ROBERT CRAY AND PROVOGUE / MASCOT LABEL GROUP
ANNOUNCE AUGUST 28 RELEASE DATE FOR
4 NIGHTS OF FORTY YEARS LIVE
DVD and Blu-ray Accompanying 2-CD Set Features 90
Minutes Of Live Concert Footage Alongside
An In-Depth Interview With Cray And His Band, and
Testimonials From Legends
Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Keith Richards, Jimmie
Vaughan and Bonnie Raitt
New York, NY --- Open ears and an open mind are the essence
of singer, guitarist and songwriter Robert Cray, whose career spans from the
roots of the blues to the pinnacles of rock, from the 80s to this moment. He
grew up listening to the gospel of the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi, Bobby
Bland's soul, Jimi Hendrix's rock guitar and the Beatles pop sounds. Those
influences and the signature sound Cray has imprinted on modern popular music
are brought together in the Robert Cray Band's double CD and video package 4
Nights of 40 Years Live.
The set will be available in a variety of formats - 2
LPs with digital download card, 2 CDs + DVD, Blu-Ray + 2 CDs and digitally. 4
Nights of 40 Years Live will be released August 28 on the Netherlands-based
Mascot Label Group.
The first CD is fresh, live recordings from four nights
recently recorded at four venues in the LA area. With his current band
--longtime bassist, collaborator and friend Richard Cousins, keyboardist Dover
Weinberg (who was in Cray's first band) and drummer Les Falconer (O'Jays, Keb
'Mo) – Cray fronts a group that is solid, seasoned and vital. The playing is in
the moment, and the sound is singular.
The thirteen cuts are selected from the Cray Band's
recording library of 20 releases. Among them are rock radio favorites
“Bad Influence” and “Right Next Door (Because of Me),” the soul searing “Love
Gone to Waste,” and “These Things,” a bluesy ballad that features one of Cray's
string-bending and mind-blowing guitar solos. The live CD is the fourth
Cray Band release produced by Steve Jordan, who plays drums on several cuts.
Also guesting are vocalist Kim Wilson and harmonica player Lee Oskar, tenor
saxophonist Trevor Lawrence, trumpeter Steve Madaio and saxophonist Tom Scott.
The bonus CD is a revealing glimpse of Cray's early career
and the promise of a future that would reward fans for decades. Selected
from the band's set at the 1982 San Francisco Blues Festival and a 1987
appearance on the Dutch TV Show “Countdown,” the music captures the band's
youthful presence and its ability to revive the blues without abandoning it.
Included are favorites from the Cray's Band 80s set lists; “Smoking Gun”
and “Too Many Cooks.”
The 94 minute video in 4 Nights of 40 Years Live is a Cray
Band convergence. Coming together are a mesmerizing blend of clips from the San
Francisco Blues Festival, the Dutch TV show and the four concerts featured on
the first CD. Between clips Cray comments on the band's history and his
personal philosophy of music. There is also behind the scenes footage of
the band collaborating with producer Jordan. And putting the Cray Band in
perspective are interviews with Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Bonnie Raitt,
Jimmie Vaughan and Buddy Guy each giving their personal response to the music
and the man.
It is extraordinary for musicians to thrive over four
decades, and the Robert Cray Band is just that, extraordinary. The group has
won five Grammy Awards, put 15 studio albums on the Billboard Charts, sold
millions of records and toured the globe, playing clubs, concert halls,
festivals and large arenas. Whether opening for John Lee Hooker or Eric
Clapton, the band has captured audiences with music that is original, a sound
that is distinctively rootsy and a performance style that keeps fans flocking
back to see the Robert Cray Band headlining. 4 Nights of 40 Years Live is a
testament to the band's past success and proof that the Robert Cray Band is as
live as ever.
The track listing of 4 NIGHTS OF FORTY YEARS LIVE
features on Disc One: "Shiver," "I'll Always Remember You,"
"Poor Johnny," "Won't Be Coming Home," "On The Road
Down," "Sittin' On Top Of The World," "Wrap It Up,"
"Love Gone To Waste," "Bad Influence," "These
Things," "Right Next Door (Because Of Me)," "The Forecast
(Calls For Pain)," and "Time Makes Two." Disc Two presents
"I Guess I Showed Her," "Right Next Door (Because Of Me),"
"Smoking Gun," "Still Around," "Too Many Cooks,"
and "T-Bone Shuffle." For detail on the DVD track listing
visit: http://mascotlabelgroup.com/www.robertcray.com/
Robert Cray begins the North American leg of his global
tour on July 30 in Paso Robles, CA at the California Mid-State Fair.
Confirmed appearances include:
7/30 Paso Robles,
CA
California Mid-State Fair
7/31 Agoura Hills,
CA
The Canyon
8/01 Stateline,
NV
Harrah's Lake Tahoe
8/02 Mammoth Lakes,
CA
Mammoth Lake Festival of Beers
8/04 Roseburg,
OR
Music on the Half Shell
8/08 Lebanon,
OR
Guitar Under The Stars (Cheadle Lake Park)
8/09 Snoqualmie,
WA
Snoqualmie Casino Ballroom
8/11 Boise,
ID
Egyptian Theatre
8/13 Breckenridge,
CO
Riverwalk Center
8/15 Boulder,
CO
Chautauqua Auditorium
8/16 Deadwood,
SD
Deadwood Mountain Hotel & Casino
8/18 Apple Valley,
MN
Weesner Family Amphitheater @ MN Zoo
9/18 Flint,
MI
The Whiting
9/19 Glenellyn,
IL
McAninch Arts Center
9/22 Manhattan,
KS
McCain Auditorium
9/24 Wichita,
KS
Orpheum Theater
9/26 Columbia,
MO
Roots n Blues n BBQ Festival
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