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Ray Dorset (born Raymond Edward Dorset, on March 21, 1945, in Ashford, Kent) is a British guitarist, singer and founder of the skiffle band Mungo Jerry.

In 1968 he formed the group Good Earth, which also included Colin Earl on keyboards, Dave Hutchins on bass, and Ray Bowerman on drums. They recorded the album It's Hard Rock And All That on the Saga label, before Hutchins and Bowerman left. Joe Rush joined on washboard and the group adopted a more acoustic-based skiffle style. In 1970 with further line-up changes the group became Mungo Jerry.

Dorset has also maintained a solo career parallel to his leadership of Mungo Jerry. In 1972 he released an album Cold Blue Excursion; in 1983 he was part of Katmandu with Peter Green and Vincent Crane, who recorded an album A Case For The Blues; and in 1986, as Made in England, he recorded and released the theme for the TV drama series Prospects as a single.

In addition to guitar he has played several other instruments on stage and record, including harmonica, kazoo, accordion and keyboards.

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