
Robert William Cray is a blues, roots and soul guitarist and singer from the United States. In 1974, he formed the formed the 'Robert Cray Band' and began playing college towns on the West Coast. Cray was the uncredited bassist in the 1978 'National Lampoon's Animal House' house party band 'Otis Day and the Knights'. The Robert Cray Band released its first album in 1980, followed by 'Strong Persuader' in 1986, 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark' in 1988 and 'Take Your Shoes Off' in 1999 - the latter three each winning Grammy Awards for 'Best Contemporary Blues Album'. Cray has collaborated with many artists including John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Cray has been inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk and the Blues Hall of Fame and received the Americana Music Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962

Austin City Limits
TV • 1975

B.B. King: Blues Summit
MOVIE • 1995

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
MOVIE • 2010

The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut
MOVIE • 2018

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
MOVIE • 2013

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
MOVIE • 2020

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
TV • 2017

The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge
MOVIE • 1995

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
MOVIE • 2007

Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
MOVIE • 1987

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
MOVIE • 2004

Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night
MOVIE • 1991

Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
MOVIE • 1991

The Robert Cray Band - 4 Nights of 40 Years Live
MOVIE • 2015

John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
MOVIE • 2001

Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
MOVIE • 1991

John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
MOVIE • 2019