Gary Ray was born Gary Ray Pfaff in Landsthul, Germany into a military family where his dad was himself a songwriter and fighter pilot. The family relocated to Tucker, Georgia outside of Atlanta when Gary was 5 years old. He was a music industry early bloomer, writing and performing his infectious brand of music since the age of 15. Gary’s career path was etched early-on when he shunned his High School graduation ceremonies to go on tour with Edwin McCain and has never looked back. Gary laughs, “I have been on the road ever since.” Gary Ray’s first group, Dial 8, gave him a taste of life as a true working musician and his next band, Obsession Day, took it to the next level performing with the likes of Lifehouse, Goo Goo Dolls and Counting Crows. Gary notes, “Of course we broke up like most bands right on the cusp of a major deal.” Obsession Day was one of the most downloaded bands on collegemusicradio.com falling second only to the Zac Brown Band. Following Obsession Day, Gary was signed to a small, independ