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Infobox musical artist | name = Ray Boltz| image =| caption =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = | alias = Mr. Boltz| birth_date = birth year and age|1953| birth_place = Muncie, Indiana , U.S.| origin =| genre = Worship music|Worship , Contemporary Christian music|Contemporary Christian , Pop music|pop | occupation = Singer-songwriter | instrument = Singing|Vocals , piano , guitar | years_active = 1986–2004, 2008–present| label =| associated_acts =| website = http://rayboltz.com RayBoltz.com Ray Boltz (born 1953 in Muncie, Indiana , United States ) is a singer-songwriter who first came to wide notice in contemporary Christian music , many of his songs tell stories of faith and inspiration. He was raised by his parents William and Ruth Boltz, and was married to his wife Carol Boltz for over 30 years prior to coming out as gay in 2008. They have four children.
Boltz was virtually unknown when he wrote "Thank You", which won the Dove Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year prize at the 1990 GMA Dove Awards . http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php? id=15996 Thank You Songfacts His song "I Pledge Allegiance to the Lamb" also won a Dove Award for Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year at the 25th GMA Dove Awards in 1994. After the release of ''Songs from the Potter's Field in 2002, and his last tour in 2004, Boltz retired from the music industry and moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida .
In a September 2008 interview with the Washington Blade , Boltz coming out|came out of the closet and announced he was gay cite news|url= http://www.washingtonblade.com/print.cfm? content_id=13258|title=Key changes|last=DiGuglielmo|first=Joey|date=12 September 2008|work=Washington Blade|accessdate=2009-02-19Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot Since then, Boltz has performed at several churches of the Metropolitan Community Church , a LGBT-welcoming church programs|gay-affirming Christian denomination.cite news|author=Rich Lopez|last=Lopez|first=Rich|date=2009-09-10|url= http://www.dallasvoice.com/artman/publish/article_11808.php|work=Dallas Voice|title=Ray of Light|accessdate=2009-01-01
In 2010, he released the album True , which won Album of the Year at the OUTMusic Awards.cite news| url= http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/15/us/15religion.html | work=The New York Times | title=Christian Singer Resumes Career, Relieved of a Secret | first=Samuel G. | last=Freedman | date=2010-05-14
Boltz has been the recipient of two song awards from the Gospel Music Association's GMA Dove Award|Dove Awards . "Thank You" received the 1990 Dove Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year award, and "I Pledge Allegiance to the Lamb" received the 1994 award for Inspirational Song. He also was one of various artists contributing to God with Us: A Celebration of Christmas Carols & Classics , which won the 1997 award for Special Event Album.
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External links
http://rayboltz.com Ray Boltz — official website
http://myheartgoesout-carol.blogspot.com My Heart Goes Out Carol Boltz blog
Persondata | NAME = Boltz, Ray | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American singer-songwriter | DATE OF BIRTH = 1953 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Muncie, Indiana, United States | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Boltz, Ray Category:American male singers Category:American singer-songwriters Category:People from Muncie, Indiana Category:LGBT musicians from the United States Category:LGBT Christians Category:American performers of Christian music Category:Christian religion-related songwriters Category:1953 births Category:Living people
