January 17, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Remembering Robert Cray’s Bad Influence: A Sentimental Favourite From A Class Act

Man, I love Robert Cray. That liquid tone of his, that smooth sweet-soul voice that is not quite Sam Cooke but is certainly derived from that source. The churning, chugging, endlessly grooving backing band. Disco hi-hats and the two-stepping blues-plod of the bass. Then there’s the way Cray pinches at the neck of his guitar […]