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Dave "Snaker" Ray

Dave "Snaker" Ray, born James David Ray on August 17, 1943, in St. Paul, Minnesota, was an American blues singer and guitarist. Inspired by a Segovia concert, Ray began playing the guitar at a young age. He gained prominence in the early 1960s folk revival, collaborating with Spider John Koerner and Tony "Little Sun" Glover under the name Koerner, Ray & Glover. Their album Blues, Rags and Hollers (1963) was originally released by Audiophile Records and re-released by Elektra Records later that year. The trio released albums prolifically between 1963 and 1971. After a motorcycle a...