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News: Festival

Robert Cray Band Replaces Gregg Allman at Bluestock

Robert Cray Band Replaces Gregg Allman at Bluestock

ROBERT CRAY BAND REPLACES AILING GREGG ALLMAN Bluestock is excited to announce the addition of the Robert Cray Band to the festival's inaugural lineup, following the cancellation of the upcoming Gregg Allman tour. Upon his doctor's orders, Gregg Allman is unfortunately being forced to cancel his August 26 through September 15 concert dates due to an ...

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News: Music Industry

Something Else! Reviews on the 2011 Blues Hall of Fame Honorees

Something Else! Reviews on the 2011 Blues Hall of Fame Honorees

By Something Else! Reviews Robert Cray tops this year's class of inductees into the Blues Hall of Fame. He's joined by acoustic bluesman John Hammond; soul-blues belter Denise LaSalle, 1950s singing star Big Maybelle, and singer/songwriters Alberta Hunter and J.B. Lenoir. Also to be recognized: Vivian Carter and Jimmy Bracken (the “Vee" and “Jay" in Vee-Jay ...

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Article: Live From New York

Guitars In NYC: Fred Frith, Frank Zappa, Jonathan Richman, Robert Cray, Lenny Kaye, Bob Mould, Frank Marino, Jim Hall & Roky Erickson

Read "Guitars In NYC: Fred Frith, Frank Zappa, Jonathan Richman, Robert Cray, Lenny Kaye, Bob Mould, Frank Marino, Jim Hall & Roky Erickson" reviewed by Martin Longley


Fred Frith The Stone October 30, 2010 In the old days, when English guitarist Fred Frith lived in New York, locals could bask in his constant presence on the scene. Following this 14 year period, from 1979, Frith moved to Stuttgart in Germany, and has now been teaching at ...

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Article: Album Review

Lee Ritenour: 6 String Theory

Read "6 String Theory" reviewed by John Kelman


The very gift that makes a session musician great can also be a curse. Oftentimes expected to be chameleon-like, it's that very act of becoming a credible musical shape-shifter that can sometimes lead to a loss of individuality. Lee Ritenour is a consummate and complete guitarist if ever there was one; his varied discography supporting a ...

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Article: Live Review

The 6th Penang Island Jazz Festival: December 3-6, 2009

Read "The 6th Penang Island Jazz Festival: December 3-6, 2009" reviewed by Ian Patterson


The 6th Penang Island Jazz Festival Bayview Beach Resort Penang, Malaysia December 3-6, 2009 Happy birthday to the Penang Island Jazz Festival, six years old this year! Six years may not seem like a lot, but in small jazz festival terms it probably means that the difficult initial ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Robert Cray

Jazz Musician of the Day: Robert Cray

All About Jazz is celebrating Robert Cray's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Robert CrayRobert Cray - electric guitar, vocals, recording artist Robert Cray is one of the few blues artists who managed to cultivate a mainstream following from the get go. In the course of a long-running ...

Album

Shoulda Been Home

Label: Rykodisc
Released: 2001
Track listing: Baby

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Article: Album Review

Robert Cray: Shoulda Been Home

Read "Shoulda Been Home" reviewed by Al Rearick


Who says sticking to a proven formula is a bad thing? For those of you who thought Cray’s last effort was a nice sizzling slab o’ soul, his follow-up continues the tradition. Shoulda Been Home picks up where Take Your Shoes Off left off, and carries the groove forward in a manner that would have made ...

Album

Take Your Shoes Off

Label: Rykodisc
Released: 1999


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