Bwana Ray

• Ray Borel - Acoustic Guitar/Vocals

Bwana Ray (a.k.a. Ray Borel) comes from the sugar-white sands of Panama City Beach, Florida. An avid, dedicated Parrot Head bringing you an acoustic mix of Jimmy Buffett tunes with other tropical artists and Buffett influences thrown in, along with acoustic rock, folk, and country songs from the 70's through today. Bwana Ray is ready to bring his beach music to you!

Bottom-line: "Bwana Ray is just a guy who LOVES playing Jimmy Buffett music" and is one of the best pure solo Buffett Tribute guys around -- just him and his acoustic guitar; the way Jimmy started. ***If you want live Jimmy Buffett music at a reasonable price, Bwana Ray is the guy for your event!!! ***

Bars, porches, decks, pools, resorts, coffee shops, boats, beaches, plazas, festivals, tailgate parties, grand openings, private parties, community or corporate events, etc. are perfect settings for Bwana Ray's acoustic guitar/vocal performances. The set list can be 100% Buffett for your Parrot Head party or can be tailored to a variety of music to suit your event -- it's up to you! The Buffett mix includes lots of older, obscure tunes blended with the more popular and newer stuff. Other artists include Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown Band, Jerry Jeff Walker, Guy Clark, Van Morrison, Bob Seger, Lynryd Skynyrd, Lyle Lovett, Garth Brooks and many more. Bwana Ray is a member of and performs frequently for the Panama City Parrot Head Club and is available and ready to play for your Parrot Head club or event! Ray will consider all requests to travel and play for you anywhere in the U.S. or Caribbean.

• Ace - Jimmy Buffett
• All Over Me - Josh Turner
• Amarillo by Morning - George Strait
• An American Dream - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• Another Saturday Night - Cat Stevens
• Anything But Mine - Kenny Chesney
• Baby's Gone Shoppin - Jimmy Buffett
• Bama Breeze - Jimmy Buffett
• Barefootin' - Robert Parker
• Barometer Soup - Jimmy Buffett
• Better As a Memory - Kenny Chesney
• Biloxi - Jimmy Buffett
• Boat Drinks - Jimmy Buffett
• Boats to Build - Jimmy Buffett/Guy Clark
• Brown-Eyed Girl - Van Morrison/Jimmy Buffett
• Captain and the Kid - Jimmy Buffett
• Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes - Jimmy Buffett
• Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffett
• City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
• Cliches - Jimmy Buffett
• Coast of Marseilles - Jimmy Buffett
• Coconut Telegraph - Jimmy Buffett
• Come Monday - Jimmy Buffett
• Conky Tonkin' - Jimmy Buffett
• Cowboy Boots and Bathing Suits - Jerry Jeff Walker
• Cowboy in the Jungle - Jimmy Buffett
• Crazy Love - Poco
• Cuban Crime of Passion - Jimmy Buffett
• Death of an Unpopular Poet - Jimmy Buffett
• Defying Gravity - Jimmy Buffett
• Delaney Talks to Statues - Jimmy Buffett
• Distantly In Love - Jimmy Buffett
• Don't Close Your Eyes - Keith Whitley
• Don't Think Twice, It's Alright - Bob Dylan
• Down the Road - Kenny Chesney/Mac McAnally
• Dreamsicle - Jimmy Buffett
• Elvis Presley Blues - Jimmy Buffett
• Everybody's Talkin' at Me - Fred Neil
• Fire on the Mountain - Marshall Tucker Band
• First Look - Jimmy Buffett
• Floridays - Jimmy Buffett
• Free - Zac Brown Band
• Free Falling - Tom Petty
• Gimme Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Give It Away - George Strait
• Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Green Day
• Grapefruit-Juicyfruit - Jimmy Buffett
• Gulf Coast Highway - Evangeline
• Havana Daydreamin' - Jimmy Buffett
• He Went to Paris - Jimmy Buffett
• Hey Good Lookin' - Hank Williams
• Holiday - Jimmy Buffett
• I Have Found Me a Home - Jimmy Buffett
• I WIll Play for Gumbo - Jimmy Buffett
• If I Could Just Get It on Paper - Jimmy Buffett
• If I Had a Boat - Lyle Lovett
• If You're Reading This - Tim McGraw
• I'm On Fire - Bruce Springsteen
• In Color - Jamey Johnson
• In the Shelter - Jimmy Buffett
• In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry
• Into the Mystic - Van Morrison
• Island - Jimmy Buffett
• Island Fever - Jimmy Buffett
• Island in the Sun - Wheezer
• It's Five O'Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson
• Jamaica Farewell - Harry Belafonte
• L.A. Freeway - Jerry Jeff Walker
• Landslide - Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks
• Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian - John Prine
• Litttle Miss Magic - Jimmy Buffett
• Lone Palm - Jimmy Buffett
• Louisiana 1927 - Randy Newman
• Love in the Library - Jimmy Buffett
• Lovely Cruise - Jimmy Buffett
• Manana - Jimmy Buffett
• Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
• Mr. Bojangles - Jerry Jeff Walker / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter - Herman's Hermits
• Nautical Wheelers - Jimmy Buffett
• No Plane on Sunday - Jimmy Buffett
• Old Blue Chair - Kenny Chesney
• One Particular Harbor - Jimmy Buffett
• Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles
• Pencil Thin Moustache - Jimmy Buffett
• Pirate Looks at Forty - Jimmy Buffett
• Please Come to Boston - Dave Loggins
• Pour Me a Vacation - Great Divide
• Presents to Send You - Jimmy Buffett
• Prince of Tides - Jimmy Buffett
• Railroad Lady - Jimmy Buffett
• Redneck Mothers - Jerry Jeff Walker
• Remember When - Alan Jackson
• Ringling, Ringling - Jimmy Buffett
• Rum and Coca-Cola - Gene Mitchell
• Sea Cruise - Various Artists
• Seasoned by the Sea - Bwana Ray
• Sending the Old Man Home - Jimmy Buffett
• She's Every Woman - Garth Brooks
• Silver Wings - Merle Haggard
• Six String Music - Jimmy Buffett
• Some Beach - Blake Shelton
• Some Humans Ain't Human - John Prine
• Son of a Son of a Sailor - Jimmy Buffett
• Spookey - Atlanta Rhythm Section
• Stars on the Water - Jimmy Buffett/Roddy Crowell
• Stories We Could Tell - Jimmy Buffett
• Straight to Hell - Drivin' & Cryin'
• Stuff That Works - Guy Clark
• Sunshine - Jonathon Edwards
• Tampico Trauma - Jimmy Buffett
• Tequila Sunrise - Eagles
• That's the Way the World Goes 'Round - John Prine
• The Cape - Guy Clark
• The Life - Kenny Chesney
• The Weather is Here, I Wish You Were Beautiful - Jimmy Buffett
• They Don't Dance Like Carmen - Jimmy Buffett
• Tin Cup Chalice - Jimmy Buffett
• Toes - Zac Brown Band
• Tonight I Just Need My Guitar - Jimmy Buffett
• Trashy Women - Jerry Jeff Walker/Confederate Railroad
• Tryin' to Reason with Hurricane Season - Jimmy Buffett
• Tupelo Honey - Van Morrison
• Turn the Page - Bob Seger
• Two Pina Coladas - Garth Brooks
• Uno Mas Cerveza - Tommy Alverson
• Volcano - Jimmy Buffett
• Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
• West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gowns - Jimmy Buffett
• When the Coast is Clear - Jimmy Buffett
• When the Sun Goes Down - Kenny Chesney
• Where Bananas Grow - Howard Livingston &MM24
• Where's the Party? - Jimmy Buffett
• Whoop De Doo - Jimmy Buffett
• Why You Wanna Hurt My Heart? - Jimmy Buffett
• Wino and I Know - Jimmy Buffett
• Woman Goin' Crazy On Carolina Street - Jimmy Buffett
• Wonder Why We Ever Go Home? - Jimmy Buffett
• Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
• You Look So Good in Love - George Strait
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Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Clubs, Cocktail Parties, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Dinner Dances, Events, Family Reunions, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Luau Parties, New Year's Eve Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Restaurants, Retirement Parties, Reunions, Studio Session, Wedding Cocktail Hours...and more.

• Bwana Ray was great! He really made our event memorable. My wife is a HUGE Jimmy Buffett fan, and his cover of all the Jimmy-tunes really made it memorable for her. -- Will B, Montgomery, AL, 7/31/2011
• Great time. Great Party. Thanks Ray. -- Rick M, Santa Rosa Beach, FL, 7/5/2011
• Easy booking. No hassles. Excellent talent. -- Barry L, Perdido Key, FL, 5/28/2011
• Great show! Very fun. And didn't let the rain and change of venue shack him. Book him now, you'll have a blast in your very own Margaritaville. -- Karoline D, Niceville, FL, 6/19/2010
• Bwana Ray was on time, well prepared, versatile, very personable, and very willing to adapt his performanmce to meet my situation. I recommend Bwana Ray for most any event. He will not disappoint. -- Jerry B, Nokesville, VA, 6/27/2009

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