Artist description Gary Ray Harvey may be considered a “jack of all trades” in the music industry... one that has done and seen it all. A professional musician for over 20 years, Harvey has performed and studied with some of the most well known individuals and groups on the planet. Harvey has played everything from small town "honkey tonks" to classical music in museums, to Farm Aid for nearly 60,000 fans, to classic hits for Japanese Royalty. Currently, Harvey tours the United States with Jim Morris, who is internationally known for his tropical Buffett-esque show. For many years, Harvey was also with The Platters Featuring The Legendary Monroe Powell, circling the globe as their guitar player and music director. Not only is Harvey an experienced and professional guitar player and vocalist, but one who has pure talent on the other side of the microphone as well. Whether it be live or recording production, or running sound & lights, Harvey can, and has, done it all. Check out the links to the left, as we believe we have everything for you. Whether you're a fan or looking to book Gary Ray for a variety of different types of shows... you've come to the right place! If there's something that you can't find on this site, contact us and we'll do our best to help you out.

Music Style country, oldies, blues

Similar Artists Lynard Skynard, Waylan Jennings

Artist History Jimmy Collins & The Wild Oats Band Debbie Burch Band The Platters

Group Members Gary Ray Harvey - guitar, vocaLS

Instruments guitar

Albums 911

Press Reviews When professional musician Gary Harvey watched the news unfold about the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center, he experienced the same emotions as virtually everyone else. He just expresses them differently. The day after the attacks, the Port Charlotte-based guitar player penned a song titled "911," praising how the heroic deeds of New York's firefighters helped unite Americans despite the devastating blow struck by the terrorists. Harvey was scheduled Wednesday to fly to Maryland to join up with his current gig, playing guitar in the Jim Morris and the Big Bamboo. So, he said he took one hour, rushed into a Port Charlotte recording studio and cut a single take of him singing the tune. His voice is deep and raspy, not perfect in pitch. The melody is a cross between blues and rock, the guitar strumming basic. "I think it has great potential," said Cord Coslor of Celebrity Direct Entertainment. "I think it's a powerful song. "I picture a guy with a guitar singing his heart out," he said. The song has apparently already struck a chord, not only nationwide but worldwide. Cord posted an audio tape of the song on the Internet and e-mailed his entertainment contacts around the world. In response, radio stations from France, New Zealand, Austria, England and all over the U.S. e-mailed Harvey seeking more information on how to get a hold of the record. Harvey said he plans to charge $15 for each copy he produces -- of which $10 will go to the New York Firefighters Fund. "I'm real tickled because it's getting a lot of attention around the world," said Harvey, who's originally from Amarillo, Tex. Harvey cut his musical teeth playing in churches and country music halls in Texas. He then moved to Los Angeles where he graduated from the Musicians Institute of California. He then joined the Jimmy Collins and the Wild Oats Band, which cut such hits as "I love Texas." The band also hit the big time as a backup act to Willie Nelson for his Farm Aid concert held in the Texas Stadium in the late 1970s. Harvey then hit the road with the Debbie Burch band. Eventually, that band took Harvey overseas on a Department of Defense tour of U.S. military basis around the Mediterranean. The tour included stops in Italy,Greece, Spain, Germany, Egypt and Israel. That tour exposed Harvey to both the sacrifice of American servicemen and the devastation of terrorism. "I got to know Green Berets and other soldiers," he said. "I also got to see the torn up buildings of their many wars. I think that added a little to the song." Since then, he also worked in Las Vegas with a "Samoan Elvis" band named Blue Hawaii. Finally, he joined Monroe Powell's Platters, which he left in May. While watching the news coverage of the suicide hijackings, writing a song couldn't be furthest from his mind, he said. "I was watching TV and, you know, it just kind of knocked the wind out of me," he said. But, Condor suggested he use his talent to express his thoughts, and the rest may soon become entertainment history. Harvey will appear as a guest on Kix Country Radio at 8:20 a.m. today and is set to perform the tune at a country music and patriotic rally tentatively set for Sunday at the Charlotte County Stadium, he said.

Location Port Charlotte, FL - USA

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