Editing Shaking Ray Levis

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[[File:Bitemewhydoesthishavetobesohard.jpg|frame|right|the Shaking Ray Levi Society bicycle peanut]]The '''Shaking Ray Levis''' is an ongoing collaboration of musicians with a common interest in [[free improvisation]]. The project was conceived and led by the [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]], [[Tennessee]]-based team of [[Dennis Palmer]] and [[Bob Stagner]]. They use storytelling, synthesizers, samplers and percussion to achieve their distinctive sound. They are the first American group to have recorded for [[Incus Records]], the record label of British free improvisational [[guitar]]ist [[Derek Bailey (guitarist)|Derek Bailey]]. Additionally, they have performed and recorded with [[Borbetomagus]], [[John Zorn]], [[David Greenberger]], [[Killick Erik Hinds]], [[Fred Frith]], [[Min Tanaka]], [[Amy Denio]], and [[Derek Bailey (guitarist)|Derek Bailey]], as well as with many other critically acclaimed artists.

Dennis Palmer died in Chattanooga on February 15, 2013.<ref>[http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/feb/17/dennis-palmer-shaking-ray-founder-dies/ Dennis Palmer, Shaking Ray founder, dies]: ''Chattanooga Times Free Press'' website. Retrieved 2013-02-20.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041118132206/http://www.shakingray.com/index.shtml The Shaking Ray Levi Society]
*[http://www.myspace.com/shakingraylevisociety Shaking Ray Levi Society MySpace page]
*[http://www.myspace.com/shakingraylevis Shaking Ray Levis MySpace page]
*[http://cdbaby.com/mp3lofi/levis-01.m3u ''Do lak ah sez'' sample], 1997
*[http://cdbaby.com/mp3lofi/levis-04.m3u ''thank the knife'' sample], ''Boss Witch'', [[JD Parran]], [[Steve Beresford]], [[Davey Williams (musician)|Davey Williams]], [[Frank Pahl]], [[Mary Richards]] and the Shaking Ray Levis, 1997.

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[[Category:Free improvisation]]
[[Category:Incus Records artists]]