RAY FULLER FACTS

Favorite guitarist (living): Ronnie Earl, Jimmy Vaughn, Otis Rush, Buddy Guy

Favorite guitarist (deceased): Magic Sam, Freddie King, Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Hound Dog Taylor

Favorite singer (living): Etta James, Otis Rush, Delbert McClinton

Favorite singer (deceased): Magic Sam, Little Walter, Lightnin Hopkins, Jimmy Rogers

First record: “Saturday Night,” Frank Sinatra

First blues record: “Boogie Woogie Prayer” Pete Johnson, Albert Ammons, Lux Lewis, 78 rpm

Music career focus: Show up early, start on time, keep guitar in tune.

Personal statement: Music is a gift from God. If you don't use it, you'll lose it.

Ray has opened for artists including Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Willie Dixon, James Cotton, Albert Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughn, John Hammond, Matt “Guitar” Murphy, Clarence Clemmons, Fabulous Thunderbirds, David Johanson, Dave Edmunds, Leroi Brothers, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Roy Buchannan, Anson Funderburg & The Rockets, Evan Johns, Little Charlie & The Nitecats, Ronnie Earl, Paladins, Blasters, Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows, Buckwheat Zydeco, Robert Lockwood, Jr., Tinsley Ellis, Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers, Dave Alvin, A.C. Reed, Debbie Davis, Magic Slim, Rosie Flores, The Derailers, Leon Russell, and Chuck Leavel.

Articles about Ray Fuller and/or The Blues Rockers:

The Bluesman, by Adam Garratt @ Columbus Alive!

Ray's Wild Thing, by Curtis Sheiber @ Columbus Alive!

"Twist of Fate" , by Mark A. Cole @ Big City Blues

Record Roundup, by Mick Rainsford @ Blues & Rhythm U.K.

Favorite Links: www.columbusblues.com, www.tdavidson.com