Ray Bowles
Encyclopedia
Ray Bowles is a singer, best known for his work with the progressive rock
band
, Tristan Park
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in 1993. The band already had a following and several studio albums with singer Chuck Dyac when Ray joined. In 1995 the band went on their first European tour with fellow prog rockers Grey Lady Down.
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band
Band (music)
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, Tristan Park
Tristan Park
Tristan Park was formed in October 1986 by songwriters Brian Coombes, Chuck Dyac, and Marc Larochelle. Early Tristan Park sets included their theatrical/musical production, "The Screams for an Absent Dawn." It was an ambitious and influential beginning for a group of fledgling songwriters.The band...
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Career
Ray started off his musical career with small local progressive and mainstream rock and metal bands, on lead vocals and rhythm guitar. He joined Tristan ParkTristan Park
Tristan Park was formed in October 1986 by songwriters Brian Coombes, Chuck Dyac, and Marc Larochelle. Early Tristan Park sets included their theatrical/musical production, "The Screams for an Absent Dawn." It was an ambitious and influential beginning for a group of fledgling songwriters.The band...
in 1993. The band already had a following and several studio albums with singer Chuck Dyac when Ray joined. In 1995 the band went on their first European tour with fellow prog rockers Grey Lady Down.
Tristan Park
- A Place Inside – 1995
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