Stars with Las Cruces roots highlight 2022 Amador Dayz

For Frank Ray and Bri Bagwell, Amador Dayz 2022 is a homecoming.

Ray is part of the Thursday, May 5, lineup at Amador Live, while Bagwell performs Friday, May 6.

Another local favorite, Satisfied, with Karlos Saucedo, is also on the May 5 list of performers.

A native of Deming, New Mexico who was raised in Texas and southern New Mexico, Ray was a Las Cruces police officer for 10 years before beginning his career as a full-time country music singer and songwriter. He was featured in People magazine in a story published in January, about a week after Ray’s 32^nd birthday. He was featured in a CMT News story last June.

Ray released his first album, “Different Kind of Country,” in 2018. His single, “Country'd Look Good on You,” is currently climbing the charts. “Streetlights,” which Ray co-wrote, was his first single.

Bagwell is a Las Cruces native who began performing locally at age 14, using a keyboard she found in her parents’ garage. They later bought her a used piano at an auction. She also sang in the Mayfield High School Chorus and formed her first band with her brothers Bryan and Brandan, who are twins. Bagwell began a full-time music career more than a decade ago and has hit the big time in Texas as a singer-songwriter.

A native of Las Cruces, Tejano singer Saucedo has been performing since age 6. “Suenos” (Dreams) is the title of his first album, released in 2017.

Here is the lineup:

• Wednesday, May 4: Mega trivia, interactive quiz show, begins at 7 p.m.; first come, first served on the outdoor lawn; free to play, with a recommendation of at least five people per team.
• Thursday, May 5: Headliner: AB Quintanilla III y Los Kumbia Kings; featuring: Frank Ray; also playing: Satisfied, with Karlos Saucedo and El Paso’s Radio La Chusma. The host is Latin king of comedy original Alex Reymundo. Performing at the FatCrates beer garden: Jordano Baby, Grupo A1, EMEKU and DJ NEOKIDD.
• Friday, May 6: Headliner: Grupo Metal featuring Chris Perez; featuring: DJ Henry Fong and Bri Bagwell; special guest: Ricardo Castillon y La Diferenzia; also playing: regional favorite Unlyshed. The host again is Alex Reymundo. Performing at the FatCrates beer garden: DJ Mischievous; DJ NEOKIDD; and Legit Alpha.
• Saturday, May 7: Headliner: Los Huracanes del Norte; featuring: Revancha Nortena; special guest: regional favorite Che Che Rodriguez; also performing: El Paso’s Frequenzia and La Culpa Nortena. Performing in the FatCrates Beer Garden: Grupo A1, Jornado Baby; Cen and DJ NEOKIDD.

For the Thursday-Saturday, May 5, 6 and 7 live performances, doors open at 4 p.m. General admission for each day is $50 if you buy tickets online or $60 at the door. 

For tickets, call 1-877-466-3404 or visit www.amadorlive.com.