Tribute to Darryl Ray - Ardmore Music Hall, 6/30/2019

The Ardmore Music Hall hosted a matinee concert on June 30 for a tribute to musician Darryl Ray. Proceeds benefited the children of Darryl Jenkins.

A bevy of fellow musicians paid tribute including Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings, Dynagroove, Rockett 88, Matt Wallace and the Blues and the Darryl Ray Band.

DJ Caterina fell in love with the music of Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings in the early 2000s while a college disc jockey at UT-Dallas. 

See Audio Rumble's well-documented adulation here.

RIP Darryl Ray. I will miss you.

Also read:  "Five Years On - Darryl Ray" (2024)

All YouTube videos courtesy of Stephen Haldis.

The Sky is Crying
 

More performances: 

• "Honey Hush"- Tommy Conwell, Little Kings, Matt Wallace in the final jam 
  
• "Pony Time" - Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings
• "It's Raining" - Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings
• "I Want to Walk You Home" - Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings
• "All God's Children Wanna Rock" - Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings
• "Bottle Woman” and “Betty Jean" - Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings w/ Anna McGlocklin 
• "Goin' Back to Philly" - Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings w/ Chris Day
• Rockett 88 with Dr. Harmonica (Mark Kenneally) and Quentin Jones
• Dynagroove
• Darryl Ray Band
• Matt Wallace and the Blues

RIP Darryl Ray

See clips from The Darryl Ray Tribute Show concert here.

Darryl Ray was a musician and performer with Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings in the 1990s. He also toured with Chubby Checker. 

Video tracks from the tribute concert can be found at the link: Tribute to Darryl Ray, 6/30/2019.

• From the DynagroovePhilaPA group FB page, an announcement 😢 on the passing of their Dynagroove band member, Darryl Jenkins, aka Darryl Ray, who died on May 2, 2019.
• Watch Darryl’s video interview (from a few years back) with Tommy on his YouTube show, “Cigars, Booze and Conversation.”
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  Tommy: There would be no Little Kings without Darryl Ray.
  Darryl: I hear ya. 
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• In April 2018, Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings [Pat Coppa on bass; Paul Ramagano on drums; Tommy Conwell on guitar, vocals; and Darryl Jenkins on saxophone] performed two amazing sets at 118 North, in Wayne, PA.
  
  
• Here’s a rare track of Darryl on vocals and saxophone.🎷 With Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings performing "Tanqueray" — Live at Grape Street Pub in Manayunk, PA. [11/13/1999] 

RIP Darryl Ray. 🌹 

Also read:  "Five Years On - Darryl Ray" (2024)