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Robert Cray Band At The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center - February 11, 2008
Great Barrington - The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center (MAH-HAY-WEE) is pleased to present the Robert Cray Band on Sunday, February 24 at 7pm. Five-time Grammy Award Winning Guitarist Robert Cray and his band started a Blues journey in Oregon that has led them to the top of the Blues world.
Robert Cray, a blues musician, guitarist and singer, was among artists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and George Thorogood, who got wider radio play while being innovative blues oriented guitarists and songwriters in the 1980s. "Cray...is first and foremost a singer par excellence, a master craftsman who shapes that soft talking voice into a powerfully expressive instrument that evokes soul and R&B greats from Otis Redding to Al Green." Rolling Stone Magazine http://www.robertcray.com/minisites/live/index.php
Cray is one of the few blues artists who managed to cultivate a mainstream following in the 80’s and 90’s. Cray uniquely blended elements of rhythm and blues, pop, and traditional blues to win fans to a more contemporary sound. Dan Forte of Guitar Player magazine acknowledged the rarity of a popular blues artist by noting, "Robert Cray is not only making great music, he's making history. With a few exceptions...it used to be that there was the blues and there were the masses, and never the twain shall meet. But Cray, who obviously is respected in blues circles, is a press darling and crossover smash."
Cray started playing guitar in his early teens. In high school his love of blues and soul music flourished as he started collecting records. By the time he was twenty, Cray had seen his heroes Albert Collins, Freddie King and Muddy Waters in concert, and decided to form his own band.
The Robert Cray Band (Robert Cray-vocals and guitar, Kevin Hayes-drums, Jim Pugh-keyboards, Karl Sevareid-bass) kicked off 2005 by completing their new CD, Twenty, and by notching their 1000th gig with the band's current lineup. The new album combines the band's Skills with legendary, Grammy winning engineer Don Smith (The Rolling Stones, Ry Cooder, Miles Davis) to craft an intelligent and sophisticated CD that draws from a diverse pool of influences to create a signature sound and a varied menu of songs.
Tickets for the Sunday, February 24th, 7pm Mahaiwe performance of Robert Cray Band are available at the Mahaiwe Box Office, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA. 413-528-0100. $65 Limited Golden Circle (premium seating) /$50 All Seats $45 Mahaiwe Members. Sign up as a Member when you purchase tickets today! For more information, visit www.mahaiwe.org |
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