Robert Cray
Robert Cray - blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
Person from United States
Genres: blues, blues rock, soul, guitar, rock
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About Robert Cray
Robert Cray (born August 1, 1953, Columbus, Georgia) is an American blues guitarist and singer. A five-time Grammy Award winner, he has led his own band (the Robert Cray Band), as well as an acclaimed solo career. In 2011, Cray was inducted to the Blues Hall of Fame. While Cray was among artists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and George Thorogood who got wider radio airplay and regular MTV video exposure during the late 1980s, he started playing guitar in his early teens. At Denbigh High School in Newport News, Virginia, his love of blues and soul music flourished as he started collecting records. Originally, Robert Cray wanted to become an architect, but at about the same time he was going to study design in architecture he formed a local band "Steakface", described as "the best band from Lakewood you never heard of". Cray on guitar and vocals contributed greatly to Steakface's set list of songs by Jimi Hendrix, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Fleetwood Mac, the Grease Band, Blodwyn Pig, Jethro Tull, Forever More, Spirit, and The Faces. By the time he was twenty, Cray had seen his heroes Albert Collins, Freddie King and Muddy Waters in concert, and decided to form his own band. His band started playing college towns on the west coast. After several years of regional success, Cray was signed to Mercury Records in 1982. His third release, Strong Persuader, received a Grammy Award, while the crossover single "Smokin' Gun" gave him wider appeal and name recognition. By then Cray was an opening act for such major stars as Eric Clapton (who remains a friend to this day), and sold out larger venues as a solo artist. Cray has generally played Fender guitars (Telecasters and Stratocasters) and there are two signature Robert Cray Stratocasters models available from Fender. Cray continues to record and tour.
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Robert Cray — Top 30 songs of 33
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
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| ROBERT CRAY | …I´m walkin´ | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | Poor johnny | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | I shiver | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | Some pain, some shame | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | Enough for me | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | I shiver | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | I´m a good man | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | Some pain, some shame | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | Steppin´ out | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | …Poor johnny | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | NIGHT PATROL | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | SMOKING GUN | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | FOUL PLAY | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | THAT'S WHAT KEEPS ME ROCKIN' | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | HOT | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | I´m walkin´ | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | …Poor johnny | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | no one special | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | DON' | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | Moan | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | BABY'S ARMS | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | Anything you want | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | Baby´s arms | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | Moan | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | Our last time | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | This man | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | Wrap It Up | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | Will You Think of Me | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | Smoking Gun | ||
| ROBERT CRAY | NOTHIN BUT A WOMAN (1986) |