Ray Johnson/Singer Songwriter St
I began singing at the age of 6 in grade school with the choir. When I reached the age of 12, I began learning to play acoustic guitar, taking lessons for a year or two. In high school, I continued with choir, engaged in vocal ensembles, committed to playing guitar, and formed my first cover band. I moved on to college where I continued my vocal and guitar development and graduated with a degree in marketing and a minor in music. Having graduated, I married, found employment, and still pursued my music career. I established myself in the local music scene as a successful acoustic/vocalist solo act for the next five years. Eventually, my solo work blossomed into the formation of my second cover band. We made our mark in the local music scene and had success for the next 5 years. It is important to note that, during this time, I began to introduce songs to our repertoire that I had written over the preceding years. Soon after that, I found it best to move on and began to seriously apply myself to the art of songwriting. A few years later, I formed another band, Saldo Kreek. Our focus was to write and perform original songs exclusively. We released two CDs, "Panning for Gold" and "Love Street", both with moderate success. Although short-lived, Saldo Kreek became the springboard to where I find myself today.
My catalog consists of nearly 200 songs.
My musical styles vary, allowing me to create songs ranging from acoustic ballads, to pop melodies, as well as songs with country overtones that touch on all genres.
Lyric concepts vary and speak of love won, love lost, accomplishments and interpretations of myself and of the world I live in. There are songs with more lighthearted themes as well.