The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 1/9 – Ray Duncan / Brandon Maddox
January 9, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Ray Duncan is a Nashville based independent artist. Born in Cambria, California, Ray has been performing all her life. Playing her first shows at only 13 years old, by 16 she had formed the duo Ranchers for Peace with her father, songwriter Charles Duncan. In 2019 Ray moved to Nashville to find new inroads for her career, where she now works as a background singer and freelance composer, in addition to performing as a solo artist. Ray also co-hosts podcast “Book of Jude,” which is a series of interviews with her mother, hit songwriter Jude Johnstone, that tells the story of Johnstone’s career in the music business.
Since moving to Nashville, Ray has recorded and released several projects, including her 2022 single “Don’t Let It Get To You,” co-written with Johnstone and featuring performances from legendary musicians such as drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, guitarist David Keary, and bass player Nick Scott.
After 2 crowd funding campaigns, Ray is now preparing for the 2025 release of her long anticipated Laundromat EP, recorded at Starbird Sound with producer Mike Fahey (Phish, Chris Stapleton).
From sharing the stage with superstar, Brett Eldredge, as well as acclaimed performances in casinos, clubs, and festivals to having original songs featured in movies and appearing on TV and radio shows, Brandon Maddox, has quickly established himself as one of Country Music’s rising stars. He was named, “Monster Truck Artist of the Year” and was both a Josie Award recipient in 2017 for his hit single “Dixie Chaser” as well as the winner of “Song of the Year” in 2019 for his song “Drive Me to Drink.”
Brandon’s dad schooled him in classic rock, so it was only natural that when the youngster picked up the guitar and taught himself to play, he used a Beatle’s songbook. While teaching himself, he noticed a common thread among the songs—the songs were written by actual members of The Beatles. Brandon wrote his first song at the tender age of 11 and now has an original catalog of over a thousand songs, a few of which have won awards. After college Brandon moved to Nashville from his hometown near Chattanooga, TN to pursue his songwriting passion.