BEAVER CREEK ” Musicians tend to fall into three different categories. There are the studio studs. Those technical perfectionists who do their best work behind heavy, wooden sound-proof doors. Think ...

Bluesman Robert Cray explains his eclectic 40-year career—and his band’s ability to effortlessly straddle traditional blues, rock and R&B—this way: “We get excited about music still. You never know ...

Robert Cray had yet to take the masses by storm with the smoldering blues of “Smoking Gun,” the breakthrough single from his “Strong Persuader” album, when he found himself in Keith Richards’ St.

Forty-five years after releasing his first album, “Who’s Been Talkin’,” Robert Cray is nothing but pleased to still be around and making a living by playing his guitar and singing. “It had always been ...

“No, I actually don’t remember the first album that I ever bought. But I remember the first single that I bought, though. It was a song called ‘A Little Bit of Soap’ by the Jarmels.” ...

Robert Cray has grown accustomed to being away from home. More than four decades into his career, the legendary blues guitarist and singer still does 120 to 125 shows a year, living out of hotels as ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The life-changing moment for many recording artists was witnessing The Beatles play "The Ed Sullivan ...