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Robert Cray 3 Lp Lot - Strong Persuader (cut), Bad Influence, Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark ( stiker mark)  - Killer Blues    Covers & Lps - EX

Robert Cray (born August 1, 1953, , , ) is an    and . A five-time  winner, he has led his own band, as well as an acclaimed solo career.

Cray started playing guitar in his early teens. He attended Denbigh High School in Newport News, Virginia. By the age of twenty, Cray had seen his heroes ,  and  in concert and decided to form his own band; they began playing college towns on the . In the late 1970s he lived in , where he formed the Robert Cray Band and collaborated with in the Cray-Hawks. In the 1978 film , Cray was the uncredited bassist in the house party band . After several years of regional success, Cray was signed to  in 1982. Two albums on in the mid-1980s,  and , were moderately successful in the United States and in Europe, where he was building a reputation as a live artist. His fourth album release, , produced by Dennis Walker, received a , while the   "Smokin' Gun" gave him wider appeal and name recognition.

He was invited by  to join the backing band for  in the 1987 film, Chuck Berry: , directed by .

By now, Cray was an opening act for such major stars as  (who remains a friend to this day) and sold out larger venues as a solo artist. Cray has generally played Fender guitars ( and ) and there are two signature Robert Cray Stratocasters models available from Fender. The Robert Cray Custom Shop Stratocaster is made in the United States in the Fender custom shop and is identical to the guitars that Cray currently plays, while the  is a less-expensive model made in Fender's ,  plant.

Cray had the opportunity to play alongside  on his album Boom Boom, playing the guitar solo in the song "Same Old Blues Again". He is also featured on the Hooker album, ; he plays a guitar solo on the song "Baby Lee". The entire Robert Cray Band backs Hooker on the title track of Hooker's 1992 album Mr. Lucky, where Cray plays lead guitar, sings, and banters with Hooker throughout the song.

Cray was invited to play at the "Guitar Legends" concerts in ,  at the 1992 , where he played a signature track, "Phone Booth".  was also on the bill on this blues night of the "Legends" gigs.

Cray continues to record and tour. He appeared at the , and  Eric Clapton on his 2006-2007 world tour. In , he joined Clapton on backup guitar for the  song "". In 2011, Cray was inducted to the .