---
title: "Sugar Ray"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/sugar-ray"
genre: "Funk Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1986
---

# Sugar Ray

**Sugar Ray** is a funk metal band, from United States, active 1986 to present.

Sugar Ray is an American rock band formed in Newport Beach, California, in 1986. Originally playing heavier nu metal and funk metal style music, the band achieved mainstream popularity in 1997 with their more pop-influenced single "Fly". The song's success led the band to shift its style dramatically to the more radio-friendly pop sound with their subsequent releases. Their best-selling album, 14:59, was released in 1999, and featured popular singles "Every Morning", "Someday", followed by a self-titled album in 2001 featuring the single "When It's Over". The band would release two further albums, In the Pursuit of Leisure (2003) and Music for Cougars (2009), though the albums and respective singles generally sold far less. The band continued to tour into the 2010s.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Ray

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Sugar Ray |
| Genre | Funk Metal |
| Parent genre | Alternative Metal |
| Origin | Newport Beach, United States |
| Formed | 1986 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

[Funk Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/funk-metal) · [Alternative Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/alternative-metal) · [Nu Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nu-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mark McGrath](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mark-mcgrath) |  | 1986 to present | Current |
| [Rodney Sheppard](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rodney-sheppard) |  | 1986 to present | Current |
| [Al Keith](https://themetalnet.com/musician/al-keith) |  | 2010 to 2013 | Former |
| [DJ Homicide](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dj-homicide) |  | 1995 to 2010 | Former |
| [Murphy Karges](https://themetalnet.com/musician/murphy-karges) |  | 1986 to 2012 | Former |
| [Stan Frazier](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stan-frazier) |  | 1986 to 2012 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1995 | [Lemonade and Brownies](https://themetalnet.com/album/5c98220d-752f-3a9f-b7c4-e100c0787251) | Album |
| 1997 | [Floored](https://themetalnet.com/album/bac93e8b-eedd-342c-820a-9d52184b6c4a) | Album |
| 1999 | [14:59](https://themetalnet.com/album/627c4ad0-8fc6-33a0-b545-fa3d426dbce6) | Album |
| 2001 | [Sugar Ray](https://themetalnet.com/album/03ad9c4d-bf51-3816-8fa1-1ea6da9a53cd) | Album |
| 2003 | [In the Pursuit of Leisure](https://themetalnet.com/album/7659891a-4843-4815-9057-411d9c9f6e77) | Album |
| 2009 | [Music for Cougars](https://themetalnet.com/album/33cba451-a172-4056-90ff-addb0356ed55) | Album |
| 2019 | [Little Yachty](https://themetalnet.com/album/e2659c50-e5d0-4b8d-bf35-a15b68e12a3b) | Album |

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- [Linkin Park](https://themetalnet.com/band/linkin-park) (listened together)
- [Sum 41](https://themetalnet.com/band/sum-41) (listened together)
- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Muse](https://themetalnet.com/band/muse) (listened together)
- [Guns N’ Roses](https://themetalnet.com/band/guns-n-roses) (listened together)
- [Nickelback](https://themetalnet.com/band/nickelback) (listened together)
- [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails) (listened together)
- [Korn](https://themetalnet.com/band/korn) (listened together)
- [Papa Roach](https://themetalnet.com/band/papa-roach) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- x: https://twitter.com/sugarrayband
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4uN3DsfENc7dp0OLO0FEIb
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficalSugarRayBand
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/2240
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/146311
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCSBt7J5Ygt8j1EaPsHEqNFw

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/sugar-ray](https://themetalnet.com/band/sugar-ray). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt