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May 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm: Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm
Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm Jay-Vee Inc./Southbound Here’s a wonderful pairing – Robert Cray (sweet soul voice, great guitar licks) and Steve Jordan (superb drummer and wunderkind producer). Completing this perfect connection is the decision to record in the still-running Royal Studios, home of Hi Records. You know Hi from […]Archive
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 […]Archive
April 6, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 719
Albert Collins/Robert Cray/Johnny Copeland, Showdown! (1985) Being a Robert Cray fan at a young age was kinda cool – my mum bought Bad Influence on a whim, next thing the whole family was hooked…and though I was into a lot of other blues guitarists already and certainly after that Cray connection was great in the […]Archive
April 8, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Robert Cray Band: In My Soul
The Robert Cray Band In My Soul Mascot I first heard Robert Cray with the album Bad Influence – it’s 30 years old now, it’s stayed with me. I’ve liked a lot of his music but that’s the album I go back to; it’s the one I’ve always hoped he could…well, not replicate, but compete […]Archive
March 1, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1599
Robert Cray, Strong Persuader (1986) Always thought Robert Cray was a lot better than a lot of people think; including himself. His records, increasingly, under-represent (and under-value) his talents. But the first few still have some soulful vocals and some stinging guitar lines. The soul/R’n’B horn-drenched material of the 1990s became all too interchangeable. I […]Archive
June 25, 2011 by Simon Sweetman