Larry McCray
Larry McCray
Genres: blues, blues rock, blues guitarists, Modern Blues, Smooth Blues
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About Larry McCray
If contemporary blues has a longterm future as we boldly venture into the 21st century, it's very likely that guitarist Larry McCray will play a recurring role in its ongoing development. His first two albums, Ambition and Delta Hurricane, signal both a strong commitment to the tradition and the vision to usher the genre in exciting new directions. McCray's first influence on guitar was none other than his sister, Clara, who toured regionally around Arkansas with her own combo, the Rockets. Clara never got to record her Freddie King-styled blues for posterity -- but her little brother has at least partially made up for that omission. Larry followed Clara up to Saginaw, MI, in 1972. She turned him on to the joys of the three Kings (B.B., Freddie, and Albert), Albert Collins, and Magic Sam, and Larry added superheated rock licks (à la Jimi Hendrix and the Allman Brothers) to his arsenal as he began playing the local circuit with his brothers Carl on bass and Steve on drums. Working on General Motors' assembly line occupied a great deal of Larry McCray's time after he finished high school. But he eventually found enough free hours to put together Ambition, his 1991 debut album for Pointblank, in a Detroit friend's basement studio. The stunning set was a convincing hybrid of blues, rock, and soul, McCray combining the interrelated idioms in sizzling fashion. Suddenly, the stocky young guitarist was touring with label-mate Albert Collins. His 1993 Pointblank encore, Delta Hurricane, was a slicker affair produced by veteran British blues maven Mike Vernon that McCray much prefers to his homemade debut. He followed Delta Hurricane with Climbin' Up in 1995 and Meet Me At the Lake in 1996. Born to Play the Blues appeared in 1998. Believe It was followed in early 2001. ~ Bill Dahl, All Music Guide Source; http://www.answers.com/topic/larry-mccray
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Larry McCray — Top 27 songs
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry McCray | Blues Without You | ||
| Larry McCray | Midnight Rambler | ||
| Larry McCray | Keep On Walking | ||
| Larry McCray | No More Crying | ||
| Larry McCray | I Play The Blues | ||
| Larry McCray | Gone For Good | ||
| Larry McCray | Man On Bended Knee | ||
| Larry McCray | Same Old Blues | ||
| Larry McCray | Smooth Sailing | ||
| Larry McCray | Down To The Bottom | ||
| Larry McCray | Mr. Easy | ||
| Larry McCray | Breaking News | Mixxx | ||
| Larry McCray | Delta Hurricane | ||
| Larry McCray | Blues Without You (For Paul) | ||
| Larry McCray | Blues Without You | ||
| Larry McCray | At the House of Blues | ||
| Larry McCray | Don't Put Your Dreams To Bed | Mixxx | ||
| Larry McCray | Last 4 Nickles (Best Things In Life Are Free) | ||
| Larry McCray | Blues In The City | ||
| Larry McCray | Miss You | ||
| Larry McCray | Down To The Bottom (feat. Warren Haynes) | ||
| Larry McCray | Roadhouse Blues | ||
| Larry McCray | Crossroad Blues | ||
| Larry McCray | No More Crying | Mixxx | ||
| Larry McCray | Arkansas | ||
| Larry McCray | Somebody Watching | ||
| Larry McCray | That's How Strong |