◇ image via WikipediaRobert Cray
Robert Cray is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Freddie King, Jimmie Vaughan, William Bell, Alligator Records and Joe Louis Walker. Those roots explain a lot about how Robert Cray arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Robert Cray Band, Keb' Mo', The Jeff Healey Band, Charlie Musselwhite and Popa Chubby, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Chuck Berry, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker and B.B. King, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Robert Cray, reaching back through Freddie King and forward to Chuck Berry. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Robert Cray connections
Robert Cray grew out of Freddie King, Jimmie Vaughan, William Bell and Alligator Records, shares an orbit with The Robert Cray Band, Keb' Mo', The Jeff Healey Band and Charlie Musselwhite, went on to shape Chuck Berry, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton and John Lee Hooker. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Keb' Mo'artist
- The Jeff Healey Bandartist
- Charlie Musselwhiteartist
- Popa Chubbyartist
- Lucky Petersonartist
- Albert Kingartist
- Eric Claptonartist
- Susan Tedeschiartist
- Snowy Whiteartist
- Peter Greenartist
- Christone "Kingfish" Ingramartist
- The Derek Trucks Bandartist
- Roy Buchananartist
- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakersartist
- Jeff Healeyartist
- Tony Joe Whiteartist
- Michael Burksartist
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