Once upon a time, R&B/Soul was full of romance, passion, yearning and love. Soul D**e Music artist, Ray Woods, is giving fans all of that and more with his sophomore project, "The Soul Of A Man". Ray Woods is a proud native of Columbus, Ohio. He grew up on the Southside of the city and can be spotted around town going on and on about his basketball playing, hallway singing days at Eastmoor High. His love for basketball MAY just rival is love for music. (He also loves his MAMA more than both of these things:) As an artist, he is energetic and passionate about his craft and specifically about Soul music. I would describe Ray as a 60 year old man trapped inside of a young body. He is an old soul and it is evident in his music. You can hear the influences of classic Soul and R&B in everything he does. He is vulnerable and open in his songwriting, which he shows off at length on his new project as the primary writer. Coupled with a strong vocal delivery on each song he does this quite effectively and truly bears his heart and soul Ray Woods is known for his serenades and powerful vocals. He is FUN to watch on stage and very easy on the ears. He is one of those artists that gives it everything he has EVERY time a mic is in his hand and that makes him the quintessential entertainer. He has been compared to R&B greats such as Dave Hollister and the late and forever legendary Luther Vandross.