Robert Cray on playing with Albert Collins, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, and Stevie Ray at his final gig

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JULY 20, 2000 By Steve Newton Since barging onto the North American music scene in 1986 with the double-platinum Strong Persuader album, Robert Cray has proven himself a formidable purveyor of guitar-drenched blues and soul. And with five Grammy Awards to his credit—including one for his latest CD, Take Your Shoes Off—the … Continue reading Robert Cray on playing with Albert Collins, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, and Stevie Ray at his final gig

Stellar blues guitarist Deborah Coleman was wowed by the grooves of Hooker, Waters, and Wolf

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JULY 20, 2000 By Steve Newton There are a helluva lot of lead guitarists in the world, and a tidy portion of them are blues pickers. Increasingly, that category includes females, from veteran slide specialist Bonnie Raitt to 14-year-old blues-rock sensation Shannon Curfman. But for some reason there aren’t many black female … Continue reading Stellar blues guitarist Deborah Coleman was wowed by the grooves of Hooker, Waters, and Wolf