Who is daniel trublu gray?

After surviving his teen years as a rock musician in the late 60s and early 70s, Daniel became a Christian and started a new path following Jesus. But is wasn't easy. A disciplined lifestyle didn't come naturally to this free spirited, self absorbed guitar maniac with delusions of grandeur. As the years passed there were many successes and a few embarrassing falls. Now older and wiser, Daniel writes what he calls "sermon songs" telling stories of life changing lessons and the deep spiritual battles he's come through.

Trublu initially was a name considered for a band...Truth (the truth of the gospel) plus blues (the style of the music). Truth + Blues = True Blue, later shortened to Trublu.  The band name never happened but Trublu Music became the name for Daniel's own publishing company. In 2014, when releasing his 6th album, "Oh Jerusalem" on a small label, the publishers said that there were too many Daniel Grays out there. Some were musicians and some were even Christian musicians. It became necessary to find a way to differentiate this Daniel Gray from the others. Since blues musicians often have nicknames, (like Jonny "Guitar" Watson, Bobby "Blue" Bland and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown) the label released the album adding "Trublu" between the first and last name...and Daniel Trublu Gray was born.

But it's more than just a nick name. It's a choice. A decision never to go back to being a Christian with a secret life you're ashamed of. 

A decision to always be Trublu.

It all begins with the blues. Influenced by all your favorite "Strat-masters" like Clapton, Hendrix, Stevie Ray, Robin Trower and Buddy Guy, add in some David Gilmoreish Pink Floyd, The Who, The Moody Blues, Joe Walsh, ZZ Top and Zappa...and now we've gone way beyond the blues. From brash to beautiful, from in your face to out in space, from lighthearted and funny to tear jerkingly convicting...this is the music of Trublu. 

Sometimes plain and simple, sometimes filled with metaphors and imagery, there won't be your typical cookie cutter Christian lyrics here. If you don't know your Bible well you might even wonder where such words and phrases come from. The amazing part is how most of them come straight from scripture and still almost always rhyme! Be ready to listen closely and have your inner person exposed.  The TRUth is in these BLUes. 

If you're one of those blessed to have an album (a few are still available in CD form) then you might be reminded of the bygone era of the concept album...40 minutes or so of connected music with repeating musical and lyrical themes. If that's something that appeals to you, try listening carefully to "Oh Jerusalem" or the soon to be released "Two Laws of Love". 

Downloads of singles are available on all your favorite music outlets. We don't have an online store on this site at the present time but if you want to request a CD copy of music you can drop us a line through the "Contact us" menu above or just open a chat! I'd love to talk to you!