Danny Ray (saxophonist)

Danny Ray (born Dan Feinstein; February 1, 1951 in New York, United States) is an American tenor saxophonist, known for his sax style, evolved from early punk rock and R&B roots and is a long-time contributing artist to the New York City music scene. He's long been identified with the moniker, "Exploding Sax".

Ray is currently performing, touring and recording with New York singer, songwriter Jesse Malin (D Generation), in the Jesse Malin Band.^[1][2] He plays as a member of the perennial ,^[3] with rock bassist Sami Yaffa (Hanoi Rocks, Jetboy, Demolition 23, New York Dolls). Also plays with the Band and NYC poet ,^[4]

Performance history[]

A list of artists Danny Ray has performed with from 1975 to the present:

Sylvain Sylvain, Jerry Nolan^[5] and the Ugly Americans, Johnny Thunders, The Waldos, Walter Lure,^[6] Rob Stoner, Tony Garnier, Chris Spedding, Lydia Lunch,^[7] Anton Fig, Howie Wyeth, Lenny Kaye, Anton Fier, Mike Ness,^[8][9] Alejandro Escovedo,^[10] , Robert Gordon, Lydia Lunch, The Dickies, Brian Setzer (with The Tomcats), Wayne Kramer, Catherine Popper, , New York Dolls,^[11] The Persuasions, D Generation, Jesse Malin,^[12] , 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, , Seamonster, Andy Rosen, Spacehog, , Peter Missing (Missing Foundation), The Loveless, , , ,^[13] ,^[14] , , , , ,^{[15] [16] [17][18]}

Discography[]

The Sheiks

• "Here Comes The Night" (1978)

The Senders

• "The Living End b/w No More Foolin'Me" (1978) S.R.I. Records
• "Retour A l'Envoyeur" (1983) Skydog Records^[19]
• "Back To Sender (Revisited)" (1996) Skydog Records
• "Goodbye Cruel World" (1999) Action Records
• "Lost Hits" (1986) Skydog Records
• "Outrageous and Contagious" (2010) Devils Jukebox Records

The Backbones

• "The Backbones" (1986) Midnight Records
• "Static Soul" (1986) Midnight Records
• "Hanging Out at Midnight" (1984) Midnight Records
• "Midnight X-Mess Part 3" (1987) Midnight Records

The Waldos

• "The Waldos" (1994) Sympathy for the Record Industry^[20]

D Generation

• "D Generation" (1994) EMI, Chrysalis Records^[21]

Seamonster

• "Seamonster" (1986)
• 'Here Come the Moon"

Devil Dogs

• Title unknown (circa 1989)

Raunch Hands

• Title unknown (circa 1989)

The Drossells

• "Wild Knocked Out Crazy" (2003) Den Records
• "Gotham Garage" (2003) Enoch Records

Six Gun Republic

• "6 Gun Republic" (2001) United Snakes

River City Rebels

• "Hate To Be Loved" (2004) Victory Records

Mad Juana

• "Bruja on the Corner" (2008) Acetate Records
• "Acoustic Voodoo" (2007) Azra Records
• Fuzztones (Tribute Album) (2005) - "Illegitimate Spawn" with Mad Juana
• Kumpania (2012) Backstage Alliance Records

• "Jet Black & Beautiful" (2007) Stay Gold Records

Matty B and The Dirty Pickles (2008)

• "Picklebilly"

Steve Conte and the Crazy Truth

• "Steve Conte and The Crazy Truth" (2010) Varese Vintage Records^[22]

Stihleto (2013)

The Bleeding Hearts

• "Divorcing New York" (2014 Slaphappy Records)

The Nuclears

• "The Is How We Party" (Jan 14,2014 - The Nuclears)^[23]

Jesse Malin^[24]

• "New York Before the War" (2015 One Little Indian Records)^[25]
• "Outsiders" (2016 One Little Indian Records)^[26]

The Waldos

• "Walter Lure & The Waldos - Wacka Lacka Boom Bop A Loom Bam Boo" (Aug 2018 Cleopatra Records)^[27]

• "Mr. Dollar & A Dime" (2018)^[28]

• "Transatlantic Tales" (Sept 7, 2019 )

• "Late Night Heart" (Feb 14,2020 7inch Vinyl ^[29]

Jesse Malin

• "Todd Youth" (Aug 2020 Wicked Cool Records)

<ref>https://jessemalinwcr.bandcamp.com/album/todd-youth

• "You Can Call Me Darlin' If You Want" (Sept 18, 2020 )

• "Viva La Wattage" (June 14, 2021 – SUX-002)

• "L'homme de l'ombre" (June 2021 – PSR-011)

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References[]

External links[]

• Danny Ray Facebook Site
• Danny Ray Reverbnation Site
• Mad Juana Official Site
• Mad Juana Reverbnation Site