Damon Gray (singer)

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Damon Gray
Born Belen, New Mexico
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active2000–present
Labels Broken Bow

Damon Gray (born in Belen, New Mexico [1] ) is an American country music singer. Gray was 16 years old when he began his professional career. [2] He moved to Nashville in August 1989. [2]

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Gray was the first artist signed to Broken Bow Records, who released his debut album, Lookin' for Trouble, in February 2000. [3] Its first single, "I'm Lookin' for Trouble", peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The album received a mixed review from Chet Flippo of Billboard , who wrote that "despite a certain unevenness here, Gray shows considerable potential, which is probably due to the many different configurations of five different producers who worked on the album." [4]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
Lookin' for Trouble

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
2000"I'm Lookin' for Trouble"75Lookin' for Trouble

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2000"I'm Lookin' for Trouble"chris rogers [5]

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  2. 1 2 Atkinson, Jennifer (June 12, 2002). "Area native Damon Gray brings musical talents home to Socorro". Valencia County News-Bulletin . Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
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  5. "Production Notes". Billboard . March 4, 2000. Retrieved March 11, 2013.