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Robert Cray Band

Categories: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Band, Blues, Eugene

Robert Cray and Richard Cousins arrive in Eugene, Oregon in 1974 and launch the Robert Cray Band.

Active Years: 1974 – Present

Genre: Blues

Original Members

  • Robert Cray – vocals & guitar
  • Richard Cousins – bass
  • Tom Murphy – drums
  • Rocky Manzanares – harmonica

Later Years

  • Robert Cray – vocals & guitar
  • Richard Cousins – bass
  • David Olson – drums (1978- 1989)
  • Curtis Salgado – harmonica & vocals

Discography

1980  Who’s Been Talkin’ (Tomato label) with Richard Cousins and Dennis Walker on bass, Tom Murphy and Buster Jones on drums, Curtis Salgado on harmonica, David Stewart on piano, Davie Li on Saxophone,  Nolan Smith on Trumpet, Nat Dove on Keyboards

1983  Bad Influence (HighTone label) with Cray on guitar, Cousins on bass, Dave Olson on drums, Mike Vannice, tenor sax and keyboards; Warren Rand, alto sax

1985  False Accusations

 

 

Tagged With: Curtis Salgado, David Olson, Richard Cousins, Robert Cray, Tom Murphy

Comments

  1. Mike scofield says

    August 11, 2017 at 7:22 pm

    That isn,t the only band dave played. Cant remember them all but i do remember the rythme kings and the nighthawks.

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