5 Grammys: no longer singing the blues?
With one double platinum album, two gold albums, and five Grammy Awards,
Robert Cray dominates the field as a modern-day purveyor of blues-and-soul.
Whether singing a smoldering original, a Mack Rice R&B classic, or an
Elmore James blues, Cray's skill as songwriter, lyrical interpreter, and
acclaimed guitarist is ably aided and abetted by longtime band mates Jim
Pugh (keyboards),Karl Sevareid (bass), andKevin Hayes (drums). The Robert
Cray Band's passion for gritty, honest-to-goodness blues styled Southern
soul shines through on stage and on the band's 2001 Rykodisc release,
Shoulda Been Home. The Robert Cray Band's 1986 album,Strong Persuader,
unleashed their currently-unbroken string of eight consecutive Grammy-nominated
or winning releases. The group's widespread successes as a driving force
in the tremendous revitalization and renewed popularity of roots music set
the stage for their worldwide appeal today. |
