Ray Noren ... who was or where is he?

Joe Krumel · Post by **Joe Krumel** » 9 Jun 2020 3:45 am

That right hand stuff is crazy! So clean! Wish there were more vids of him to study.

Mitch Drumm · Post by **Mitch Drumm** » 9 Jun 2020 4:13 am

Here's a screen cap with the slant.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 9 Jun 2020 8:30 am

This video makes me wonder how many good players of yesteryear we don't know about. I never head of Ray until now, but he was a heck of a player. He had quick hands and he wasn't afraid to use them!

Anthony Blair · Post by **Anthony Blair** » 11 Jun 2020 4:20 pm

I owned Ray's Rickenbacker from that clip for a couple of years, and through random internet-poking just realized that it ended up with Walter Becker of Steely Dan.

It was then sold at Julien's last year:
https://www.julienslive.com/m/lot-detai ... Fpage%3D13

Note the reference to Knee-lever modifications in the description, which can be seen in the video. I cross-referenced the dents & dings, and it's definitely the same guitar.

I imagine it's original history will now be lost.

Lee Jeffriess · Post by **Lee Jeffriess** » 13 Nov 2020 10:25 pm

Doug, here's a couple of more clips of Ray ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5axW5UyGQaU&t=829s starts at 11.33 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qXLpKSl1So starts at 4.50

David DeLoach · Post by **David DeLoach** » 1 Jul 2021 3:56 pm

OK guys, I just posted this over in the non-Pedal section of the forum.

Turns out I've been talking to Ray for the last year or so and didn't even know it!!!

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Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 1 Jul 2021 6:44 pm

RIP Ray Noren Jr., born March 21, 1928 in Michigan City, Indiana.