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San Francisco

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Famed pop-artist, musician and singer/songwriter, Ukulele Ray, is a San Francisco-born native, and is hailed as an Andy Warhol,
Tiny Tim and P.T. Barnum rolled into one.

Ray is the inventor of the Lunchbox-A-Lele, which is a cross between ukulele and lunchbox, and has appeared on numerous local and national TV, radio and cable talkshows and news programs, playing his musical Lunchbox-wonders.

On-stage, Ukulele Ray is a professional singer, comedian and musician as well as actor, model and dancer. Off-stage, Ray is a well-known, widely published syndicated humorist, writer and cartoonist, as well as award-winning art director and designer.

Ukulele Ray also totes a repertoire of over 1,000 celebrity voice impersonations, adding his talents to a variety of award-winning
radio advertising campaigns and animated shorts and features.

As a singer/songwriter, Ukulele Ray has written and recorded hundreds of songs, including his own theme song, "Anybody Seen Ukulele Ray;" his tribute song, "My Mom - A Hero Always Be;" the city theme song, "Tempe Towne;" and FreeLife™ International’s, "Livin the FreeLife."

Ray is a proud member of NAMM, ASCAP and the Tempe Chamber of Commerce. Ray lends his talents to numerous community organizations and fundraising events, and can be seen performing at a variety of street festivals, nightclub venues and supper clubs.

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