Danny Ray (saxophonist)


Danny Ray 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, in the Jesse Malin Band. He plays as a member of the perennial Mad Juana, with rock bassist Sami Yaffa is a member of the Emily Duff Band and can often be seen sitting in with such prolific performers as street poet Puma Perl, 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 and the Ugly Americans, Johnny Thunders, The Waldos, Walter Lure, Rob Stoner,
Tony Garnier, Chris Spedding, Lydia Lunch, Anton Fig, Howie Wyeth, Lenny Kaye, Anton Fier, Mike Ness, Alejandro Escovedo, Richard Bacchus,
Robert Gordon, Lydia Lunch, The Dickies, Brian Setzer, Wayne Kramer, Catherine Popper, Kelley Swindall, New York Dolls, The Persuasions, D Generation, Jesse Malin, 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, The Loveless, Philippe Marcade, The Backbones, The Senders, Holis Brown, The Drossells, The Sheiks, The Emily Duff Band, Puma Perl, The Carvels NYC, Panzie

Discography

The Sheiks
  • "Here Comes The Night"
The Senders
  • "The Living End b/w No More Foolin'Me" S.R.I. Records
  • "Retour A l'Envoyeur" Skydog Records
  • "Back To Sender " Skydog Records
  • "Goodbye Cruel World" Action Records
  • "Lost Hits" Skydog Records
  • "Outrageous and Contagious" Devils Jukebox Records
The Backbones
  • "The Backbones" Midnight Records
  • "Static Soul" Midnight Records
  • "Hanging Out at Midnight" Midnight Records
  • "Midnight X-Mess Part 3" Midnight Records
The Waldos
D Generation
Seamonster
  • "Seamonster"
  • 'Here Come the Moon"
Devil Dogs
  • Title unknown
Raunch Hands
  • Title unknown
The Drossells
  • "Wild Knocked Out Crazy" Den Records
  • "Gotham Garage" Enoch Records
Six Gun Republic
  • "6 Gun Republic" United Snakes
River City Rebels
Mad Juana
  • "Bruja on the Corner" Acetate Records
  • "Acoustic Voodoo" Azra Records
  • Fuzztones - "Illegitimate Spawn" with Mad Juana
  • Kumpania Backstage Alliance Records
Richard Bacchus and the Luckiest Girls
Matty B and The Dirty Pickles
  • "Picklebilly"
Steve Conte and the Crazy Truth
  • "Steve Conte and The Crazy Truth" Varese Vintage Records
Stihleto
The Bleeding Hearts
  • "Divorcing New York"
The Nuclears
  • "The Is How We Party"
Jesse Malin
  • "New York Before the War"
  • "Outsiders"
The Waldos
  • "Walter Lure & The Waldos - Wacka Lacka Boom Bop A Loom Bam Boo"
Emily Duff Band
  • "Mr. Dollar & A Dime"
Electrajets
  • "Transatlantic Tales"
The Carvels NYC
  • "Late Night Heart"
Kelley Swindall
  • "You Can Call Me Darlin' If You Want"
Richard Bacchus and the Luckiest Girls
  • "Viva La Wattage"
Marc O
  • "L'homme de l'ombre"
Jesse Malin/Eugene Hutz
  • "If I Should Fall From the Grace of God"
The Tube
  • "Long Live The Tube"
Diane Gentile and the Gentle Men
  • "The Bad and the Beautiful"
Lost Apollo
  • "It Won’t Be Like This Forever"
Anthony Martinelli
  • "Escapade"
Jesse Malin
  • "Chasing the Light" album
Jesse Malin
Emily Duff Band
  • "The Obvious Invisible" album