Ray Flacke
Encyclopedia
Raymond James Flacke is a country guitar session player from Milford on Sea
, England
. He has graced countless recordings with his trademark ‘‘Tele-wielding Chicken pickin’’’ style for such artists as Emmylou Harris
, Janie Frickie, Kathy Mattea
, Lacy J. Dalton
, Marty Stuart
, Patty Loveless
, Ricky Skaggs
and Travis Tritt
.
.
Featured Appearances
Milford on Sea
Milford on Sea is a large village and civil parish located on the south coast of England in the county of Hampshire. With a population of approximately 4500, Milford has a variety of shops, restaurants and pubs in its high street, which borders the village green.-Overview:Milford on Sea is village...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He has graced countless recordings with his trademark ‘‘Tele-wielding Chicken pickin’’’ style for such artists as Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...
, Janie Frickie, Kathy Mattea
Kathy Mattea
Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot...
, Lacy J. Dalton
Lacy J. Dalton
Lacy J. Dalton , is an American country and western singer and songwriter, known for her gritty, powerful vocals, which a number of critics likened to a country equivalent to Bonnie Raitt . She had a number of hits in the 1980s, including "Takin' It Easy," "Crazy Blue Eyes" and "16th Avenue." ...
, Marty Stuart
Marty Stuart
John Martin "Marty" Stuart is an American country music singer-songwriter, known for both his traditional style, and eclectic merging of rockabilly, honky tonk, and traditional country music...
, Patty Loveless
Patty Loveless
Patty Loveless , is an American country music singer.Since her emergence on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of the Neotraditional country movement, although she has also recorded albums in the Country pop and...
, Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs
Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:...
and Travis Tritt
Travis Tritt
James Travis Tritt is an American country music singer from Marietta, Georgia. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct...
.
As an educator
Flacke has been at the forefront of sharing his guitar styles and technique for such music publishing companies as Hal Leonard Corporation and Star Licks ProductionsStar Licks Productions
Star Licks Productions was an instructional music publishing company conceived by Mark Freed and co-founded by Andrew Cross and Robert Decker...
.
Discography
Solo AlbumsFeatured Appearances
Year | Title | Artist | Instrument(s) |
---|---|---|---|
2006 | I've Always Needed You | Emmylou Harris | Guitar (Electric) |
2005 | Waitin' for the Sun to Shine/Highways & Heartaches | Ricky Skaggs | Guitar (Electric) |
2004 | Best Of You Can't Hear Me Callin' Bluegrass: 80 Years of American Music | Various | Guitar (Electric) |
2004 | Can't You Hear Me Callin' - Bluegrass: 80 Years of American Music | Various | Guitar (Electric) |
2003 | Essential Ricky Skaggs | Ricky Skaggs | Guitar (Electric) |
2001 | Tribute to John Hartford: Live From Mountain Stage | The Jamie Hartford Band | Guitar (Electric) |
2001 | Live at Gibson’s Café (Nashville) | The Jamie Hartford Band | Guitar (Electric) |
2001 | Anthology: The Warner/Reprise Years | Emmylou Harris | Guitar (Electric) |
2001 | When in Texas [2000] | Sonny Burgess | Guitar (Electric) |
2000 | Down the Road I Go | Travis Tritt | Guitar (Electric) |
2000 | Nashville Guitars | Various | Guitar (Electric) |
1999 | Country: The American Tradition | Various | Guitar (Electric) |
1998 | Shine On | Gove Scrivenor | Guitar (Electric) |
1997 | What About Yes | The Jamie Hartford Band | Guitar (Electric) |
1996 | Nashville Country Duets | Emmylou Harris | Guitar (Electric) |
1996 | Portraits | Emmylou Harris | Guitar (Electric) |
1995 | Gospel Album | Vern Gosdin | Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic) |
1991 | Smithsonian Collection of Classic Country Music, Vol. 4 | Various | Guitar (Electric) |
1991 | Tempted | Marty Stuart | Guitar (Electric) |
1991 | True Love & Other Short Stories | Pat Alger | Guitar (Electric) |
1990 | Collection of Hits | Kathy Mattea | Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic) |
1988 | All Broken Hearts Are the Same | Robin & Linda Williams | Guitar (Electric), (Gut String Guitar) |
1988 | For a Lifetime | David Mallett | Guitar (Electric) |
1987 | Untasted Honey | Kathy Mattea | Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic) |
1987 | Patty Loveless | Patty Loveless | Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic) |
1987 | Hard Times on Easy Street | David Lynn Jones | Guitar (Electric) |
1986 | Jimmy C. Newman & Cajun Country | Jimmy C. Newman | Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic) |
1986 | Walk the Way the Wind Blows | Kathy Mattea | Guitar (Electric) |
1985 | Ballad of Sally Rose | Emmylou Harris | Guitar (Electric) |
1985 | Favorite Country Songs | Ricky Skaggs | Guitar (Electric) |
1983 | Don't Cheat in Our Hometown | Ricky Skaggs | Guitar (Electric) |
1983 | Don't Cheat in Our Hometown [CD/DVD] | Ricky Skaggs | Guitar (Electric), Performer |
1983 | Dream Baby | Lacy J. Dalton | Guitar (Electric) |
1982 | Highways & Heartaches | Ricky Skaggs | Guitar (Electric) |
1981 | Waitin' for the Sun to Shine | Ricky Skaggs | Guitar (Electric) |
1980 | Bombed, Boozed, and Busted | Joe Sun | Guitar (Electric) |
1979 | Out Of Your Mind | Joe Sun | Guitar (Electric) |
1978 | Three Times a Day | Meal Ticket | Guitar (Electric), Vocals |
1977 | Code of the Road | Meal Ticket | Guitar (Electric), Vocals |
1976 | Nothing to Do With Us | Goodies | Guitar (Electric) |
1976 | Tiger | Tiger | Guitar (Electric) |
1972 | Third World War II | Third World War II | Guitar (Electric) |