Robert William Cray (born August 1, 1953) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He has led his own band and won five Grammy Awards. One music journalist noted "If you define 'blues' by the rigid categories of structure rather than the flexible language of feeling allusion, Robert Cray... Larry Garner, Joe Louis Walker and James Armstrong are a new and uncategorizable breed, their music blues-like rather than blues, each of them blending ideas and devices from a variety of sources – soul, rock, jazz, gospel – with a sophistication beyond the reach of their forerunners".
The Pacific Northwest-based blues savior's first album in 1980 boded well for his immediate future. Unfurling a sterling vocal delivery equally conversant with blues and soul, Cray offers fine remakes of the Willie Dixon-penned title tune, O.V. Wright's deep soul romp "I'm Gonna Forget About You," and Freddy King's "The Welfare (Turns Its Back on You)," along with his own "Nice as a Fool Can Be" and "That's What I'll Do."
Robert Cray - 1986 - Strong Persuader
Strong Persuader is American blues guitarist Robert Cray's fifth studio album, released in 1986, and became his breakthrough album to the mainstream. "Strong Persuader" also became a nickname for Cray. The album was ranked #42 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 80's.The album was certified 2x platinum.
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, released in 1988, was American blues musician Robert Cray's follow-up to Strong Persuader. It was unable to match the mainstream success of Strong Persuader; peaking at #32 on Billboard 200 and staying on the charts for 60 weeks.
Showdown! is a blues album by Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland, released in 1985 through Alligator Records. The album won the Best Traditional Blues Recording Grammy Award in 1986.
Nothing but a woman, cool ... uma delícia de se escutar, e tendo uma mulher do lado, melhor ainda. Não devemos ter don't be afraid to the dark. Pena que Robert Cray abusa em usar metais, mas é um músico sutil, de talento e que é execrado por alguns amantes puristas do blues. Uma pena!
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Já houve quem o classificasse como Blues anos 80... No álbum Showdown, ele detona com os mestres Albert Collins and J. Copeland. Seu primeiro álbum é bom demais e desde o sucesso de Strong Persuader e Nothing But a Woman, começou a fazer um blues mais Rhythm... Gosto pracarai... Valeu Valvulados
ResponderExcluirRobert foi excelente nos oitenta e até meados dos 90s. Depois se atolou na mesmice. Porém um excelente músico.
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