Damon Gray (born in
Belen, New Mexico
Belén (; es, Belén) is the second most populous city in Valencia County, New Mexico, Valencia County, New Mexico, United States, after its county seat, Los Lunas. The population was 7,360 at the 2020 Census.
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) is an American
country music
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singer. Gray was 16 years old when he began his professional career.
He moved to
Nashville
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in August 1989.
Gray was the first artist signed to
Broken Bow Records
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, who released his debut album, ''Lookin' for Trouble'', in February 2000. Its first single, "I'm Lookin' for Trouble", peaked at number 75 on the ''
Billboard
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''
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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chart.
The album received a mixed review from Chet Flippo of ''
Billboard
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'', who wrote that "despite a certain unevenness here, Gray shows considerable potential, which is probably due to the many different configurations of five different producers who worked on the album."
Discography
Albums
Singles
Music videos
References
American country singer-songwriters
American male singer-songwriters
BBR Music Group artists
Living people
Singers from New Mexico
People from Belen, New Mexico
Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee
Year of birth missing (living people)
Singer-songwriters from Tennessee
Songwriters from New Mexico
Country musicians from Tennessee
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