I'm still stinging from all the Cray-hatred emanating from this site recently. I've calmed down a bit. I would like to believe somewhere out there that there exist other like-minded souls as me who admire Robert's multi-talents. Fabulous song-writer (Twenty comes to immediate mind), wonderful R&B singer...and has some crazy, unique guitar licks. Grew up with Robert in Eugene when he employed another great vocalist as his front-man (Curtis Salgado - still working the circuit in the Pac Northwest) and was working for tips...saw him open for John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters and always knew greater things were ahead. He done good. Listening to his latest as I write...sublime....

Others? Fave Cray records? I'd go with I Was Warned for the title track alone...as good as music gets.

Cray haters need not respond...but if you do...well, you'll see....



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hullo,
got most of his cd's , listen to them once in a while.
good music, not thrilling, but good. he's a sympathic guy, talented.
i remember in Nijmegen, Holland, in 1195 he got booed during the Voodoo lounge Shows.
Never seen him live in other places, so i cant judge on his live shows.
Rally like: his cd from the pond, or something.
everytime he releases a cd, i download or copy it.
I enjoy his music. he is one of the greats.
Enjoy and discover his music, go on !!
Jeroen

in 1995 i mean ofcourse

hey, what's 800 years between friends? good on you, corriecas...you can expect a xmas card this year.

"pardon" is my favourite, with this really great guitar solo.
saw him years ago, when he was support act for joe cocker in
1999 and eric clapton in 2006

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"pardon" is my favourite, with this really great guitar solo.
saw him years ago, when he was support act for joe cocker in
1999 and eric clapton in 2006

kait gets a card, too

loved how he sounded with the Stones on Stop Breaking Down in Miami. I remember thinking that it sounded as if he had been (or should be) in the band...

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loved how he sounded with the Stones on Stop Breaking Down in Miami. I remember thinking that it sounded as if he had been (or should be) in the band...

frankly, it was disappointing to me. robert did fine, but i thought the arrangement missed the mark....but, kinda tough to compete with the studio rendition...

Saw him playing with Eric Clapton a few years back and he practically stole the show

Also his performance in Hail, Hail Rock and Roll was outstanding !

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Saw him playing with Eric Clapton a few years back and he practically stole the show

Also his performance in Hail, Hail Rock and Roll was outstanding !

merry xmas to you

I like Robert Cray. I've seen him twice. First time was in 2004....a double bill with Buddy Guy in Seattle, right on Puget Sound. 2nd time was a New Years Eve show in Milwaukee, I think '06 into '07. I've listened to "Midnight Stroll" and "Shame + A Sin" quite a bit......favorite songs around that time are probably "Bouncin' Back" and "I Shiver".

Robert Cray....France 2010








GC: When you travel abroad, do you see audiences acting differently because they haven't been exposed as much to that same categorization?

Robert Cray: What I hear, when we go abroad, is that when you turn on the radio you are liable to hear just about anything on any particular radio station. That's the thing. Being categorized as one particular band doesn't stop you from getting airplay over there as it does here in America.So, when you do go to play in Europe, it's wide open. A person who's out there that's a blues fan will like listening to Sarah Vaughan or somebody, which is great. That's what it's all about. There are all different kinds of music and you limit yourself if you categorize.

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I'm still stinging from all the Cray-hatred emanating from this site recently. I've calmed down a bit. I would like to believe somewhere out there that there exist other like-minded souls as me who admire Robert's multi-talents. Fabulous song-writer (Twenty comes to immediate mind), wonderful R&B singer...and has some crazy, unique guitar licks. Grew up with Robert in Eugene when he employed another great vocalist as his front-man (Curtis Salgado - still working the circuit in the Pac Northwest) and was working for tips...saw him open for John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters and always knew greater things were ahead. He done good. Listening to his latest as I write...sublime....

Others? Fave Cray records? I'd go with I Was Warned for the title track alone...as good as music gets.

Cray haters need not respond...but if you do...well, you'll see....

Who hates Robert Cray? I enjoy his music.

Greetings from the Jersey Shore.

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I'm still stinging from all the Cray-hatred emanating from this site recently. I've calmed down a bit. I would like to believe somewhere out there that there exist other like-minded souls as me who admire Robert's multi-talents. Fabulous song-writer (Twenty comes to immediate mind), wonderful R&B singer...and has some crazy, unique guitar licks. Grew up with Robert in Eugene when he employed another great vocalist as his front-man (Curtis Salgado - still working the circuit in the Pac Northwest) and was working for tips...saw him open for John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters and always knew greater things were ahead. He done good. Listening to his latest as I write...sublime....

Others? Fave Cray records? I'd go with I Was Warned for the title track alone...as good as music gets.

Cray haters need not respond...but if you do...well, you'll see....

Who hates Robert Cray? I enjoy his music.

well, not hate...i used that term for effect. but do a search here on cray - and you'll see some here are less than enthusiastic about him. i'm okay now about it. but, i just don't understand.....or something.

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I'm still stinging from all the Cray-hatred emanating from this site recently. I've calmed down a bit. I would like to believe somewhere out there that there exist other like-minded souls as me who admire Robert's multi-talents. Fabulous song-writer (Twenty comes to immediate mind), wonderful R&B singer...and has some crazy, unique guitar licks. Grew up with Robert in Eugene when he employed another great vocalist as his front-man (Curtis Salgado - still working the circuit in the Pac Northwest) and was working for tips...saw him open for John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters and always knew greater things were ahead. He done good. Listening to his latest as I write...sublime....

Others? Fave Cray records? I'd go with I Was Warned for the title track alone...as good as music gets.

Cray haters need not respond...but if you do...well, you'll see....

Who hates Robert Cray? I enjoy his music.

well, not hate...i used that term for effect. but do a search here on cray - and you'll see some here are less than enthusiastic about him. i'm okay now about it. but, i just don't understand.....or something.

Some called him "easy listening music" if I am not mistaken .

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I'm still stinging from all the Cray-hatred emanating from this site recently. I've calmed down a bit. I would like to believe somewhere out there that there exist other like-minded souls as me who admire Robert's multi-talents. Fabulous song-writer (Twenty comes to immediate mind), wonderful R&B singer...and has some crazy, unique guitar licks. Grew up with Robert in Eugene when he employed another great vocalist as his front-man (Curtis Salgado - still working the circuit in the Pac Northwest) and was working for tips...saw him open for John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters and always knew greater things were ahead. He done good. Listening to his latest as I write...sublime....

Others? Fave Cray records? I'd go with I Was Warned for the title track alone...as good as music gets.

Cray haters need not respond...but if you do...well, you'll see....

Who hates Robert Cray? I enjoy his music.

well, not hate...i used that term for effect. but do a search here on cray - and you'll see some here are less than enthusiastic about him. i'm okay now about it. but, i just don't understand.....or something.

Some called him "easy listening music" if I am not mistaken .

smooth was a term often used. scathing.

Excellent guitarist, but unfortunately all he does is easy listening ballroom blues...

Mathijs

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Excellent guitarist, but unfortunately all he does is easy listening ballroom blues...

Mathijs

i take it then that you've heard everything he's done?

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Some called him "easy listening music" if I am not mistaken .

smooth was a term often used. scathing.

It wasn't smooth; but a word also starting with s - but one less letter, won't mention it again....I feel guilty for the first time. But no hatred or anything.

I really like his "Shame + a sin" album.

I suppose next your going to start a "where's the love for Colin James" thread?

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Excellent guitarist, but unfortunately all he does is easy listening ballroom blues...

Mathijs

i take it then that you've heard everything he's done?

mmm...well, I think I gave all albums he has released a listen. Outside that I haven't heard much of him no.

Mathijs

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I suppose next your going to start a "where's the love for Colin James" thread?

i was thinking "eagles" actually

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Excellent guitarist, but unfortunately all he does is easy listening ballroom blues...

Mathijs

i take it then that you've heard everything he's done?

mmm...well, I think I gave all albums he has released a listen. Outside that I haven't heard much of him no.

Mathijs

you must really like easy listening ballroom blues

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Excellent guitarist, but unfortunately all he does is easy listening ballroom blues...

Mathijs

i take it then that you've heard everything he's done?

mmm...well, I think I gave all albums he has released a listen. Outside that I haven't heard much of him no.

Mathijs

you must really like easy listening ballroom blues

No, his albums where given away free with a subscription to 'Guitar Magazine'.

Mathijs

Hey Erik, don't feel ashamed that you were right and used the correct term the first time you described Cray's music.

Hubert Sumlin, Little Walter, Son House, Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield-GODLIKE

Robert Cray-S.....

Whether you like him or not, he got several Grammy Awards

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I only have his Shame and a Sin CD but I have always liked him. I lived in and around Eugene in the early to mid 70's and he was playing in the local clubs and pubs just about every weekend. I never saw him then but I know he had developed a loyal following. He was a member of "Otis Day and the Knights" in "National Lampoon's Animal House", when they played in a place called The Dexter Lake Club in the film. I actually lived across the street from the Dexter Lake Club and saw some of the scenes being filmed! But, I digress . . .

Saw him in support of Eric Clapton in '06 at RAH and he was brilliant. I liked him much better live than his recordings. He is more raw in his shows. I got some great video of him at that show before the ushers told me to put away the camera. However, the highlight of that concert was not EC, but Derek Trucks, who was part of EC's band that night. He brought a Wow-factor that neither Cray nor Clapton could muster up.