From the age of 17, Ray Adkins has studied and created music in multiple genres including, classic rock, folk, and reggae. 

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Ray said, "Having been raised near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, I feel I've come full circle. Like most of us who grew up in the '60's and 70's, I devoured James Taylor's music. It gives me deep pleasure to undertake this musical project with like-minded musicians. Audiences have not-only enjoyed our performances, many say they have been moved by them."

 

An accomplished singer-songwriter, Ray co-founded the well-known Philadelphia area-based rock band “The Manatees.” They released their first album, High Water in 1990.

 

In 1993 he struck out on his own, writing and performing in three solo albums:

You Are The Love — 1993

Atma Gita — 1996

Starting to See — 2010

 

His latest album Here I Am — 2016 is inspired, in part, by his experience as Music Director at NewChurch LIVE in Bryn Athen, Pennsylvania.

 

Now Ray and a group of musicians, each accomplished in their own right, have collaborated on a special project, creating “One Man Dog” — a James Taylor tribute band. Named for James Taylor's 1972 album of the same name.