New Single "The Way it Was Before" Out Now!

The Way It Was Before

Ray Bonneville

Ray Bonneville’s new single “The Way It Was Before,” out August 26 th on all major streaming platforms, is a song in which a remorseful character shows his vulnerability as he seeks forgiveness from his lover through a closed door. The lyrics ride a playful, infectious groove as they tap into a universally human feeling. Who hasn’t longed for the

Ray Bonneville’s new single “The Way It Was Before,” out August 26 th on all major streaming platforms, is a song in which a remorseful character shows his vulnerability as he seeks forgiveness from his lover through a closed door. The lyrics ride a playful, infectious groove as they tap into a universally human feeling. Who hasn’t longed for the way it was before?

Produced by Will Sexton and Ray Bonneville

Featuring Will Sexton (bass, & guitar), Richie Lawrence (keys) and Rick Richards (drums)!

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Ray Bonneville’s new single “The Way It Was Before,” out August 26 th on all major streaming platforms, is a song in which a remorseful character shows his vulnerability as he seeks forgiveness from his lover through a closed door. The lyrics ride a playful, infectious groove as they tap into a universally human feeling. Who hasn’t longed for the way it was before?

Produced by Will Sexton and Ray Bonneville

Featuring Will Sexton (bass, & guitar), Richie Lawrence (keys) and Rick Richards (drums)!

“His mastery of the blues with his resonant harmonic fills, jagged-edged fingerpicking and gravel road vocals provide the perfect vehicle for ten original songs that articulate his carefully shaped imagery...”

— Robert H. Cataliotti, Living Blues Magazine, August 2018

"Few can ride a groove like Canada-born, U.S. raised Ray Bonneville."

-No Depression

2000 Juno Award Winner for Best Blues Album
The Blues Foundation 2012 International Blues Challenge Solo Champion
2008 International Folk Alliance's Song of the Year I Am The Big Easy
Played South by Southwest, Folk Alliance, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival & Montreal International Jazz Festival
Shared bills with Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Dr. John, J.J. Cale & Robert Cray
Played on albums by Mary Gauthier, Gurf Morlix, Eliza Gilkyson, Ray Wylie Hubbard & others

"A master of the slow burn, the gentle funk, the infectious rhythm."

The Ottawa Citizen