Detroit has always been the home of rock & soul music. In recent years if you happened to see a crowd gathered in Greektown or Eastern Market, it might just be that Robert Bradley was playing. Bradley was the city's pre-eminent street musician. His voice was gutbucket. His guitar playing was primal instinct. The music hooked the ears and dragged the body along with it. Best of all, Bradley's songs were great and almost entirely improvised. For more than half of his 46 years, the blind singer-songwriter has made a living busking on the streets of Detroit, with occasional forays to other parts of the country to soak up the sense of another locale. Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise has found a loyal following on the road, headlining throughout the Midwest, Colorado and the Northwest as well as touring with such diverse artists as The Dave Matthews Band, Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Maceo Parker, The Subdudes, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Leftover Salmon, Cowboy Mouth, Widespread Panic and Chris Duarte, among others. ~ www.imusic.com