Vonray

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Vonray
Origin Orlando, Florida
Genre(s) Modern rock
Post-grunge
Years active 1996?-2003
Label(s) Elektra Records

Vonray was a modern rock band from Orlando, Florida. The group formed around singer/songwriter Vaughan Rhea, originally from Tennessee, who had come to Orlando playing as an acoustic coffeeshop act.[1] Inspired by grunge music, Rhea put together a band with his brother, Dave, and began playing harder tunes, soon opening for Third Eye Blind and Seven Mary Three and releasing a debut album as VonRa in 1997.[1] As major-label attention increased, the band scored a slot opening for Creed in summer of 2002, and released an album on Elektra Records in 2003. The band charted a single hit in America in 2003 with the song "Inside Out", which was featured on the TV show Smallville and its soundtrack; it subsequently peaked at #32 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart and at #31 on Billboard's Top 40 Mainstream chart.[2] However, the band was dropped from the label soon after. The group went on hiatus in October 2003; after a longstanding fan petition, they reunited for a free and final show on September 1, 2007 at the Hard Rock Live in Orlando.

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[edit] Members

  • Vaughan Rhea-vocals, guitar
  • Dave Rhea-bass
  • Garrett Coleman-rhythm guitar
  • Paul Smith-lead guitar
  • Jeff Irizarray-drums
  • Todd Hackenburg-lead guitarist

[edit] Discography

  • Panes (1997)
  • Live at Sapphire Supper Club (1998)
  • Von Ra (1999)
  • Fame (2001)
  • Vonray (Elektra Records, 2003)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Biography, Allmusic.com
  2. ^ Billboard Singles, Allmusic.com

[edit] External links