Ray LaMontagne is my favorite artist. Hands down. The man is AH-mazing. I fell in love with him back in 2004 when I picked up his album "Trouble" on a whim. In my downtime, I scour the internets to find any rarities or covers that he has performed at a show. I have amassed myself a collection of over 100 songs and I'm still looking! (He performed a cover of 'That spirit of Christmas' at The White House Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in 2009 that I can't find audio of and it KILLS me!) He sings with such conviction and emotion, I often get 'chills'. 
From what I've read, he is a notoriously private man, rarely giving interviews. When he tours he hits only the major U.S. cities. This year is my year! I'm going to find a way to see Ray in concert! Ray's fall 2010 tour was just announced a few days ago. I'm hoping to plan vacation time to see one of his concerts. I know that when I finally do get see Ray 'live', I will be so overwhelmed with joy that tears will be streaming down my face. That's how much his music and voice 'moves' me.
Some of my favorites:
A cover song that I think is better than the original:
A beautiful rarity:
And finally:
Some of my favorites:
A cover song that I think is better than the original:
A beautiful rarity:
And finally:
I may have danced to one of his songs once. Not a bad chap.
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