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Gil Ray

<p><b>George Gilbert</b> "<b>Gil</b>" <b>Ray</b> (September 17, 1956 <span>–</span> January 24, 2017) was an American rock drummer, guitarist, and vocalist, best known for his recordings in the 1980s and 1990s as a member of the bands <a href="/en/Game_Theory_(band)" title="Game Theory (band)" class="wl">Game Theory</a> and <a href="/en/The_Loud_Family" title="The Loud Family" class="wl">The Loud Family</a>. In late 2012, he joined <a href="/en/Rain_Parade" title="Rain Parade" class="wl">Rain Parade</a> as drummer for a series of reunion performances.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-sfchron_1-0"><a href="#cite_note-sfchron-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></p>

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George Gilbert "Gil" Ray was an American rock drummer, guitarist, and vocalist, best known for his recordings in the 1980s and 1990s as a member of the bands Game Theory and The Loud Family. In late 2012, he joined Rain Parade as drummer for a series of reunion performances. 