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@johnnymain.bsky.social

Happy St Andrews Day!

Paul McCartney at Hampden Park in Glasgow on 20th June 2010, during a performance of 'Mull of Kintyre'.

This was the last time (to date) that he's performed the song in Scotland.
#PaulMcCartney #LindaMcCartney #DennyLaine #WixWickens #RustyAnderson #BrianRay #AbeLaborielJr

November 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@johnnymain.bsky.social

and 'Mull Of Kintyre', accompanied by the #LorettoSchoolPipeBand, who I previously saw perform the song with Paul at #HampdenPark in #Glasgow during June 2010.
(Ticket from my own collection)
#PaulMcCartney #PaulWixWickens #RustyAnderson #BrianRay #AbeLaborielJr

December 20, 2024 at 9:08 AM

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@johnnymain.bsky.social

14th December 2018:
I was at #TheHydro in #Glasgow watching #PaulMcCartney live as part of his #FreshenUp #UKtour.

This was Paul's first (and so far only) live appearance at The Hydro.
(Ticket from my own collection)
#PaulWixWickens #RustyAnderson #BrianRay #AbeLaborielJr

December 14, 2024 at 1:32 PM

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@johnnymain.bsky.social

Happy St Andrews Day!

Photo - Paul McCartney at Hampden Park in Glasgow on 20th June 2010 - during a performance of 'Mull of Kintyre' (the last time to date that he's performed the song in Scotland).
#PaulMcCartney #LindaMcCartney #DennyLaine #WixWickens #RustyAnderson #BrianRay #AbeLaborielJr

November 30, 2024 at 10:32 AM

Yuan Tang

@terrytangyuan.xyz

Check out what the earlier readers and reviewers say about the book! Thanks for everyone who provided the quotes! @lmoroney @DrJimFan @YuanChenByte @_jameslamb @brianray

November 20, 2024 at 2:15 AM

Dmitry M. Epstein

@dmepst.bsky.social

News

Alice Cooper, Paul Rodgers, Orianthi And Josh Homme Rock The Plaza On Record -
dmme.net/alice-cooper...

#AliceCooper, #PaulRodgers, #Orianthi, #JoshHomme, #BrianRay

Alice Cooper, Paul Rodgers, Orianthi And Josh Homme Rock The Plaza On Record - DMME.net

Back in November of 2022, a star-studded show was staged, under the guidance of ‘s lieutenant Brian Ray and QUEEN associate Spike Edney, to raise funds for the restoration of Palm Springs’ historic Th...

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October 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM

sessiondays.bsky.social

@sessiondays.bsky.social

Etta Is Betta Than Evvah! is the twelfth studio album by Etta James, released in 1976. It was her final studio album for Chess Records.
#BrianRay #ChuckRainey #DennisBelfield #EttaJames #sessiondays
Links: www.sessiondays.com
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August 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM

sessiondays.bsky.social

@sessiondays.bsky.social

Bouncin' Off The Walis is the second studio album by Matthew Wilder, released in 1984 under Private Records.
#BillCuomo #BrianRay #DannHuff #LeslieSmith #MatthewWilder #NathanEast #PeterBunetta #RickChudacoff #SteveMadaio #VinnieColaiuta #sessiondays
Links: www.sessiondays.c
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March 17, 2026 at 6:30 AM

sessiondays.bsky.social

@sessiondays.bsky.social

Anne Bertucci III is the third solo studio album by American pop-rock singer Anne Bertucci, released in 1984.
#AnneBertucci #BrianRay #CarlosVega #GregMathieson #MikeLandau #NeilStubenhaus #sessiondays
Links: www.sessiondays.com
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March 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM

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@sessiondays.bsky.social

Robbie Dupree is the self titled debut album from singer/songwriter Robbie Dupree. It was released in 1980 on Elektra and reached #51 on the US Album Charts.
#BrianRay #MichaelBoddicker #PeterBunetta #RickChudacoff #RobbieDupree #sessiondays
Links: www.sessiondays.com
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February 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM

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@sessiondays.bsky.social

Rester Vivant is an album by French singer Johnny Hallyday released in 2014.
#AmyKeys #BrianRay #DeanParks #JohnnyHallyday #MattRollings #TimPierce #sessiondays
Links: www.sessiondays.com
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November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM

Dark Honeybee

@carrieanne.bsky.social

American Bandstand: wow, Brian Ray playing with Yacht Rock's Robbie Dupree. Swoooooonnnn...

youtu.be/KPZv1KIaP1s?...

@brianrayguitar @brianray #yachtrock #brianray

Robbie Dupree Steal away 1980 Lyrics

YouTube video by freddy sanchez

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December 12, 2024 at 5:49 AM

Roman Lewyckyj

@rlewyckyj.bsky.social

♫ Listening to “Whiskey Train” by Brian Ray ft. Carla Olson from the single “Got A New Thing b/w Whiskey Train” #nowplaying ♪ #2ferTuesday (bonus) #BrianRay #CarlaOlson #2020

May 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM

TheMetalDog

@themetaldog.bsky.social

#TheMetalDogArticleList
#GuitarPlayer
“Paul said that in the more than 300 songs he and John wrote, he could only remember one time where they got stuck”
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#PaulMcCartney #BrianRay #JohnLennon #TheBeatles

September 18, 2024 at 1:37 PM

Lisa Rokusek

@lisarokusek.myatproto.social

Hey more pictures and tweets, Brian! We want to hear from #PyCon @brianray

December 3, 2024 at 3:42 PM

Bvsiness

@bvsiness.bsky.social

Can I suggest Brianray@bsky. Social
for your list

March 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM

Akeba Walcott 💙

@awalcott.bsky.social

#Brittney, #King, #Schultzie, #Freddie, #Margie, #Nadine, #Espresso, #MissTrueBlue, #Skye, #Dianne, #Bishop, #Lumos #BrianRay, #Kinley, #DemHenry, #PukaBear, #VikingQueen, #Jenna #RedQueen, #SassySister, #McSpocky, #GoddessSpeaks, #Urban, #SASteve, #BlueStorm.

And the others, I luv y'all too.💯💙 5/4

January 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM

Peter W🤓

@wang.social

"Survey Results: #Python will not experience any drastic decline in popularity any time soon" by @brianray https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/python-hype-survey-results-experience-any-drastic-decline-brian-ray

Python Hype Survey Results: Python will not experience any drastic decline in popularity any time soon.

I am making the Python Hype Survey Results Publically available. Also I have emailed the two survey winners and am waiting for them to respond to see if they want to be publically announced.

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November 4, 2024 at 1:59 AM

Steve Conte NYC 💙🌀🔹

@steveconte.bsky.social

This 2-sided banger is our follow-up to 2024’s debut single, “My Little Frankenstein” b/w "Hi Ho Silver Lining" (Jeff Beck cover)

Enjoy the summer!

#theearlsofbabylon #brianray #steveconte #willydeville #paulmccartney #ettajames #newyorkdolls #Michaelmonroe #companyofwolves

Piece of My Mind

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June 28, 2026 at 11:02 PM

Steve Conte NYC 💙🌀🔹

@steveconte.bsky.social

Celebrating the birthday of
Brian Ray, my partner in
The Earls Of Babylon!

(It was actually yesterday but go ahead and wish him a HBD today… ) 👊🏼😎🎸

Video by @ignacio_anaya_oficial

#BrianRay #WickedCoolRecords #PaulMcCartney #TheEarlsOfBabylon #SteveConte

January 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM

Steve Conte NYC 💙🌀🔹

@steveconte.bsky.social

Get “Piece Of My Mind” by The Earls Of Babylon - Voted #2 Coolest Song of 2025 by listeners of Underground Garage Radio - on clear vinyl, b/w “Hungry” (Paul Revere & The Raiders cover) here:

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🎸🎸🎸
#TheEarlsOfBabylon #SteveConte #BrianRay

LIMITED EDITION 7" CLEAR Vinyl Single: "Piece Of My Mind" b/w "Hungry" - The Earls Of Babylon (Steve Conte & Brian Ray) from Steve Conte

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January 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM

Steve Conte NYC 💙🌀🔹

@steveconte.bsky.social

Happy Holidays to all & thanks for voting for The Earls Of Babylon in the Little Steven's Underground Garage Coolest Song Of 2025 Contest! Stay tuned for the Listener’s Choice winner on New Year’s Eve...

#TheEarlsOfBabylon #SteveConte #brianray #Undergroundgarage #coolestsongintheworld