Robert Cray: Robert Cray. Soundtrack: Kalifornia. Born in Columbus, GA, in 1953, blues guitarist/vocalist Robert Cray has--along with Albert Collins and Stevie Ray Vaughan--been credited with helping to create the blues "renaissance" of the 1980s. He began his music career in 1979 and has won three Grammy awards, with his 1986 album "Strong Persuader" selling over one million copies.
Cray's father was a career military man, so although Cray was born in Columbus,...