Johnny Raye was born and raised on the beaches of southern California. At the age of nineteen he entered military service as a U.S. Army Military Police officer, where he served as a Cold Warrior in the Federal Republic of Germany.
He is a graduate of Northern Arizona University and holds degrees in History, Geology, and Criminal Justice. While at the university he also worked as a reporter for his school newspaper, where he won awards for his editorial writing.
Johnny Raye also attended the University of Tübingen, in Germany, where in his free time, played as a defensive lineman for an American style football club.
He has traveled extensively in Europe, Asia, and Central America, and has explored the castle ruins along the Rhein, walked the streets of the Forbidden City, and explored the great Mayan pyramids.
In his spare time Johnny Raye likes to ride his Harley on the back roads of Arizona, or write songs and sing in front of his rock band. But by far one of his favorite activities, is to play with his Golden Retriever, Schatzi, who thinks he’s the greatest thing since sliced bacon.
