Robert Cray

**Robert William Cray** (born August 1, 1953) is an American soul blues guitarist and singer. He has led his own band and won five Grammy Awards. Robert Cray was born on August 1, 1953, in Columbus, Georgia, while his father was stationed at Fort Benning. Cray's musical beginnings go back to when he was a student at Denbigh High School in Newport News, Virginia. While there, he played in his first band, The One-Way Street. His family eventually settled in the Tacoma, Washington, area. There, he attended Lakes High School in Lakewood, Washington. By the age of 20, Cray had seen his heroes Albert Collins, Freddie King and Muddy Waters in concert and decided to form his own band; they began playing college towns on the West Coast. In the late 1970s he lived in Eugene, Oregon, where he formed the Robert Cray Band and collaborated with Curtis Salgado in the Cray-Hawks. In the 1978 film *National Lampoon's Animal House*, Cray was the uncredited bassist in the house party band Otis Day and the Knights.

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## Links to Kershaw

Kershaw played much of Robert Cray's material on his shows, including a session and live performances. However, by the 00's, it seems he lost interest in the musician and never played tracks from new albums.

## Sessions

1. Recorded: unknown. First Broadcast: 28 September 1985

* unknown songs

## Live

Recorded at the Electric Ballroom on 1985-07-24. First Broadcast: 24 August 1985

1. Phone Booth
2. Bad Influence
3. Payin' For It Now

Recorded for Saturday Live. First Broadcast: 08 November 1986 (Saturday Live)

1. I Guess I Showed Her
2. Right Next Door (Because Of Me)
3. Smoking Gun
4. New Blood

Recorded live at Glastonbury. First Broadcast: 13 August 1987

1. Bad Influence
2. I Guess I Showed Her
3. Don't Touch Me
4. Right Next Door
5. Still Around
6. The Last Time
7. Playing In The Dirt
8. Smoking Gun

## Other Shows Played

   1985
* 10 October 1985: She's Gone (LP - False Accusations) Hightone
* 07 November 1985: Change Of Heart Change Of Mind (S.O.F.T.)
* 05 December 1985: I Got Loaded

1986
* 02 January 1986 (& Albert Collins & Johnny Copeland): Natural Ball / T Bone Shuffle
* 18 September 1986: The Welfare (Turns Its Back On You) (CD - Who's Been Talkin') Charly
* 16 October 1986: I'm Gonna Forget About You (CD - Who's Been Talkin') Charly R&B
* 04 November 1986 (John Peel): Still Around (LP - Strong Persuader) Mercury

1988
* 13 October 1988: Change The Rules (LP - Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark) Mercury

1992
* 05 September 1992: On The Road Down (CD - I Was Warned) Mercury
* 12 September 1992: Just A Loser (CD - I Was Warned) Mercury
* 26 September 1992: He Don't Live Here Anymore (CD - I Was Warned) Mercury
* 03 October 1992: On The Road Down (CD - I Was Warned) Mercury
* 14 November 1992: A Whole Lotta Pride (CD - I Was Warned) Mercury
* 19 December 1992: On The Road Down (CD - I Was Warned) Mercury

1993
* 30 October 1993: Don't Break This Ring (CD - Shame + A Sin) Mercury
* 20 November 1993: He Don't Know (v/a CD - Celebrating The Music Of Don Covay ‎– Back To The Streets) Shanachie

1999
* 01 April 1999: Won't You Give Him One More Chance (CD - Take Your Shoes Off) Rykodisc

## External Links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Official Website