Ray LaMontagne
Ray LaMontagne was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, United States on June 18th, 1973 and is the Folk Singer. At the age of 50, Ray LaMontagne biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Career
After awakening awake one morning to the sounds of Stephen Stills' song "Teetop Flyer," LaMontagne was inspired to quit his job and begin a career as a singer-songwriter. LaMontagne started teaching in 1999 when doing part-time as a tutor. He recorded ten songs for a demo album that was sent to various local music venues, including Maine's Oddfellow Theater, where he was hired as an opening act for John Gorka and Jonathan Edwards.
Ron Clayton, a business executive, discovered LaMontagne at a Maine music festival and introduced him to Chrysalis Music Publishing in 2004. LaMontagne also recorded the album 'Under Fire' with producer Ethan Johns and sold it to RCA Records in the United Kingdom and Echo Records in the United Kingdom. Sara Watkins and Jennifer Stills, Julia Stills' niece and Stephen Stills, appeared on the album. The album has been in the United States and 500,000 globally. LaMontagne appeared at the Austin City Limits during his 2005 tour.
An EP of LaMontagne's appearance at the Bonnaroo Music Festival was released in 2005, and his song "All the Wild Horses" appeared on the soundtrack to the television series Rescue Me and the 2009 film The Boys Are Back. His song "Trouble" appeared in Alias' television commercials as well as in a national television commercial for Travelers Insurance, and his song "Jolene" appeared in the credits of the 2010 film The Town. In the 2006 film She's The Man, his song "Hold You in My Arms" was included.
In 2005, he appeared at two charity functions, including a New York City fundraiser for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and the Warren Haynes Christmas Jam.
Till the Sun Turns Black, LaMontagne's second album, was released in August 2006 and featured horn and string sections on several of the songs, with Rachael Yamagata providing additional vocals on the song "Barfly." The album reached No. 1 on the charts. In its first week of introduction, Billboard's 200 album chart debuted, selling 288,000 copies. "Three More Days" was the album's first single. On The Tonight Show in 2006, LaMontagne appeared on The Tonight Show.
On the television show ER, "Till the Sun Turns Black" was included, and "Lesson Learned" and "Within You" were among the CW's "One Tree Hill" tracks. On the television shows Bones, Covert Affairs, and Brothers & Sisters, he was heard on the trailer for the movie Away From Her. On October 5, 2006, LaMontagne appeared at KYSR's Lounge for Life charity concert at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California. On eBay, he also sold one of his guitars off for its charity auction. Breast cancer research was donated by the concert and auction funds.
In 2008, LaMontagne's third studio album, Gossip in the Grain, was released on RCA Records. It debuted at No. 1 on the charts. With 60,000 units sold, there are 3 on the Billboard charts. Jennifer Condos of Jennifer Condos' touring band, Eric Heywood on guitar, and Ethan Johns on drums and guest vocals from singer-songwriter Leona Naess appeared on the album, again with producer Ethan Johns.
In the film "I Love You, Man" and the television series One Tree Hill, the song "You Are the Best Thing" was included. In March 2009, LaMontagne appeared on Saturday Night Live. On the television show "I Still Care For You" and "Sarah" appeared. In 2010, his song "Let It Be Me" was included on the television show Parenthood and was included on the Parenthood soundtrack. It was also used in an episode titled "J" from the sixth season of Criminal Minds, as well as the seventh episode of Fringe titled In Which We Meet Mr. Jones.
God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise, LaMontagne's self-produced studio album, was released in August 2010. LaMontagne received Grammy nominations and was named Best Contemporary Folk Album in December 2010.
In August 2010, he appeared at a Nashville, Tennessee charity event to raise funds for victims of a local flood. The song, "Empty," appeared on an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent in 2010 and was performed during the film credits for the film The Conspirator. It was also in Tony Kaye's film Detachment in 2011, which was also released in the United States in 2012. In October 2006, LaMontagne appeared on the programme Live from Abbey Road. In 2011, the native of New England was featured on VH1 Storytellers.
LaMontagne performed "O Sleep," an Irish singer, on her Choice Music Award-nominated album Passenger in 2011.
LaMontagne's fifth album, Supernova, was released in April 2014. The album debuted at No. 1. In the first few hours of its debut, there were two on iTunes. The album debuted on Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart, achieving number one on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart. It was conceived by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys and shot in Nashville. On February 25, 2014, ITunes and Google Play Music made the title track available for download. On October 9, 2014, LaMontagne spoke and performed at the Grammy Museum.
Music critics generally applauded Supernova's reception. The album has eight reviews and a Metacritic score of 78, indicating that it received "mainly positive" feedback. Will Hermes rated the album three and a half out of five, saying, "Predictably, [Dan] Auerbach [as producer] aids the singer in pulling bright colors from the Sixties' crayon box; more importantly, he makes it seem to be a natural continuation of LaMontagne's 10-plus years of cosy vibes." "Supernova is unashamedly retro; a casual listener might dismiss it as mere nostalgia," Thom Jurek of AllMusic wrote. However, "Aborrowal is the product of a lifetime." Dave Simpson rated the album four stars out of five, saying, "There's nothing here that's really new," says the singer, but LaMontagne has created an unexpected summer soundtrack by assembling a collection of unexpected influences in one blissful location."
At The A.V. "Understandably bold, enterprising sequel to an artist whose entire career was based on adult-alternative autopilot," Chris Mincher said of the album.
Sawyer Fredericks, a contestant on NBC's The Voice, performed "Please," a song written by LaMontagne early in his career and on his self-released album Introducing Ray Lamontagne. Fredericks was the first single to be on iTunes to debut, and the song became the highest-selling single on the iTunes chart, while Fred Fredericks was crowned the champion of the competition the same month.
In March 2016, LaMontagne's sixth studio album, Ouroboros, was released. Jim James of My Morning Jacket produced the album. Ouroboros was written as a series rather than a "batch of songs" and that it was intended for vinyl, according to LaMontagne. He referred to the Talk Talk album Spirit of Eden as stylistically similar to his idea of an unstructured, free-flowing album.
Ouroboros received positive feedback from critics, with critics scoring an 80 on Metacritic based on ten reviews. Many commentators compared the album's psychedelic qualities to Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon.
On May 18, 2018, LaMontagne's seventh studio album, Part of the Light, was released. The album is solely produced by LaMontagne. The first single from the LP was titled "Such a Simple Thing," and those who purchased the album on LaMontagne's website were treated to a live stream of the track. LaMontagne debuted his "Part of the Light Tour" on the Pacific Northwest Sasquatch Music Festival on May 27.
In 2020, LaMontagne's eighth studio album, Monovision, will be released on RCA Records.