While living in Eugene Oregon, Dave
Olson
met Robert Cray in 1975.
He was a member of
The Robert Cray Band
from 1978- 1989
1978
Who's Been Talkin'
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1983
Bad Influence
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1985
False Accusations
The
1985 release False Accusations made Newsweek's Top 10 LP picks and
reigned as No. 1 on the US and
UK charts.
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1986
Strong Persuader
Strong Persuader went double platinum and won a
1987 Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues
Recording.
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1988
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
won a 1988
Grammy for
Best Contemporary Blues
Recording.
Late Show with David Letterman
Guest Show
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The Robert Cray Band |
Saturday Night Live
February 28, 1987
Valerie Bertinelli / Eddie Van Halen,
Robert Cray Band |
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Robert Cray on his Animal House Appearance,
and the Beginning of the Blues Brothers
“It’s a classic now, but back when the
movie Animal House was shot, nobody had any idea it was
going to be so big,” says Robert Cray. “My band and I were
living in Eugene, Oregon, at that time, and some lady came
up and asked me if I wanted to be in a film. I
sarcastically said, ‘Yeah, right.’ But, sure enough, she
called back a few months later to ask if I could make
rehearsals. They needed black guys to play the members of
Otis Day’s band, the Knights. We got fitted for outfits,
and we were on the set for three days. That’s me on bass,
although I’m not really playing."
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Savoy Brown |
In 1994, Kim
Simmonds enlisted Pete McMahon for vocal and harmonica duties and
ex Robert Gray drummer Dave Olson and recorded Bring It
Home for Viceroy Records.
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BRING IT HOME
Song List
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Mr. Brown's Boogie |
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2. Sweet Loving
Thing
3. Too Much Of A Good
4. Misery
5. Shake For Me
6. Pack It Up
7. High On Your Love
8. Worried Man
9. Little Wheel
10. You're In For A Big Surprise
11. Real Fine Woman
12. That's What Love Will Do
13. Baby Please |
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Texas Heat |
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business as
usual - album credits (1991):
Darrell Nulisch Harp,
Vocals, Main Performer
Rick Olivier Photography
Dave Olson Drums
Keith Winking Trumpet
Trina Shoemaker Assistant Engineer
Jon Moeller Guitar
Nauman S. Scott Executive Producer
Bruce Elsensohn Organ, Piano
Darrell Nulisch & Texas Heat Performer
Julie Ebel Cover Design
Hoyt Dooley Mastering
David Farrell Mixing
Jay Gallagher Engineer
Steve Gomes Bass
Hammond Scott Producer, Mixing
Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff Saxophone, Horn Arrangements
Randy Kling Mastering |
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1.
Count On Me |
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2. Just Around
The Corner
3. Love And War
4. Beggin' You To Leave
5. Teach Me How To Love You
6. Love Attack
7. Orange Soda
8. Pouring Water On A Drowning Man
9. Inside Out
10. Business As Usual
11. I Can't Be Satisfied
12. Won't Throw It All Away |
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