Well, it has been a long time since I posted on my blog but felt I needed to share what has happened since Nov 2012; I have begun my singing again. I have a fantastic bunch of musicians that are all becoming good friends and we are playing and making a little change and beginning to get some notice.

It is called the Leda Ray Band, imagine that?

I am doing well after my accident in 2011 but still have a few issues that I work on every day.

My family is still there for me and for that I am grateful.

I am so grateful for all of the wonderful people that I have met in my singing places and so many have become good friends.

The Formal Beginning of the Music

When I was 23 years of age, I moved to Virginia Beach with my husband and my two young children, Tim, aged 6 and Tammy, aged 2 months. We opened a service station for Malbon Oil Company which used PURE oil products. We lived in a small apartment for about 6 months and were then able to purchase a nice home and some furniture. I stayed home and took care of the house and the children like I was taught to do until one day when I saw an ad for a record company looking for a girl singer but like the woman I was taught to be, I discussed it with my husband and he was thrilled that someone would get to hear me (at least that was his comment at the time).

I set up the appointment with the lady that owned the record company, her name  was Ouida and her last name was: (I will save that until later). She had a man there named Pete Harris and he was the leader of a group called the Westernaires. I auditioned with them while Pete played accoustic guitar, the 2 songs were "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" and "Make the World Go Away"; I was hired not only for the record company but by Pete to sing with the band now and then and needless to say I was ecstatic! I went home and told my husband and he said that was great.