Ray Hoff

Raymond Terrence Charles Hough (born 29 December 1942), who performed as Ray Hoff, was an Australian rock 'n' roll and R&B singer from the late 1950s to mid-1970s. He led Ray Hoff & the Off Beats from 1959 to 1967, which issued a self-titled album. During the early 1970s he was a member of Perth-based blues revival group, Likefun. After his music career he became an auto detailer. In 2005 he was diagnosed with cancer , subsequently he had two strokes and died on 19 March 2010, aged 67.

Biography

Ray Hoff (born Raymond Terrence Charles Hough, 29 December 1942) was the sixth child of Margaret and William "Sydney" Hough (born c. 1900). Hoff grew up in Sydney's Enfield.

The Off Beats had a variable line-up, John Ryan's brother Vince provided saxophone in the early years. His final line-up in that city was Taylor with Mike Downes on rhythm guitar and Col Risby on lead guitar; all three left to join Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs in 1965.

Hoff relocated to Adelaide and then to Perth. The group's debut self-titled studio album also appeared in that year via Clarion and was distributed by Festival Records. Malcolm J Turnbull of the Australian Folklore Unit observed, "both veterans of the rock scene, teamed up to cater for hard-core blues fans, and played to packed Thursday night houses at the Quitapena before trying their luck in the east."

Discography

Credits:

Albums

Ray Hoff & the Off Beats (1966) Clarion Records/Festival Records (MCL 32116) Let's Go: the Festival File (compilation album, 1988) Festival Records.

Extended plays

Its Ray Hoff & the Off Beats (1966) Clarion Records/Festival Records (MCX 11226)

Singles

"Little Queenie" (1964) RCA "Love, Love, Love" (1965) Action Records/Festival Records (MX 25677) "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go" (May 1966) Clarion Records/Festival Records (MCP 011) "Bama-Lama-Bama-Loo" (1966) Clarion Records/Festival Records (MCK 1361) "Tossin' and Turnin'" (October 1966) Clarion Records/Festival Records (MCK 1520)