2020. Blues; Robert Cray has been bridging the lines between blues, soul and R&B for the past four decades, with five Grammy wins and over 20 acclaimed albums. His latest album, Thats What I Heard, was recorded at the iconic Capitol Records studios and produced by Steve Jordan (Sheryl Crow, Josh Groban, Keith Richards, Boz Scaggs). The music is a varied sonic blend of blues, soul, boogaloo and gospel. "Funky, cool and bad," is how Robert Cray describes his latest album himself while the music on Thats What I Heard falls into two camps, the sweet and the funky. Steve Jordan: "I thought if it we could get this thing that Sam Cooke used to have, the kind of sound that early Sam Cooke records
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