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Robert Cray Biography

Robert William Cray (born August 1, 1953) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He has led his own band and won five Grammy Awards.

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Normally when we go in and write the songs we write, we think about doing a cover, but never a covers record. That would be, for us, a concept. We don't want to have a concept!

Covers, Song, Think, Thinking, Write, Writing

I cook Italian, Thai and Vietnamese, I've always liked to cook.

Cooks, Italian, Thai, Vietnamese

Tell me a boat full of lawyers just sank.

Boat, Full, Lawyer, Politics, Sank, Tell

I just want people to see what I deem as a war for no reason, but only for greed.

Greed, People, Reason, See, War

Blues for me is having things not go your way - life, love, job, money,. . . It is not about the oppression of my ancestors, who were trying to get back at the overseers. Blues is different for my generation.

Jobs, Love, Love Life, Things, Trying, Way

Around midnight I heard them shout unfaithful one and I knew right then the axe was gonna fall. It's because of me.

Fall, Heard, Infidelity, Midnight, Right, Shout

I pulled the Johnny character from the Jamaican Johnny Too Bad thing.

Bad Things, Character, Jamaican, Jamaicans, Pulled, Thing

I realized I was tired of singing about trees and flowers. I wanted to sing about real life. From then on, nobody could tell me anything was better than blues.

Flower, Life, Real, Tired, Trees

I liked the Beatles because there was so much melody.

Melody, Liked, Beatles

All the blues greats took chances and developed their own style. They didn't copy.

Chance, Copies, Greats, Style, Took

She was just another notch on my guitar.

Guitar, Notches, Notch

I don't see how anybody cannot be political in this day and age. There's so much going on and you have to be aware and you have to vote. Our lives are political.

Age, Day, Political, See, Vote

In order to play jazz, you have to be able to play the blues.

Able, Blues, Jazz, Order, Play

Muddy Waters was, like, the king! He had a lot of adopted sons and daughters. I was just happy to be one of them.

Daughter, Daughters, Kings, Like, Son, Sons