Robert William Cray is an American blues musician and songwriter. He is also known as Night Train Clemons.
Moreover, He has conducted his own band and won five Grammy Awards.
Robert Cray: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity
This musician was born in the year 1953, on August 1 in Columbus, Georgia.
His nationality belongs to Americans and his ethnicity is all American.
He is the son of Henry Cray and Maggie Cray. His father was a career military man.
So, he was raised in areas as varied as Virginia, California, and Germany. Lastly, the family settled in Tacoma, WA, in 1968.
Education, School/ College /University
He attended high school at Denbigh High School in Newport News, Virginia. Then, he enrolled at Lakes High School in Lakewood, Washington.
Robert Cray: Professional Life, Career
Initially, he was musically influenced by artists such as Ray Charles and Sam Cooke.
Eventually, he formed his own band and in 1978 signed a contract with Tomato Records.
In 1983, he released albums named “Bad Influence” and “False Accusations”.
Likewise, in the year of 1985, he released his breakthrough album, “Showdown”. It carried him a Grammy.
Fortunately, he went over to Mercury Records, where he released his best album,” Strong Persuader”, which got him his second Grammy.
Furthermore, he popped up in the rock documentary Chuck Bery: Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll (1987).
In 1989 he released his next album “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark”, which rewards him a third Grammy.
This musician was engaged to the Blues Hall Of Fame in 2011. He successfully received the Americana Music Lifetime Achievement Award For Performance in 2017.
Award and Nominations
He was nominated for Best Traditional Blues Album 5 times. Further, he won 5 Grammy Awards.
Robert Cray: Net Worth, Salary, Income
He has estimated to have an impressive net worth of $5 Million.
Aside from, that he hasn’t released the salary amount yet.
Robert Cray: Rumors, Controversy
He hasn’t revealed any rumors and scandals regarding relationships, professions, as well as personal life, which is also unknown.
Body Measurements: Height, weight
Robert’s Gray has a decent height of 6 feet 3 inches and weighs around 88kg.
He has short black hair and black colored eyes.
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Moving towards his social media, he has got 268,082 likes on Facebook.
Further, he has 236.2k followers on Instagram so it is clear that he is more active on Instagram.
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