David Hadley Ray
Writer/Bassist/Composer
RECORDINGS
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• Jeff Beck
• Chuck Berry
• Bo Diddley
• Ilam Al Madfai (Iraqi solo artist)
• Dana Walden (Champaign)
• Henry McCullough (Wings)
• Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones)
• Jack Bruce (Cream)
• Reg Presley (The Troggs - “Wild Thing” remake)
• John Mayall
• Pete Brown (Cream lyricist/Poet)
• Dick Heckstall- Smith (Colosseum, Solo artist)
• EuroVision Song Contest
• Mac 2 Band - (Rico McFarland, Goldie McFarland, Sonny)
• Dave Early (Sade, Mary Black, Van Morrison)
Tours/West End Shows/Residencies
The London Stage Production of “The Billie Holiday Story” with Rain Pryor. The Manchester Stage Production of Barry Manilow’s “Copacabana.” The St. Lucia Jazz festival. David Hadley Page 3
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Instructors (Bands Affiliated)
Joe Hubbard - Hubbard’s Cubbard, Gary Numan Ron Bridgewater Gerald Veasley - Heads Up Recording Artist, Grover Washington Jr., Zawinul Syndicate, Odean Pope, Donald Rafael Garrett - Sun Ra, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins John Pennell - Nashville Recording Artist, Composer & Teacher, Alison Krauss and Union Station (Grammy 1991) Peter Buckoke - Royal College of Music
Currently studying under the tutelage of Rufus Reid