Robert Cray - The Tube 1983 & 1986

Both Robert Cray's appearances on The Tube 1980s
Series 4 Ep23 and Series 5 Ep17
(Many thanks to youtuber Lol-Z who is uploading a ton of old The Tube shows from the 80s, which this has come from.
See his stuff on: / davisxl1.. )

[@floydarissol3952]

One of the best singers of all time. Let alone his guitar work and songs

[@bloozedaddy]

First time I saw him was on the tail end of the Strong Persuader Tour in 1987 at The Tower Theater in Philly.....still the best concert I've ever seen...and I've been playing since 1971 and working since 1989 in Nashville ....so I've seen a "few" guitarists. The opening act for that tour was John Hiatt and he had a slide player I'd never heard of named Sonny Landreth. Let's just say it was special kinda night.

[@zhuanjifarms5050]

Fer reals ma man, saw him in Albany NY same tour...great big fan ever since. Got to meet and chat a bunch with different band members in the 90's in the East Bay.

[@roybarnes-thewildlifeman1855]

This man is pure genius.

[@stevetrivago]

Can’t wait… March 10th 2023 at Penn’s Peak… First time… Very grateful

[@jabbawakka7286]

Being a serious student of all things guitar, in my opinion, no amount of shred playing will ever trump true emotional playing, and Robert Cray has that by the truckload, and a great voice to go with it, together with well crafted songs. There are millions of incredibly talented guitarists.....but it just doesn't translate into well crafted, and thought out songs. Speed and technical prowess for it's own sake seems meaningless.....speed with emotional connections......few and far between can achieve.
I pray God bless and protect you all abundantly in these darkening times.

[@BassmanII]

That plus being backed by an awesome rhythm section led by longtime bassist Richard Cousins.

[@dlp2006]

Fantastic , saw them few weeks ago and still brilliant

[@astigmatic]

Thanks for posting this gem.

[@brendaharper5729]

Good thing never happened by accident:
Robert Cray is no accident 😳. 🥰the sound & soul. 🤩

[@williamweiss6128]

Rhino on drums. Opened for these guys in 83 or so. So good, clean, tight, memories.

[@ldolphin34]

I've always had a respect for the blues, to have this man show up when my musical ear needed expanding, and then finding out he was from the area that I was living in at the time was shocking. I found out I really love to sing the blues, and it was the Robert Cray Band - Strong Persuader album that broke that dam loose.

[@Jake24378]

One of the absolute greats!

[@zeliaoliveira3991]

Um chow maravilhoso 👏👏👏♥️👍

[@plusexpenses3471]

Fantastic, thanks for sharing

[@CompleteCretin]

Fantastic!
Thanks for posting.

[@CarlosBermejo-h7k]

He was on fire back then 😎

[@franciscojosepereirajosepe4647]

Grande banda e sabe o tempo certo.

[@johnmorris1124]

Stopped conversation at dinner in a student hall of residence when this came on tele...

[@franciscojosepereirajosepe4647]

Esse cara faz parecer fácil tirar essas notas e dedilhar essa guitarra.

[@BlindMellowJelly]

Here is a task for any Buddy Guy fan. That Guitar he played in that clip has a interesting story behind it. Lets see if anyone knows

[@jayceburns8246]

I don't know, but am curious..

[@teiltje]

I know it is a Guild semi acoustic, which is an exception to the Strat that he plays regularly. Will we ever read the interesting story here. Was his Strat stolen or so?

[@RaVenDaWn999]

About then I was proven innocent and moved from the Row back to the Rock, Slippery Rock that is... and all rockers there, I was alone in my love of blues, Cray and reggae as well. Ended up road tramping west then all over this globe. World has use for a man of my, uh, capabilities, and yet, I work only for peace. Breaks my heart is this: A man of peace has to accept he will only have peace in degrees the ends must justify... nobody gets out clean. I used to make it with my profs and with their wives, everybody had a trespass pass away at the Rock, yet now, I listen to this, and yeah, good to stay in my own lane. Blue Zeus out...

[@elizabethmcleod246]

Paula, gone too soon. Love Robert.

[@Moanerzl]

I have that same bass! Except mine is fretless, but otherwise the same. Same color…

[@bluegoose555]

lucky boy !

[@cheesetoast8312]

Funny thing about the industry is they often create a genre without any consideration of the musician creating the art. Blues was called Jazz then they used blues and had the nerv to label faith recordings as Gospel. Its so funny how all of this was our soul music. Blues created gospel because the man who invented it was Thomas Dorsey when he was with Tampa Red. The British are not as offencive as the Americans but they too have no idea other than what the industry tells them to call this music that they love so much. The pentatonic scale is a scale as old as the pyrimids. The crafting of said scale was to touch the soul and was used as communications when tribes encountered did not understand your language.