Help The Singing Cab Driver

Hello! I am Ray Suges, musician, writer, street philosopher, widely known since 1991 as Chicago’s own Ray St. Ray, The Singing Cab Driver.

I love Chicago. I love singing to people in a taxicab. I live to make their day. Ask any of the 100,000+ passengers who experienced me. I AM Chicago.

More of a performance artist than just a taxi driver, I was never in this for the money. But I do have to cover expenses.

Rent, utilities, the price of everything has gone up in the last few years. Everything except cab fares in Chicago. On top of that, the pandemic and Uber decimated the industry, a lot of stores and restaurants closed and fewer people work downtown. Automatic payment apps have really cut into my tips. Many taxi drivers weren’t even making minimum wage before all this.

While all of this was happening I was writing more than cab driving, barely breaking even. A script for ANXIETY SOCIETY: How Our Future was Stolen, is almost ready for recording. This aggregate of my life’s work will express my observations of the world as it is and how it came to be this way.

I could sure use some support.

I’m 73 years old, driving a taxi 6 or 7 days a week and am still too broke to catch up on rent and bills, let alone afford the expense of securing a new apartment, hiring movers, etc.

Last year I started this fundraiser and although we didn't reach my goal of $3500, contributions from family, friends, fans and Secret Santas helped me deal with that emergency. I thought I'd taken this page down but was pleasantly surprised to receive a donation recently. Now personal financial conditions are even more precarious. I still need $3,500.

I'd like to complete my 84,000 word, 27 song audio experience. I am leaving this page up. Any further donations will go towards getting this project released to the world.

One of the songs, WRONG SIDE of ENOUGH was recorded in a studio and released as a single.

All contributions are greatly appreciated.

Please help me out with whatever you can and spread the word.