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THE CRAY Robert BAND
Eugene, Oregon, USA
* 1974

Line-Up (2012):

Robert Cray - voc,g
Richard Cousins - bg
Jim Pugh - kb
Tony Braunagle - ds

Former Members:

Tim Kaihatsu (g, cca 1990)
Richard Cousins (bg, 1974-91); Karl Sevareid (bg, 1992-cca 5/01)
Peter Boe (kb, cca 1985)
David Olson (ds, 1974-?); Kevin Hayes (ds, cca 1990-cca 5/01)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Who's Been Talkin'	5/1980	Tomato
2.	L.A., Blues All Night Long	1982	P. Vine
3.	Bad Influence	4/1984	Demon			143
4.	False Accusations	10/1985	High Tone		68	141
5.	The Robert Cray Band (mini LP)	1985	Demon
6.	Strong Persuader	11/1986	Mercury		34	13
7.	Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark	8/1988	Mercury		13	32
8.	Midnight Stroll featuring The Memphis Horns	9/1990	Mercury		19	51
9.	Too Many Cooks	1/1992	Tomato
10.	I Was Warned	8/1992	Mercury		29	103
11.	Shame + A Sin	10/1993	Mercury		48	143
12.	Some Rainy Morning	08.05.1995	Mercury		63	127
13.	Sweet Potato Pie	5/1997				184
14.	In Concert & Albert Collins	23.02.1999
15.	Take Your Shoes Off	27.04.1999	Rykodisc			181
16.	Greatest Hits	16.11.1999	Island
17.	Heavy Picks: The Collection	16.11.1999	Chronicles
18.	Shoulda Been Home produced by: Steve Jordan	15.05.2001	Rykodisc
19.	20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection	15.10.2002	Universal
20.	Time Will Tell	01.07.2003	Sanctuary
21.	Twenty	24.05.2005	Sanctuary
22.	Live From Across the Pond	12.09.2006	Vanguard
23.	This Time	2009	Nozzle/Vanguard
24.	Cookin' in Mobile	27.07.2010	Vanguard
25.	Nothin' But Love	27.08.2012	Provogue		62	187
26.	In My Soul	01.04.2014	Provogue		43	128
27.	4 Nights Of 40 Years Live	28.08.2015	Provogue
28.	Live Texas 1987 & Stevie Ray Vaughan	16.10.2015	Air Cuts
29.	That's What I Heard	28.02.2020

Robert Cray:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Showdown & Albert Collins & Johnny Copeland, prod. Dick Shurman/Bruce Iglauer	11/1985	Alligator			124
2.	Heritage of the Blues: Phone Booth	28.10.2003	Hightone
3.	Twenty produced by: Robert Cray/Jim Pugh	24.05.2005	Sanctuary
4.	Ultimate Collection	09.08.2005	Universal International
5.	Definitive Collection	27.02.2007	Hip-O
6.	Live at the BBC	25.03.2008	Universal
7.	Authorized Bootleg: Austin, Texas 5/25/87	04.05.2010	Island
8.	Bad Influence: Live	07.08.2015	Provogue
9.	Right Next Door (Because Of Me): Live	21.08.2015	Provogue
10.	The Redux Club, Dallas, Jan 21, 1987	16.10.2015	Silver Dollar Music
11.	Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm & Hi Rhythm	5/2017	Megaforce		76

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Phone Booth	1983
2.	Change Of Heart, Change Of Mind / I Got Loaded / Phone Booth / Bad Influence	11/1985	High Tone
3.	I Guess I Showed Her / Divided Heart 12" + Got To Be A Comeback / Share What You've Got, Keep What You Need	10/1986	Mercury
4.	Smoking Gun / Fantasized 12" + Divided Heart	1/1987	Mercury		22
5.	Right Next Door (Because Of Me) / New Blood 12" + Share What You've Got, Keep What You Need 10" + I Wonder / Smoking Gun	5/1987	Mercury	50	60
6.	Nothin' But A Woman / I Wonder 12" + Still Around / New Blood 10" + Right Next Door (Because Of Me)	8/1987	Mercury
7.	Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark / At Last 12" + Without A Trace	7/1988	Mercury		74
8.	Night Patrol / More Than I Can Stand 12" + Divided Heart CD + I Wonder	10/1988	Mercury
9.	Acting This Way / Laugh Out Loud CD + Smoking Gun	1/1989	Mercury
10.	The Midnight Stroll EP (The Forecast (Calls For Pain) / Holdin' Court / Labor Of Love / Midnight Stroll)	8/1990	Mercury
11.	Consequences / Smoking Gun 12",CD + Right Next Door (Because Of Me)	1/1991	Mercury
12.	The Price I Pay	16.11.1992	Mercury
13.	I Hate Taxes / Smoking Gun CD + 1040 Blues / Right Next Door	11/1993	Mercury
14.	Baby Lee & John Lee Hooker	15.04.1996	Silvertone	65

Robert Cray:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	I Was Warned	10/1992
2.	634-5789 & Tina Turner	3/1989

Movies:

1. Animal House (1980, starring)

Various:

Compilation Appearances:

"24/7 Man" on compilation "Twentieth Anniversary" (3.2.04, Rykodisc)

Robert Cray:

appeared on the LP:

Eric Clapton: Journeyman (11/89, Reprise)
John Lee Hooker: Mr. Lucky (4/91, Charisma)
B.B. King: Blues Summit (1993, MCA/BMG)
Keb' Mo': Keep It Simple (10.2.04, Epic)

appeared on the SP:

Tina Turner: I Want You Near Me (5/92, Capitol)

Compilation Appearances:

"I Pity The Fool" on live CD "Lightning in a Bottle" (21.9.04, Columbia/Legacy, & Shemekia Copeland)

Awards:

1986 Grammy Awards - Best Traditional Blues Recording (LP "Showdown!", & Albert Collins & Johnny Copeland)
1987 Grammy Awards - Best Contemporary Blues Recording (LP "Strong Persuader")
1988 Grammy Awards - Best Contemporary Blues Recording (SP "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark")
1988 Rolling Stone - Best Rhythm & Blues
1996 Grammy Awards - Best Rock Instrumental Performance (track "SRV Shuffle", & Eric Clapton & Bonnie Raitt & Jimmy Vaughan & B.B. King & Buddy Guy & Dr John & Art Neville)
1999 Grammy Awards - Best Contemporary Blues Album ("Take Your Shoes Off")