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lamontagne at prospect park , july 12 , 2006 nashua , new hampshire rca ray lamontagne solo_singer 18 june 1973 vocals , guitar , piano , harmonica folk , folk rock , folk blues , soul ray lamontagne6.jpg ray lamontagne
 raymond charles jack lamontagne
ray lamontagne

raymond `` ray '' charles jack lamontagne -lrb- ; born june 18 , 1973 -rrb- is an american singer-songwriter .
lamontagne has released five studio albums , `` trouble '' , `` till the sun turns black '' , `` gossip in the grain '' , `` god willin ' & the creek do n't rise '' and `` supernova '' .
he was born in new hampshire and was inspired to create music after hearing an album by stephen stills .
critics have compared lamontagne 's music to that of otis redding , the band , van morrison , nick drake and tim buckley .
