Editing Collin Raye (section)

==Early years==
Floyd Elliot Wray was born in [[De Queen, Arkansas]]. His mother, Lois Wray, was a local musician; in the 1950s, she served as an opening act for several [[Sun Records]] artists, including [[Jerry Lee Lewis]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[Johnny Cash]] and [[Carl Perkins]].<ref name="cmt">{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/raye_collin/bio.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040520065748/http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/raye_collin/bio.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 20, 2004 |title=Collin Raye: Biography |access-date=2007-11-02 |work=CMT.com}}</ref> Later, she became a solo musician in her own right; she would occasionally bring both Collin and his brother Scott (known professionally as Scotty Wray, died February 2022) onstage to sing harmony vocals.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p1780|pure_url=yes}} |title=allmusic ((( Collin Raye > Biography))) |access-date=2007-11-02 |last=Huey |first=Steve |work=Allmusic}}</ref> By the 1980s, the two brothers began a country-rock band called the Wray Brothers Band, in which Collin assumed the stage name Bubba Wray.<ref name="allmusic"/> The Wray Brothers Band performed primarily in the state of [[Texas]]; Corvallis, Oregon; and later in [[Reno, Nevada]]; eventually releasing singles on independent labels. By 1986, the band (which had shortened its name to [[The Wrays]]) signed to [[Mercury Records]], releasing four singles. After the singles performed poorly on the charts, The Wrays disbanded.<ref name="allmusic"/>