Danny Ray (born Dan Feinstein; February 1, 1951 in New York, United States) is an American tenor saxophonist. Known for his sax style which evolved from early punk rock and R&B roots he is a long-time contributing artist to the New York City music scene and has been identified with the moniker, "Exploding Sax".

Ray is currently performing, touring and recording with New York singer, songwriter Jesse Malin (D Generation), in the Jesse Malin Band.[1][2] He plays as a member of the perennial Mad Juana,[3] with rock bassist Sami Yaffa (Hanoi Rocks, Jetboy, Demolition 23, New York Dolls) is a member of the Emily Duff Band and can often be seen sitting in with such prolific performers as street poet Puma Perl,[4] and NYC singer-songwriter Diane Gentile.

Performance history

A list of artists Danny Ray has performed with from 1975 to the present:

Sylvain Sylvain, Jerry Nolan[5] and the Ugly Americans, Johnny Thunders, The Waldos, Walter Lure,[6] Rob Stoner, Tony Garnier, Chris Spedding, Lydia Lunch,[7] Anton Fig, Howie Wyeth, Lenny Kaye, Anton Fier, Mike Ness,[8][6] Alejandro Escovedo,[9] Richard Bacchus, Robert Gordon, Lydia Lunch, The Dickies, Brian Setzer (with The Tomcats), Wayne Kramer, Catherine Popper, Kelley Swindall, New York Dolls,[10] The Persuasions, D Generation, Jesse Malin,[11] Richard Bacchus and the Luckiest Girls, Captain Sensible, The Dickies, Bo Diddley, Roy Buchanan, Earl Scruggs, Bobby Steele, Burny White, Wild Bill Thompson, Steve Conte, Edward "Little Buster" Forehand, Kenny Margolis, River City Rebels, Seamonster, Andy Rosen, Spacehog, Six Gun Republic, Peter Missing (Missing Foundation), The Loveless, Philippe Marcade, The Backbones, The Senders,[12] Holis Brown,[13] The Drossells, The Sheiks, The Emily Duff Band, Puma Perl, The Carvels NYC,[14] Panzie[15] [16][17]…

Discography

The Sheiks

  • "Here Comes The Night" (1978)

The Senders

  • "The Living End b/w No More Foolin'Me" (1978) S.R.I. Records
  • "Retour A l'Envoyeur" (1983) Skydog Records[18]
  • "Back To Sender (Revisited)" (1996) Skydog Records
  • "Goodbye Cruel World" (1999) Action Records
  • "Lost Hits" (1986) Skydog Records
  • "Outrageous and Contagious" (2010) Devils Jukebox Records

The Backbones

  • "The Backbones" (1986) Midnight Records
  • "Static Soul" (1986) Midnight Records
  • "Hanging Out at Midnight" (1984) Midnight Records
  • "Midnight X-Mess Part 3" (1987) Midnight Records

The Waldos

D Generation

Seamonster

  • "Seamonster" (1986)
  • 'Here Come the Moon"

Devil Dogs

  • Title unknown (circa 1989)

Raunch Hands

  • Title unknown (circa 1989)

The Drossells

  • "Wild Knocked Out Crazy" (2003) Den Records
  • "Gotham Garage" (2003) Enoch Records

Six Gun Republic

  • "6 Gun Republic" (2001) United Snakes

River City Rebels

  • "Hate To Be Loved" (2004) Victory Records

Mad Juana

  • "Bruja on the Corner" (2008) Acetate Records
  • "Acoustic Voodoo" (2007) Azra Records
  • Fuzztones (Tribute Album) (2005) - "Illegitimate Spawn" with Mad Juana
  • Kumpania (2012) Backstage Alliance Records

Richard Bacchus and the Luckiest Girls

  • "Jet Black & Beautiful" (2007) Stay Gold Records

Matty B and The Dirty Pickles (2008)

  • "Picklebilly"

Steve Conte and the Crazy Truth

  • "Steve Conte and The Crazy Truth" (2010) Varese Vintage Records[21]

Stihleto (2013)

The Bleeding Hearts

  • "Divorcing New York" (2014 Slaphappy Records)

The Nuclears

  • "The Is How We Party" (Jan 14,2014 - The Nuclears)[22]

Jesse Malin[23]

The Waldos

Emily Duff Band

  • "Mr. Dollar & A Dime" (2018)[27]

Electrajets

  • "Transatlantic Tales" (Sept 7, 2019 Tarbeach Music)

The Carvels NYC

  • "Late Night Heart" (Feb 14,2020 7inch Vinyl Die Laughing Records, LLC[28]

Jesse Malin

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Kelley Swindall

  • "You Can Call Me Darlin' If You Want" (Sept 18, 2020 Velvet Elk Records)

Richard Bacchus and the Luckiest Girls

  • "Viva La Wattage" (June 14, 2021 Sioux Records – SUX-002)

Marc O

  • "L'homme de l'ombre" (June 2021 Plastic Sound Records – PSR-011)

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Jesse Malin/Eugene Hutz

  • "If I Should Fall From the Grace of God" (April 29, 2022 Velvet Elk Records)

The Tube

  • "Long Live The Tube" (June 22, 2022 Forty Weight Records)

Diane Gentile and the Gentle Men

  • "The Bad and the Beautiful" (Sept 15, 2023 Velvet Elk Records)

Lost Apollo

  • "It Won’t Be Like This Forever" (Sept 2023 Records DK, DistroKid)

References

  1. ↑ url=http://pancakesandwhiskey.com/2017/11/29/fairytale-of-new-york-a-day-with-jesse-malin-band/
  2. ↑ Clarkin, Marc (2015-10-09). "Alt-Nation: Jesse Malin Talks Life as an Outsider in preparation for his CD Release Show @ Firehouse 13 - Motif". Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  3. ↑ Selzer, Hal B. (February 20, 2012). "Local Noise: Mad Juana". The Aquarian Weekly. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Spoken Word Sundays NYC". great weather for MEDIA. 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  5. ↑ Weiss, Curt (2017-09-01). Stranded in the Jungle: Jerry Nolan's Wild Ride: A Tale of Drugs, Fashion, the New York Dolls and Punk Rock. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5400-0494-9.
  6. 1 2 Jones, Alabaster (2018-01-13). "PROTO PUNK APOTHECARY: The Heartbreakers L.A.M.F. 40th Anniversary show, December 4, 2017". PROTO PUNK APOTHECARY. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  7. ↑ Lydia Lunch * Baby Face Killer * Sally Can't Dance @ The Bowery Electric, retrieved 2023-11-29
  8. ↑ Danny Ray saxophone solo with LAMF 40th anniversary tour Great American Music Hall San Fran 12 -4-17, retrieved 2023-11-29
  9. ↑ Alejandro Escovedo (2019-01-20), Alejandro Escovedo Live at City Winery on 2019-01-20, retrieved 2023-11-29
  10. ↑ NY Dolls Personality Crisis, retrieved 2023-11-29
  11. ↑ Ashe, Mark (2018-08-29). "Jesse Malin by Mark Ashe | Live Music News". livemusicnewsandreview.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  12. ↑ "THE SENDERS OFFICIAL WEBSITE". www.thesenders.us (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  13. ↑ "Welcome uberrock.co.uk - Justhost.com". www.uberrock.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  14. ↑ url=https://thecarvelsnyc.com/late-night-heart/ Archived 2020-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ McGrath, Anjanette (2016-07-22). "Panzie Rocks Arlene's Grocery". The Sound Live. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  16. ↑ url=https://backstreets.com/news.html
  17. ↑ url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAXeIpjiCNg&list=PLCFC3D3D4459A7631&index=24&t=0s
  18. ↑ url=https://pleasekillme.com/the-senders/
  19. ↑ url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Waldos-Rent-Party/release/3740052
  20. ↑ url=https://www.discogs.com/D-Generation-D-Generation/release/4499509
  21. ↑ url=https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/steve-conte-the-crazy-truth.196023/
  22. ↑ url=https://thenuclears.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-how-we-party
  23. ↑ url=https://jessemalin.bandcamp.com/album/outsiders/
  24. ↑ url=https://diffuser.fm/jesse-malin-turn-up-the-mains-video-premiere/
  25. ↑ url=http://velvetelkrecords.com/release/jesse-malin-outsiders/
  26. ↑ url=https://themanhattanbeat.blogspot.com/2018/12/walter-lure-waldos-at-bowery-electric.html
  27. ↑ url=https://emilyduff.bandcamp.com/track/mr-dollar-a-dime-side-a
  28. ↑ "The Carvels NYC "Late Night Heart" 7" Vinyl".
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