Artist description Ray Pierle is a musician who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. He's been in several bands, including McKay. His original albums are much sought after by collectors of rare vinyl worldwide. Ray and the McKay project is known worldwide.

Music Style Indy-Texas Psychedelia, original rock

Musical Influences CSNY, Jimi Hendrix, Beatles, The Who, Steely Dan, Moody Blues, Yes, Allman Bros

Similar Artists Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Artist History McKay Into You was originally released in 1978. Our band was called Loos during the making of McKay but by the time the LP was completed the band no longer existed. The front jacket of the LPs read "McKay Into You" and the backs were blank. it took two years to complete and was first recorded at Blue Mountain Studio in Indianapolis with Bud Osborne engineering. Out of the ten recordings completed at Blue Mountain only four were used for McKay: Eleanor, Roll on Life, On He Goes and the beginning to The Wind. The rest were replaced or or rerecorded in my home studio on a four channel Teac reel to reel. Actually, it was a room with mattresses, dirty clothes, musical instruments, beer cans, paraphernalia, etc.The musicians, Glen Pierle, Norm Preston, Steve Whaley and I would congregate and partake and dabble in multitrack recording. The vocals and lead guitars in some songs were dubbed later. While some of the songs are of a serious nature lyrically, the recordings or parties were a lot of fun as you can hear.Most of the rhythm tracks with drums, rhythm guitar and bass were recorded live, some with one microphone, then leads and vocals were dubbed later.Recording live together was short lived for us, though we're all still actively playing music today.

Group Members ray pierle, glen pierle, steve whaley, norm preston, lynn steffen, steve whitesell, tony watson, chris cavinder, don pierle, ken pierle, phil pierle, heidi patterson

Instruments drums, guitars, bass, keys

Albums into you 1978, time and money 1980, rhythm of the highway 1981, decisions 1982, the pick 1988, pierle's smashed hits 1989, pearly bros rocky road 1992, into you reissue 19

Press Reviews ray pierle can't believe it but his album "mckay into you" 1978 is selling for as much as $1200.00 in collector circles. marc allen, indianapolis news.

Location Indianapolis, Indiana - USA

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