Will Ray (born 1950 in

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) is an American session

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and current member of the

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. Ray has also released a number of solo albums. He is considered an influential player of the

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line of guitars. Fender made two Will Ray signature models in the late 1990s: the Jazz-a-Caster and the Mojo-Tele. G&L is now offering a Will Ray signature model guitar and a less expensive version within their lower cost brand, Tribute by G&L. In July 2005, Ray moved to North Carolina where he built a new state of the art recording studio for production projects. In September 2009, Ray began hosting a weekly music jam in

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at The Feed and Seed. The Tuesday night "Will Ray Mountain Jam" encourages local musicians, singer/songwriters to sign up and play with the house band (Will Ray and The Son's of Ralph).

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* 1950 births Living people 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians American male guitarists American rock guitarists American session musicians The Hellecasters members {{US-rock-guitarist-stub