David Gray Tours East Coast This Fall : August 15, 2012

British singer-songwriter David Gray performed a string of dates around the U.S. earlier this summer, and now he has announced that he will be back for more concerts this fall. ...

Zac Brown Recruits Gregg Allman, David Gray, Los Lonely Boys for Southern Grounds Festival : August 03, 2012

Earlier this year, Zac Brown announced that this year’s second annual version of his music festival, Southern Ground Music & Food, will hold a weekend in Nashville in additio ...

David Gray Tours on 'Draw the Line' : July 21, 2009

David Gray is busy readying his eighth studio album 'Draw the Line' for release on September 22. It will mark his first set of original material since 2005's 'Life in Slow Motion'. ...

Concert Review: David Gray at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta : March 06, 2006

After a nasty bout with laryngitis sidelined David Gray back in December, he was forced to ax the final leg of his American tour, heading home to rest and recuperate. He didn't lea ...

david gray Biography

The English songwriter-singer David Gray was born in Sale, Cheshire in England on June 13, 1968. In 1993 Gray released his first album A Century Ends and his second set Flesh in 1994. Neither album was a commercial success but it did result in Gray become known within folk-rock circles. In 1996 he released Sell, Sell, Sell, his third album. While his earlier albums were completely acoustic folk music, the third album utilized what has become Gray's trademark blend of electronics, alternative rock and folk. The album didn't chart but did receive critical acclaim. The single Late Night Radio from the set did receive some play on UK alternative radio stations.

Gray released his fourth album in 1999 called White Ladder and began to receive worldwide recognition. The set included his well-known songs Sail Away, Please Forgive Me, Babylon and This Year's Love. In 2002 he released A New Day at Midnight. This set didn't receive as much critical acclaim as his previous album, but did got straight into the Number One spot and sold almost 150,00 copies during its first week out. Within a year the album reached platinum status. In 2005 Gray released Life in Slow Motion, which included the song The One I Love, which was a top ten hit.

Gray released a compilation album in March 2007 called Shine:The Best of the Early Years and in October 2007 a live cover compilation CD called A Thousand Miles Behind, followed by his Greatest Hits set in November 2007. Gray released Draw The Line in September 2009. The set featured guests appearances from Jolie Holland and Annie Lennox. Gray's most recent album is Foundling, which was released in August 2010