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Ray Lynch Anthology

Ray Lynch
Born (1943-07-03) July 3, 1943 (age 74)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Genres Adult alternative, instrumental, classical, new-age (disavowed by artist)
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Guitar, lute, keyboards, piano
Years active 1967–1974; 1980–2000
Labels Ray Lynch
Music West
Windham Hill
Website www.raylynch.com

Raymond "Ray" Lynch (born July 3, 1943) is an American guitarist, lutenist, keyboardist, and composer. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Lynch played various instruments classically and attended the University of Texas before beginning his musical career in 1967. Initially, Lynch performed as a lutenist with The Renaissance Quartet in New York City. After leaving music in 1974, Lynch worked as a carpenter and a purchasing agent while continuing to practice with music. During that time, Lynch studied with his spiritual teacher, Adi Da, who would ultimately encourage him to return to music. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Lynch he produced many albums including Deep Breakfast, No Blue Thing, and Nothing Above My Shoulders but the Evening. Initially producing his music independently, Lynch eventually worked with Music West. After Lynch sued and left the company, Lynch joined Windham Hill in 1991 before leaving in 2000. During his music career, Lynch won three Billboard awards.

Lynch was born on July 3, 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah and was raised in West Texas. Lynch's father was a lawyer while Lynch's mother, who was an amateur pianist, influenced him to create music as a child. Other early influences cited by Lynch himself included from hymns and soundtracks. At age 6, Lynch began studying the piano until age 12, where he was inspired by the music of Andrés Segovia's classical recordings and decided to pursue a career in music. After attending High School in both St. Stephen's Episcopal School and Austin High School, Lynch attended the main campus of University of Texas. After studying for about a year, Lynch moved to Barcelona, Spain where he apprenticed to the classical guitar teacher, Eduardo Sainz de la Maza. After three years, Lynch returned to the university to study composition with various instruments including guitar, lute, and vihuela.


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