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 Chanteur 
Country US né en 1943. Billy Ray Reynolds est décédé le 29 Novembre 2019.
 Chanteur 
Country US né en 1943. Billy Ray Reynolds est décédé le 29 Novembre 2019.
 Billy Ray 
Reynolds is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor who, after a long career 
behind the scenes in the music business, finally came to the forefront in 2002 
with his first solo album, Whole Lot of Memories. Reynolds was born in Saratoga 
Springs, MS, in 1943; when he was nine years old, he joined his parents for a 
trip to a Grand Ol' Opry touring show in nearby Jackson, where he saw Hank 
Williams perform, sparking Reynolds' 
lifelong passion for country music. In time, Reynolds picked 
up a guitar, and after a brief stint playing bass with the 
Yankee Dollar, a folk-rock band who cut one album for Dot in 1968, he hooked 
up with Waylon 
Jennings and signed on to play guitar in his band. Reynolds spend 
several years playing live dates with Jennings and 
appeared on such albums as Honky 
Tonk Heroes and Ladies 
Love Outlaws. Reynolds also 
took up a career as a songwriter, penning tunes that were recorded by artists 
such as Johnny 
Cash, Tompall Glaser, Dickey 
Betts, Tanya 
Tucker, and Johnny 
Rodriguez. However, while Reynolds remained 
in demand as a songwriter and sideman, a pair of singles for Epic in the mid-'70s 
failed to yield a label deal. Undaunted, Reynolds continued 
working with artists such as Ian 
Tyson and John 
Hartford and eventually added acting to his resumé, scoring small roles (often 
as villains) in movies and television projects; he also developed a passionate 
interest in the Civil War and self-distributed an album of folk songs concerning 
the War Between the States. In 2002, the independent Compadre label finally 
gave Reynolds a 
deal to record a solo album, and the 59-year-old singer released Whole 
Lot of Memories later that same year.
 Billy Ray 
Reynolds is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor who, after a long career 
behind the scenes in the music business, finally came to the forefront in 2002 
with his first solo album, Whole Lot of Memories. Reynolds was born in Saratoga 
Springs, MS, in 1943; when he was nine years old, he joined his parents for a 
trip to a Grand Ol' Opry touring show in nearby Jackson, where he saw Hank 
Williams perform, sparking Reynolds' 
lifelong passion for country music. In time, Reynolds picked 
up a guitar, and after a brief stint playing bass with the 
Yankee Dollar, a folk-rock band who cut one album for Dot in 1968, he hooked 
up with Waylon 
Jennings and signed on to play guitar in his band. Reynolds spend 
several years playing live dates with Jennings and 
appeared on such albums as Honky 
Tonk Heroes and Ladies 
Love Outlaws. Reynolds also 
took up a career as a songwriter, penning tunes that were recorded by artists 
such as Johnny 
Cash, Tompall Glaser, Dickey 
Betts, Tanya 
Tucker, and Johnny 
Rodriguez. However, while Reynolds remained 
in demand as a songwriter and sideman, a pair of singles for Epic in the mid-'70s 
failed to yield a label deal. Undaunted, Reynolds continued 
working with artists such as Ian 
Tyson and John 
Hartford and eventually added acting to his resumé, scoring small roles (often 
as villains) in movies and television projects; he also developed a passionate 
interest in the Civil War and self-distributed an album of folk songs concerning 
the War Between the States. In 2002, the independent Compadre label finally 
gave Reynolds a 
deal to record a solo album, and the 59-year-old singer released Whole 
Lot of Memories later that same year.
Billy Ray Reynolds died on November 29, 2019.
Talents : Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter, Actor
Style musical : Outlaw Country, Honky Tonk, Traditional Country
| I Wanna Be Like Dad
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 | 
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 03/1969 | SP EPIC 5-10458 (US) | Till Time Kills Me / 
	
	I Wanna Be Like Dad
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| 08/1969 | SP EPIC 5-10521 (US) | The Thorns On The Rose / I Hope You Hear Sad Songs | 
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Albums
| 10/2002 | CD Music World / COMPADRE 925115 (US) |  | Whole Lot Of Memories - Saratoga / Number One Thrill (featuring Bonnie Bramlett) / Tumbleweed / Whole Lot Of Memories / It'll Be Her / Cleaning The House / Atlanta's Burning Down / Steel Ball / Two Step Me (featuring Merle Haggard) / Made Of Stone / Old Pro / Love At First Sight / Whatever Turns You On / Devil On The Run / I Am The River | 
| ???? | CD Zephyr 16710 (UK) |  | Privates To the Front - Vol. 1 - By The Rising Of The Moon / Girl I Left Behind / When Johnny Comes Marching Home / Charleston / Drummer Boy / Lorena / Charlie Kane / Home Sweet Home / Ghost Of Lee / Look On The Hill / Wesley Went To War / Georgia Clay / John Bell Hood / Jubilio / John And Annabelle / Bonnie Blue Flag / Dixie / Kentucky Home / Camptown Race / Suzanna / Beaulahland / Atlanta's Burning Down | 
| 06/2018 | CD BLR 5639293087 (US) |  | Country Music Love AFFair - BIlly RAY & LORA REYNOLDS - Country Music Love Affair (Billy Ray REYNOLDS & Lora REYNOLDS) / As A Dancer (Billy Ray REYNOLDS) / Favorite Love Song (Lora REYNOLDS) / In Walks A Memory (Billy Ray REYNOLDS) / Secret To Love (Lora REYNOLDS) / If It Was Me (Billy Ray REYNOLDS) / If You're Gonna Rock (Lora REYNOLDS) / Like Unto A Bird (Billy Ray REYNOLDS) / I Wouldn't Be A Slave (Lora REYNOLDS) / Second Thoughts (Billy Ray REYNOLDS) / Little Bit Of Sugar (Lora REYNOLDS) / Doghouse (Billy Ray REYNOLDS) / Stay With Me (Lora REYNOLDS) / Time For Going (Billy Ray REYNOLDS & Lora REYNOLDS) | 
© Rocky Productions 20/10/2018