JamesRay | WAIKATO NZ

US-born, country singer/songwriter JamesRAy is a gifted and engaging performer with a string of awards and nominations to his name. Country music is still the world's most listened-to genre and sells the most live concert tickets and in NZ there are at least 250 country music clubs -JR's authentic, foot-stomping country sound ensures that NZ country music fans are guaranteed a great night out.

JR's most recent awards include the 2011 NCMA Male Artist of the Year and the 2011 VACNZ Top Male Artist. He has been a grand finalist for BEST MALE COUNTRY ARTIST by the Kiwi Pro-Am national music awards 2009 & 2010. He is an ACMA Award winner for the Best Original Song, Best Male Vocalist and Best Overall Performer. He is also an NZCMA Entertainer of the Year Songwriter Winner.

His latest Album, "Chasing the Dream" was a New Zealand Music Tui Grand Finalist in both the 'Best Country Album' and 'Best Country Song'. Sony Records has included JamesRAy on "NZ's Best Country Songs" compilation CD along with Bic Runga, Dave Dobbyn and many other great kiwi artists.

JamesRAy became the Norfolk Island 2003 Trans-Tasman Entertainer of the Year Award Winner and represented New Zealand at the ten day Telstra Mildura Music Festival, Australia's largest independent artist Music Festival.

After touring the world throughout the mid 90's with Bob Dylan and since coming to New Zealand in 2000 for a lifestyle change JamesRAy has become a citizen and found a unique niche for himself as a much in-demand artist, performing to sold out concerts with the likes of International artists The Amazing Rhythm Aces as well as co-billing with such Kiwi icons as the Topp Twins, Hello Sailor, the Warratahs and the Stars of the Highway of the Legends (Gray Bartlett, Brendon Dugan and Jodi Vaughn). You might have seen and heard JamesRAy during one of his national TV appearances or you may have heard JamesRAy on various local radio and national stations as a result of his growing popularity in the New Zealand Country Music market. JamesRAy has become known for his own style of alternative "feel good" country and Texas rock music as well as his award winning song writing.

Description: Solo acoustic guitar and vocals and live band option available.

90-MINUTE 'CONCERT-LENGTH SHOW OF ORIGINAL SONGS PLUS...

ALAN JACKSON

Don’t Rock The Jukebox
Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow
Here In The Real World

BROOKS ‘N’ DUNN

Boot Scootin’
Neon Moon
My Maria
A Man This Lonely
Rock My World

BUCK OWENS

I’ll Give You Love
Tiger By The Tail
Hello Trouble

CHARLIE DANIELS

Long Haired Country Boy

CHARLIE PRIDE

Is Anybody Going To San Antone
Kiss An Angel Good morning

CLINT BLACK

Better Man

CONWAY TWITTY

I’d Love To Lay You Down
I’ve Already Loved You In My Mind

DWIGHT YOKAM

Bakersfield
Fast As You
Guitars -N- Cadillacs
Heartaches By The Number
Honky Tonk Man
I Got You
I Hear You Knocking
It Only Hurts Me When I Cry
It Takes A Lot To Rock You
Little Sister
Little Ways
Long White Cadillac
Pocket Of A Clown
This Time
Turn It On - Turn It Up

GARTH BROOKS

The Dance
If Tomorrow Never Comes
Papa Loved Mama
Friends In Low Places

GEORGE JONES

He Stopped Loving Her Today
The Race Is On

GEORGE STRAIT

A Fire I Can’t Put Out
All My Ex’s
Amarillo By Morning
Does Ft. Worth Cross Your Mind
Let’s Fall To Pieces
The Chair
The Cowboy Rides Away
The Fireman
Ocean Front Property
Unwound
You Look So Good In Love

HANK WILLIAMS

You Win Again
I Can’t Help It
Honky Tonk Blues
Jambalaya
Your Cheating Heart

JOHNNY BUSH

Wine Me Up

JOHNNY CASH

Folsom Prison Blues

KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS

Walk Softly Dumas Walker

MARK CHESNUTT

Uptown Downtown
Too Cold At Home
I’ll Think Of Something

MARTY ROBBINS

El Paso

MARTY STUART

Don’t Leave Her
Lonely Western Girls
Hillbilly Rock

MERLE HAGGARD

Are The Good Times Really Over
Big City
Favorite Memory
Going Where The Lonely Go
Make-up And Faded Blue Jeans
Mama Tried
Ramblin’ Fever
Silver Wings
Swinging Doors
The Rest Of My Life
The Way Love Goes
Think I’ll Just Stay Here & Drink
Today I Started Loving You
Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down
Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star
Working Man Blues

RADNEY FOSTER

Just Call Me Lonesome

ROGER MILLER

King Of The Road

THE TRACTORS

Baby Likes To Rock It

TRAVIS TRITT

Country Club
Here’s A Quarter

VINCE GILL

Liza Jane