Friday night I attended another excellent outdoor concert, this time at the bandshell in Prospect Park. Robert Cray was the performer. For anyone not familiar with his music, Robert Cray is a stellar blues guitarist with a fine voice, who has been around for a long time. His Strong Persuader, went double platinum and was one of the standout albums of 1986, yet for some strange reason, even though he continued to make very good albums (Some Rainy Morning from 1994 is an example), he slipped below the commercial radar. He has albums that when I look him up on Amazon.com, I never even heard of them. It's too bad as he has a very respectable catalog and is well worth cehcking out.
He performed about 17 or so songs, which was a very impressive feat as the weather changed from decent to all out rain and even a thunder storm. Throughout the set, Robert played like the experienced professional that he is. He was backed by his very capable band, with some great basswork and keyboard work accompanying him. They will be touring with Eric Claption in the fall.
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