Deacon Ray

New Orleans, LA · Southern Soul · 17 years in the game · Age 26

Chart highlights: #1 Local Overall (New Orleans, LA) · #1 Local Southern Soul (New Orleans, LA) · #6 National Southern Soul

About

From the church pews to the studio booth: Deacon Ray brings a lifetime of New Orleans soul to every Southern Soul record.

History

Deacon Ray came up through the New Orleans scene the slow way: talent shows, barbershop harmonies, and hand-to-hand CDs. 17 years in, the sound is fully their own — rooted in Southern Soul, raised on the classics, aimed at the charts.