Biography
In the summer of 1999, Ray Lamontagne took to the stage in Lewiston, Maine for his first live performance. Having quit a factory job to pursue his music after Stephen Stills 'Tree Top Flyer woke him for work on his radio alarm clock at 4am one morning, this classic drifter had recorded a demo of songs that had found it's way to the owner. Within four shows he was confident with his performing abilities and soon after he was offered a deal with Chrysalis Music Publishing in the US.From a rootless childhood with five siblings and a determined mother to his debut album, Ray Lamontagne's story so far could form the basis of a great American novel.
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