Robert Cray

Robert Cray was never about labels. Hailed as a potentially great bluesman upon the
release of his debut, Bad Influence, in 1983, Cray was actually shaped more by Sixties soul
and R&B, particularly the tenderness of Otis Redding's ballad style. The main source of Cray's
appeal has always been his unique voice and his dexterity in using that instrument to read
other people's songs as if they were his own. In the two years since his latest al... More >