George Gilbert Ray was an American rock drummer, guitarist, and vocalist, best known for his recordings in the 1980s and 1990s as a member of the bands Game Theory and The Loud Family.
15 Facts About Gil Ray
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Gil Ray grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, and formed his first band as a child in 1966.
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Gil Ray moved to San Francisco in 1982, where he played in several bands including goth rockers Fade To Black.
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In 1985, Gil Ray joined the band Game Theory, led by Scott Miller.
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Gil Ray ultimately left the group in 1990, and Miller subsequently regrouped with Becker to form The Loud Family in 1991.
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Game Theory briefly reunited in July 2013 for a tribute performance in Sacramento as a memorial to Scott Miller, in which Gil Ray performed on guitar and vocals.
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In late May and early June 2016, Ray went into the studio with Nan Becker, Dave Gill, and Suzi Ziegler to record percussion for the Game Theory album Supercalifragile.
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Gil Ray's drumming career resumed in 1998, when he teamed again with Scott Miller, joining as a member of Miller's 1990s band, The Loud Family.
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Gil Ray played on the Loud Family's last two studio albums, Days for Days and Attractive Nuisance.
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Live performances by Gil Ray were included on the Loud Family album From Ritual to Romance, released in 2002.
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Gil Ray was featured in the concert documentary video Loud Family Live 2000, directed by Danny Plotnick, which was released on DVD in 2003.
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In 1999, Gil Ray joined The Snugglers, a "local supergroup," to write and perform the soundtrack of Swingers' Serenade, a short film by Danny Plotnick.
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Gil Ray later appeared on Levy's 2000 solo album My World View.
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In September 2011, Gil Ray returned to performing live on drums after eleven years, participating in a reunion of his early 1980s band Fade To Black as part of San Francisco's Deathstock music festival.
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In 2012, Gil Ray joined Rain Parade, a band that was originally active in the Paisley Underground scene in Los Angeles in the 1980s.