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Article: SUMMERFEST The Fray is a tight-knit group
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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In rock 'n' roll terms, it's certainly been the path less taken.
Three of the four members of The Fray attended Christian Faith
Academy in Denver. Most of them are married, and the band joke is
that if the rest of the group caught a member indulging the Garden
of Groupie delights, they'd forego a reprimand and "skip right to
murder." One of guitarist Dave Welsh's favorite on-the-road
diversions is critiquing new restaurants.
Originally a local sensation in Denver, The Fray got a kick-
start from repeat exposure on the soundtrack to "Grey's Anatomy."
Epic signed the quartet in 2004, and the title song for its 2005
debut album, "How to Save a Life," quickly became a hit.
The momentum has ...