{{About||the American Negro league outfielder|Frank Ray (baseball)|the bus driver who was kidnapped in 1976|1976 Chowchilla kidnapping}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Frank Ray | image = | birth_name = Francisco Gomez<ref name="cmt">{{cite web | url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1835218/frank-ray-blends-country-latin-vibes-with-streetlights/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618160354/http://www.cmt.com/news/1835218/frank-ray-blends-country-latin-vibes-with-streetlights/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 18, 2021 | title=Frank Ray Blends Country, Latin Vibes With "Streetlights" | publisher=CMT | date=June 18, 2021 | accessdate=January 26, 2022}}</ref> | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|01|08}} | birth_place = Deming, New Mexico, U.S. | origin = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | genre = Country | occupation = Singer | instrument = {{flatlist| * Vocals * guitar }} | years_active = 2019–present | label = BBR }}
'''Francisco Gomez''' (born January 8, 1987), known professionally as '''Frank Ray''', is an American country music singer. Signed to BBR Music Group, he has released the single "Country'd Look Good on You".
==Biography== Francisco Gomez is a native of Deming, New Mexico. His parents divorced when he was four years old, and he lived with his mother in Laredo and San Antonio, Texas. He then moved to Columbus, New Mexico with his father. It was through his moving that he began listening to not only country music, but also ''ranchera'' music. As he is of Hispanic descent, he thought that he would "stand out" as a country musician, citing other Hispanic artists such as Freddy Fender as inspiration on this front.<ref name="lcs"/>
From 2007 to 2017, Gomez worked as a police officer in Las Cruces, New Mexico. After having success with performances on weekends and gaining regional commercial success with songs on the Texas country charts, he retired from the police force and began singing full-time. He released an EP titled ''Different Kind of Country'' in 2018 under his performing name of Frank Ray. In addition, he became an opening act for Ashley McBryde.<ref name="lcs">{{cite web | url=https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/2019/01/06/movers-shakers-2019-frank-ray-borderland-musician-cop-country-music/2407500002/ | title=Movers and Shakers 2019: Frank Ray sings for the borderland | work=Las Cruces Sun News | date=January 6, 2019 | access-date=January 26, 2022}}</ref>
In 2021, Ray signed with BBR Music Group and released the song "Streetlights". The song features Ray singing in both English and Spanish. Ray was contacted by BBR staff after one of them discovered a previous song of his, "Tequila Mockingbird", on a Spotify playlist.<ref name="cmt"/> Later in the year he issued his debut single, "Country'd Look Good on You". This was followed in January 2022 by his first performance on the Grand Ole Opry.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://people.com/country/frank-ray-reflects-on-grand-ole-opry-debut-incredible/ | title=Frank Ray Crosses Another Dream Off His Country Checklist as He Debuts at the Grand Ole Opry: 'Incredible' | work=People | date=January 14, 2022 | access-date=January 26, 2022}}</ref> The same month, "Country'd Look Good on You" entered the top 40 on the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay charts,<ref name="bcu">{{cite web | url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_2022_0124.pdf | title=Billboard Country Update | publisher=Billboard | date=January 24, 2022 | access-date=January 26, 2022}}</ref> and went on to peak in the top 20 of the chart in September.
==Discography== ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! colspan="2"| Peak positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:45px;"| US<br />Country<br />Songs<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/frank-ray/chart-history/csi/|title=Frank Ray Chart History: Hot Country Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 22, 2022}}</ref> ! style="width:45px;"| US Country Airplay<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/frank-ray/chart-history/csa/|title=Frank Ray Chart History: Country Airplay|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 9, 2023}}</ref> |- | 2021 ! scope="row"| "Country'd Look Good on You" | 46 || 17 |- | 2023 ! scope="row"| "Somebody Else's Whiskey" | — || 48 |- | 2024 ! scope="row"| "Uh-Huh (Ajá)" | — || |— |- | 2025 ! scope="row"| "Miami in Tennessee"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://assets.countryaircheck.com/public/3d4e984b-a5a6-47fb-a27916fcc4b698ef/36b62db2-2377-4e20-bdec7c348e3abaa3/Issue-955-April-7-2025.pdf|title=Country Aircheck Weekly April 7, 2025, Issue 955|date=April 7, 2025|website=Country Aircheck|accessdate=April 8, 2025}}</ref> | — || |— |}
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