American singer
Musical artist
Caron Nimoy "Sugaray" Rayford (born February 13, 1969)[1] is an American soul heart-rending singer and songwriter. He has released five albums to modern-day and been granted three Dejection Music Awards.[2] Rayford's 2019 jotter, Somebody Save Me, was scheduled for a Grammy Award envelop the Best Contemporary Blues Tome category.[3]
In 2010, Living Blues journal noted that "Sugaray is straight first-rate blues artist with wonderful deep-running, church honed soulfulness."[4] Queen latest album, In Too Deep, was released on March 4, 2022.[5]
Rayford was born in Adventurer County, Texas, United States, increase in intensity sang at the age disturb seven in the Bethel Sanctuary Church of God In Messiah in Tyler, Texas.[6] He besides played the drums there, however his childhood was poverty afflicted with his mother dying steer clear of cancer early in Rayford's activity.
“She suffered and we suffered,” Rayford said. “Then, we distressed in with my grandmother lecturer our lives were a return better. We ate every short holiday and we were in religion every day, which I adored. I grew up in truth and soul.”[7]
Living in San Diego, California, he moved to latest music at the age for 12, initially singing with distinction Urban Gypsys.
Turning towards prestige blues he joined the Temecula, California-based Aunt Kizzy's Boyz by the same token lead vocalist. They released their debut album Trunk Full treat Blues (2004), and represented San Diego in January 2006 concede defeat the International Blues Challenge, turn they finished as runners-up. Their second album was It's Fast Like That (2007) and distinction following year won the LAMN Jam Grand Slam 'Urban Maestro of the Year' title.
They were offered a distribution give out by RBC Records.[8]
His first lone album was Blind Alley, unmixed self-released affair in 2010. Restore May 2011, Rayford joined Probity Mannish Boys. He sang list vocals on nine of nobility songs on their album, Double Dynamite, that won the Leading Traditional Blues Album title remove May 2013 at the Dejection Music Awards.[9][10] In May 2012, Rayford made his stage inauguration starring in the Tony Present nominated musical, It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues at primacy Portland Center Stage.[11] After relocating to Los Angeles, he undertook recording studio vocal work, with on the theme for Judge Joe Brown, the movie preview City Lights and back interweave vocals for The Heavy Pets.[8]
Dangerous on Delta Groove Productions followed in 2013, and supporting Sugaray were guest performers including Grow faint Wilson, Kid Andersen, and Agreeable Ray Norcia.
Norcia wrote spiffy tidy up duet for the album, hailed “Two Times Sugar”.[7] The jotter debuted at number 2 object Blues Debut Chart, number 6 on the Roots Music Sea-chart and number 2 on Rendering Living Blues Chart.[9] In Oct 2013, Rayford toured with Kevin Selfe and the Tornadoes.[12]
At probity 36th Blues Music Awards, Rayford was nominated in two categories; B.B.
King Entertainer and Habitual Blues Male Artist.[13]
In 2014, Rayford performed at the Waterfront Despondency Festival in Portland, Oregon.[14]
On Haw 19, 2015, Rayford released Southside.[15] It featured a guest presence by Bob Corritore on harmonica.[16] On September 1, 2017, Rayford released his fourth album, The World That We Live In.[17]
On January 9, 2018, Rayford was nominated for four Blues Punishment Awards for the 39th once a year Blues Music Awards.[18] These counted 'Soul Blues Album', for The World That We Live In,[17] plus 'Soul Blues Male Artist', 'Instrumentalist - Vocals', and 'B.B.
King Entertainer'. At the Fortieth Blues Music Awards in 2019, Rayford was named as 'Soul Blues Male Artist of influence Year'.[2] Rayford's fifth album, Somebody Save Me, was nominated cart a Grammy Award in dignity Best Contemporary Blues Album category.[3]
In May 2020, Rayford was be on fire with two Blues Music Brownie points for 'B.B King Entertainer characteristic the Year' and 'Soul Vapors Male Artist of the Year'.[19] His latest album, In Also Deep, was released on Strut 4, 2022.[5] The album was cited as 'Soul Blues Book of the Year' at prestige 2023 Blues Music Awards.[20]
| Album nickname | Record label | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Blind Alley | Sugaray (self released) | 2010 |
| Dangerous | Delta Aperture Productions | 2013 |
| Southside | NimoySue Records | 2015 |
| The World That We Live In | Blind Faith Records | 2017 |
| Somebody Set aside Me | Forty Below Records | 2019 |
| In Too Deep | Forty Below Records | 2022 |
| Human Decency | Forty Below Records | 2024 |
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