# Frank Ray > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Frank_Ray > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Frank_Ray.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Ray > Source revision: 1340811329 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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{{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}} | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|01|08}} | birth_place = [Deming, New Mexico](/source/Deming%2C_New_Mexico), U.S. | origin = [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee), U.S. | genre = [Country](/source/Country_music) | occupation = Singer | instrument = {{flatlist| * Vocals * guitar }} | years_active = 2019–present | label = [BBR](/source/BBR_Music_Group) }} '''Francisco Gomez''' (born January 8, 1987), known professionally as '''Frank Ray''', is an American [country music](/source/country_music) singer. Signed to [BBR Music Group](/source/BBR_Music_Group), he has released the single "Country'd Look Good on You". ==Biography== Francisco Gomez is a native of [Deming, New Mexico](/source/Deming%2C_New_Mexico). His parents divorced when he was four years old, and he lived with his mother in [Laredo](/source/Laredo%2C_Texas) and [San Antonio, Texas](/source/San_Antonio%2C_Texas). He then moved to [Columbus, New Mexico](/source/Columbus%2C_New_Mexico) with his father. It was through his moving that he began listening to not only [country music](/source/country_music), but also ''[ranchera](/source/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](/source/Freddy_Fender) as inspiration on this front. From 2007 to 2017, Gomez worked as a [police officer](/source/police_officer) in [Las Cruces, New Mexico](/source/Las_Cruces%2C_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](/source/Ashley_McBryde).{{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}} In 2021, Ray signed with [BBR Music Group](/source/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](/source/Spotify) playlist. 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](/source/Grand_Ole_Opry).{{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}} The same month, "Country'd Look Good on You" entered the top 40 on the ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' [Country Airplay](/source/Country_Airplay) charts,{{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}} 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
Country
Songs](/source/Hot_Country_Songs)
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/frank-ray/chart-history/csi/|title=Frank Ray Chart History: Hot Country Songs|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|access-date=June 22, 2022}} ! style="width:45px;"| [US Country Airplay](/source/Country_Airplay)
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/frank-ray/chart-history/csa/|title=Frank Ray Chart History: Country Airplay|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|access-date=September 9, 2023}} |- | 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"{{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}} | — || |— |} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ray, Frank}} Category:21st-century American male singers Category:American country singers Category:BBR Music Group artists Category:Living people Category:People from Luna County, New Mexico Category:1987 births --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Frank Ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Ray) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Ray?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.