![]() Indeed, there is a purity to blues in general that always remains just out of the reach of definition. At 60 years old, Cray stands easily along side such giants and also with his own living mentors like Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, and B.B. When the name Robert Cray is mentioned in conversation, a line-up at a music festival or with the release of a new album, not only is blues called up in all of its rootsy American legend but also the purest form of electric blues that was first heard on record by the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and, Elmore James. ![]() The same artists are associated with many of the icons they modeled themselves after who came before them over the last 75 years. Some artists define themselves so well, putting their egos aside for the larger cause of the music they serve, just the mention of their names can cause your mind’s ear to sweeten with the memory of the sounds they have recorded in studio and live performance.
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