Miranda Lambert Mourning Loss Of Longtime Drummer
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Miranda Lambert is mourning the loss of her longtime guitarist Scotty Wray, who passed away this weekend.
"Heavy heart post. Last night I lost one of my most treasured friends, band mates and road family members, Scotty Wray,” she shares on social media. “We met in 2001 in Greenville Texas. I was 17 . That was the beginning of our journey together.”
Miranda calls Wray, “one of the most talented guitar players I’ve ever known,” noting “I’m so thankful I got to witness his genius seasoned laid back blues man style on stages all over the world for over 20 years,” adding, “He was the one I could count on. Always. No matter what.”
Finally Miranda concludes, “Scotty Wray was family to me and I’ll never sing a note without him because I know he is there with me. He always has been,” noting, “Heaven is lucky cause that honky tonk band up there just gained another guitar pickin angel. Rest easy my love.”
- Scotty was the older brother of singer Collin Raye, with Collin sharing that his brother had been “suffering from an illness for some time.”
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