Michael Ray has been known to break out a classic country cover from time to time and, in a new Grand Ole Opry Radio Replay video, the One That Got Away singer offers up brief rendition of Randy Travis He Walked on Water.
Its a song that I played at my moms dads funeral service. It was played at my great grandfathers service, says Ray, going on to explain that He Walked on Water a Number Two hit in 1990 for Travis really encapsulates the admiration he held for his grandfather Amos, whose name inspired the title of Rays latest album. Every time I hear this song it takes me right back to Eustis, Florida, and the little yellow house where we all would meet up every morning and eat breakfast, he adds. His performance is just a short verse and chorus, but hes got an ease with and reverence for the song, written by Allen Shamblin and recorded for Travis No Holdin Back album.
Ray has also showed off his country songbook knowledge in other ways, giving an impromptu rendition of Alabamas Lady Down on Love in January to honor Randy Owen at Country Cares for St. Jude. Prior to that, he joined up with his fiance Carly Pearce and Country Hall of Famer Ricky Skaggs at the Grand Ole Opry to sing When You Say Nothing at All.
Ray, who releasedAmos last June, just embarked on his headlining Nineteen Tour on February 21st. Hes set to play Joes Live in Rosemont, Illinois, on February 28th. Randy Travis, meanwhile, will release his memoir Forever and Ever, Amen on May 14th.