McCray, the second youngest of nine siblings, grew up living on a farm.[3] McCray learned guitar from his sister, Clara.[1] "She used to play real low-down and dirty", McCray recalled years later.[4] His family moved to Saginaw, Michigan in 1972.[4] McCray took his influence from his sibling and the three Kings (B.B., Freddie and Albert), to playing the local club circuit, with his brothers Carl on bass guitar and Steve on drums.[1]
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After high school, McCray worked at General Motors on the assembly line, before recording his debut album, Ambition (1991), via Point Blank Records. It was recorded in a friend's basement recording studio in Detroit. He was soon touring with a fellow record label artist, Albert Collins.[1] His 1993 follow-up, Delta Hurricane, was produced by the veteran British blues devotee, Mike Vernon.[1]
larry, mccray, born, april, 1960, american, blues, guitarist, singer, from, magnolia, arkansas, mccray, 2011, monterey, blues, festivalbackground, informationbirth, nameborn, 1960, april, 1960, magnolia, arkansas, united, statesgenresbluesoccupation, guitarist. Larry McCray born April 5 1960 is an American blues guitarist and singer from Magnolia Arkansas 1 Larry McCrayMcCray at the 2011 Monterey Blues FestivalBackground informationBirth nameLarry McCrayBorn 1960 04 05 April 5 1960 age 63 Magnolia Arkansas United StatesGenresBluesOccupation s Guitarist singer songwriterInstrument s Guitar vocalsYears active1980s presentLabelsPoint Blank Virgin Atomic Theory House of Blues Magnolia DixieFrog 1 Charisma Bear Family 2 Keeping the Blues AliveWebsitewww wbr larrymccray wbr club Larry McCray 2012 in Aarhus Denmark Contents 1 Early life 2 Music career 3 Personal life 4 Discography 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editMcCray the second youngest of nine siblings grew up living on a farm 3 McCray learned guitar from his sister Clara 1 She used to play real low down and dirty McCray recalled years later 4 His family moved to Saginaw Michigan in 1972 4 McCray took his influence from his sibling and the three Kings B B Freddie and Albert to playing the local club circuit with his brothers Carl on bass guitar and Steve on drums 1 Music career editAfter high school McCray worked at General Motors on the assembly line before recording his debut album Ambition 1991 via Point Blank Records It was recorded in a friend s basement recording studio in Detroit He was soon touring with a fellow record label artist Albert Collins 1 His 1993 follow up Delta Hurricane was produced by the veteran British blues devotee Mike Vernon 1 In 1999 McCray recorded a cover version of Bob Dylan s All Along the Watchtower for the tribute album Tangled Up in Blues In 2000 McCray founded his own independent record label Magnolia Records and Believe It was its first release 3 The same year McCray played alongside Jimmy Thackery as guest guitarists on Sista Monica Parker s album People Love the Blues 5 Magnolia released McCray s first live album Live on Interstate 75 in mid 2006 This was followed with Larry McCray in 2007 His 2015 tour commenced at the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena West Helena Arkansas on October 11 where McCray was honored with the Sunshine Sonny Payne Award for Blues Excellence 6 Personal life editMcCray has one son Bleau McCray Morel with Kelly Morel citation needed Discography editAmbition 1990 Delta Hurricane 1993 Meet Me at the Lake with the Bluegills 1996 Born to Play the Blues 1998 Believe It 2000 Blues is My Business 2001 Live on Interstate 75 2006 Larry McCray 2007 The Gibson Sessions 2015 7 8 Blues Without You 2022 9 References edit a b c d e f Bill Dahl 1960 04 05 Larry McCray Biography AllMusic Retrieved 2014 01 26 Larry McCray Live On Interstate 75 Bearfamily com Retrieved June 29 2022 a b 1 Archived March 31 2008 at the Wayback Machine a b Russell Tony 1997 The Blues From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray Dubai Carlton Books Limited pp 141 142 ISBN 1 85868 255 X Richard Skelly Sista Monica Parker Biography amp History AllMusic Retrieved 2015 11 22 The Official Website for Larry McCray Larrymccray club Retrieved 2014 01 26 Larry McCray Discography AllMusic 1960 04 05 Retrieved 2014 01 26 Bluesman Larry McCray gives his rock favorites a ride on new album Themorningsun com 2015 02 25 Retrieved 2015 11 25 LARRY MCCRAY BLUES WITHOUT YOU KTBA RECORDS Velvet Thunder Retrieved June 29 2022 External links editOfficial website Biography at Allmusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Larry McCray amp oldid 1176759182, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
