Robert Cray
Robert William Cray is a blues, roots and soul guitarist and singer from the United States. In 1974, he formed the formed the 'Robert Cray Band' and began playing college towns on the West Coast. Cray was the uncredited bassist in the 1978 'National Lampoon's Animal House' house party band 'Otis Day and the Knights'. The Robert Cray Band released its first album in 1980, followed by 'Strong Persuader' in 1986, 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark' in 1988 and 'Take Your Shoes Off' in 1999 - the latter three each winning Grammy Awards for 'Best Contemporary Blues Album'. Cray has collaborated with many artists including John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Cray has been inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk and the Blues Hall of Fame and received the Americana Music Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance.
Known for
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
- Later... with Jools Holland (1992)
- Austin City Limits (1975)
- Monochrome: Black, White & Blue (2017)
- Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 (2010)
- Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 (2013)
- Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival (2004)
- Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (1987)
- The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge (1995)
- The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut (1995)
- Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 (2007)
- Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 (2020)
- John Lee Hooker - That's My Story (2001)
- Eric Clapton: 24 Nights (1991)
- Eric Clapton - Live in San Diego (2017)
- B.B. King: Blues Summit (1995)
- A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan (1996)
- John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man (2019)
- Montreux Jazz Festival 1991 (1991)
- John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992 (1992)