Robert Cray
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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.
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I Was Warned
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Strong Persuader
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Time Will Tell
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Smoking Gun
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Nothin' But A Woman
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Right Next Door (Because of Me)
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The Forecast (Calls For Pain)
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North Sea Jazz 2012
Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Jul 14 Cahors Blues Festival Espace Bessières, Cahors, France
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B.B. King
Starlight Theatre, Kansas City MO, United States
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