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Ray "Beshara" Watts (26 January 1957 – 12 February 2000), was born on the island of Guadeloupe and was a singer, solo artist and songwriter who lived in Birmingham, England . He was also the lead singer, principal songwriter and a core-founding member of the British reggae band Beshara.〔"Reggae, steady and rarin' to go", ''Daily News'', 9 January 1985, p. 12〕 As part of Beshara, Ray had success in the UK reggae charts and supported many artists, whilst making several television appearances.〔"Rockers Roadshow", ''TV Times'', 16 December 1983,〕〔(Here and Now Programme 172 )〕〔(At Least The Titanic Had a Good Band )〕 Ray began his solo career in the early 90s and worked with many different record producers. During that time, he travelled to America and worked with the Inner City record producer, Kevin Saunderson. These recordings are yet to be released. He also performed guitar on the Inner City single "Till We Meet Again (Reese in Rio Mix)". Ray then featured on the recordings "Gotta Be A Change" and "United We Stand" with Pato Banton whilst supporting or sharing the stage with artists such as Pato Banton, China Black, CJ Lewis and Adeva. Watts died in 2000. He was well known and respected within the Birmingham music scene.〔"Ray Watts Memorial", ''Enterprise'', February 2001, p. 4〕 In 2001, the ex-Beshara band members arranged a memorial tribute concert for Ray Watts at the Irish Centre, Birmingham. Steel Pulse and Beshara along with many other artists from Birmingham, performed at the concert.〔 In the same year, Pato Banton's album "Life is Miracle", which featured a song written by and featuring Ray Watts called "United We Stand", received a Grammy nomination for Best Reggae Album.〔(43rd Annual Grammy Awards )〕〔(Pato Banton Life Is A Miracle )〕 The song has also featured on the Pato Banton albums, "Universal Love" and "Time Come" (Brazil Version).〔(Universal Love )〕 ==Discography== * Ray (Beshara) Watts – "Shadow of Love (92 Mix)" (1992) Klassic Records * Ray Beshara – "Bring Back The Love" (1993) Pharoah Records 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ray Watts (singer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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