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 128
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
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| Robert Cray | Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark | ||
| Robert Cray | Waiting for the Tide to Turn | ||
| Robert Cray | Right next door | ||
| Robert Cray | Never Mattered Much | ||
| Robert Cray | Survivor | ||
| Robert Cray | Sadder Days | ||
| Robert Cray | I Shiver | ||
| Robert Cray | Smoking Gun | ||
| Robert Cray | Anything You Want | ||
| Robert Cray | Anything You Want [2020] | ||
| Robert Cray | Robert Cray | ||
| Robert Cray | Who's Been Talking | ||
| Robert Cray | The Price I Pay | ||
| Robert Cray | I'm Walkin' | ||
| Robert Cray | Right Next Door | ||
| Robert Cray | I’ll Always Remember You | ||
| Robert Cray | Love 2009 | ||
| Robert Cray | Sleeping In The Ground | ||
| Robert Cray | Nice as a Fool Can Be | ||
| Robert Cray | Sleeping in the Ground | ||
| Robert Cray | The Same Love That Made Me Laugh | ||
| Robert Cray | A memo | ||
| Robert Cray | That ain´t love | ||
| Robert Cray | Won't be coming home | ||
| Robert Cray | You're the one | ||
| Robert Cray | Playin' with My Friends | ||
| Robert Cray | Forecast (Calls For Pain) [Kki] | ||
| Robert Cray | What You Need (Good Man) | ||
| Robert Cray | Back Door Slam | ||
| Robert Cray | Consequences |