob Weaver, as well as members of the funk/fusion combo Generic Produce.
In summer 2007 Ray White joined [[Dweezil Zappa]] as a special guest for the [[Zappa Plays Zappa]] Tour.
Ray White appears on Ed Englerth's song "I Forgot Who I Am" for Ed's new CD "Restless Ghost" on BlueSideDownStudios Recordings in 2008.
== External links ==
*[http://www.united-mutations.com/w/ray_white.htm United Mutations]
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[[Category:African American musicians|White, Ray]]
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[[Ray White rocked the Illinois Enema Bandit at Toads Place in Richmond, Virginia on November 8, 2007.|White, Ray]]