Ray Shulman
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| Born | Raymond Shulman Script error: No such module "person date". Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
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| Genres | Progressive rock |
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| Years active | 1960s–2023 |
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Raymond Shulman (8 December 1949 – 30 March 2023) was a British musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. With his brothers Derek and Phil, he co-founded the progressive rock band Gentle Giant.[1] Shulman also worked as record producer in the late 1980s and early 1990s for alternative rock artists such as The Sundays and The Sugarcubes.[2]
Early life
Ray Shulman was born in Portsmouth to Lewis Shulman and Rebecca Laufer. He was a student at Portsmouth Technical high school. In 1966 joined his brother Derek Shulman's group, Simon Dupree and the Big Sound.
Career
Simon Dupree and Gentle Giant
After many years of learning how to play the violin and guitar, he was primed for the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain as a violinist, but his brother Derek convinced him to join his band Simon Dupree and the Big Sound, with their eldest brother Phil. They scored a hit in 1967 with Kites. Simon Dupree and the Big Sound later evolved into Gentle Giant in 1970.[3] Shulman was in Gentle Giant from the beginning in 1970 to the last tour in 1980.
Primarily playing bass guitar, Shulman was quite adept at other instruments as well, sometimes doubling on violin, recorder, trumpet, and guitar. Shulman and keyboardist-bandmate Kerry Minnear composed or co-wrote much of the music for Gentle Giant.
Producing
He went on to become a record producer in the late 1980s and 1990s, working with the Sugarcubes, the Sundays, the Trash Can Sinatras, Ian McCulloch and the Defects, among others. He also created music for several video games, such as Privateer 2: The Darkening and Azrael's Tear and released two trance EPs under the pseudonym Head-Doctor.
Personal life and death
Shulman died in London on 30 March 2023, at the age of 73.[4] He was said to have been suffering from a long illness. He was survived by his wife, Barbara Tanner, and his two elder brothers, Derek and Phil Shulman. His death was announced via Gentle Giant's social media on 1 April 2023.[5][6]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Eder, Bruce. "Gentle Giant: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Interview: Ray Shulman of Gentle Giant". Spectrum Culture. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Faber, Michel (11 May 2023). "Ray Shulman obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ray Shulman, One of 3 Brothers in Prog Rock Band Gentle Giant, Dies at 73". Best Classic Bands. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gentle Giant". Twitter. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Scharf, Natasha (1 April 2023). "Gentle Giant's Ray Shulman dead at 73". LouderSound. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
External links
- Ray Shulman discography at Discogs
- Ray Shulman at IMDbTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- Portraits of Ray Shulman at the National Portrait Gallery, LondonTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
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