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                Ray Dafrico - A founding member of legendary Atlanta bands The Nightporters and later Kathleen   Turner Overdrive. Guitarist, singer, songwriter Ray Dafrico has been playing original music professionally since April of 1981. He has toured, opened for or performed with artists such as The Clash, The Ramones,

The Replacements, REM, Bo Diddley, Richard Hell, The English Beat, Joan Jett, Hugh Cornwall, Weird Al Yankovic, Husker Du, Peter Tork,The Lords of The New Church, Jonathan Richman, Lene Lovich, Missing Persons, The Georgia Satellites, Redd Kross, The Flaming Lips, The Dickies, The Red Rockers, Rocket

From the Tombs, The Feelies, Let's Active, Jason and The Scorchers, Mary Lou Lord, Mojo Nixon, Flat

Duo Jets, The Fleshtones, Guadalcanal Diary, Steve Wynn, Young Fresh Fellows, and many others. He has also had many of his own projects such as Shades of Shame, Kickstand, Soulfinger and The Shanghai Gesture. In the studio he has worked with Peter Buck (REM), Rob Fraboni (Bob Dylan, The Band, Beach Boys), Brendan O'Brian (Bruce Springsteen) and Pierre De Beauport (The Rolling Stones).

The Ray City Rollers

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