Robert Cray

‘This Time’ he has a new band

09-23-2009

How cool is Robert Cray? He can com- municate with his all-star band without speaking while his guitar whispers to the audience. But concertgoers can expect plenty of time to rock when the bluesman plays Saturday at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe with a new rhythm section and songs from a recently released CD. Bassist Richard Cousins, a member of Cray’s band from 1974-91, has rejoined the band. Drummer Tony Braunagel, well known for his work with the Phantom Blues Band, also has joined Cray and his longtime keyboardist Jim Pugh. “This band has a feel for playing beyond what is written,” Cray told Lake Tahoe Action. “A lot of things were done where we are really listening to what one another were playing onstage live and going places with it.”

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