For Michael Ray, music is his grandfather singing and sweating on a rural Florida stage. It’s the
childhood refuge he found during the pain of his parents’ divorce. It’s family and stories, history
and hope. Ray says music saved him, but it did even more: Music made him. In five short years,
Ray has built an impressive foundation: four No. 1 songs – RIAA Platinum-certified “Think a
Little Less,” RIAA Gold-certified “Kiss You in the Morning,” RIAA Gold-certified “One That
Got Away” and RIAA Gold-certified “Whiskey And Rain” – plus “Get to You” and “Her World
or Mine,” brings his tally to five Gold-certified singles. Ray has garnered over 1 billion global
streams, over 650,000 album equivalents, over 100 million YouTube views and has performed at
the Grand Ole Opry over 60 times. Now, two hit albums into that all-too-rare blend of critically acclaimed and commercially successful career, Ray has released Higher Education, a seven-song
collection produced by GRAMMY-nominated producer Ross Copperman. Proof that heartbroken
wallowing can feel good if it swings, “Whiskey And Rain” marked his first multi-week No. 1,
cementing Ray as the ideal bridge between vintage country cool and modern country’s best
sounds. Learn more about Ray at MichaelRayMusic.com or follow him on Instagram and Twitter
@MichaelRayMusic and Facebook.com/MusicMichaelRay.
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