Dave "Snaker" Ray (August 17, 1943 – November 28, 2002) was an American blues singer and guitarist from St. Paul, Minnesota who was most notably associated with Spider John Koerner and Tony Glover in the early Sixties Folk Revival. Together, the three released albums under the name "Koerner, Ray & Glover". Ray's repertoire featured a number of field hollers and Leadbelly songs and hollers. In 1998, Ray and Glover joined with Camile Baudoin and Reggie Scanlan of The Radiators to form a short-lived band, The Back Porch Rockers, which released the album By The Water in 2000.^[1] August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... State capitol building in Saint Paul Saint Paul is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Minnesota in the United States of America. ... Spider John Koerner (born August 31, 1938 in Rochester, New York) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ... Leadbelly, also known as Lead Belly (born Huddie William Ledbetter; January 20, 1889 (although this is debatable) - December 6, 1949), was an American folk and blues musician, notable for his clear and forceful singing, his virtuosity on the twelve string guitar, and the rich songbook of folk standards he introduced. ... Camile Baudoin (born June 27, 1948) is a guitar player from New Orleans, Louisiana and a founding member of swamp rock band, The Radiators. ... The Radiators are a rock and roll band from New Orleans, Louisiana, who have combined the traditional musical styles of their native city with more mainstream rock and roll and R&B influences to form a type of swamp-rock called fish-head music. ...

Ray was diagnosed with lung cancer in May of 2002. He died in November at his home in Minneapolis, Minnesota.^[2] Flag Seal Nickname: City of Lakes Motto: En Avant Location Location in Hennepin County and the state of Minnesota. ...

References

1. ^ Cajun Market listing for Back Porch Rockers
2. ^ http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2002/12/0209.cfm