Robert Cray
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Robert Cray is an American blues guitarist and singer known for his soulful vocals, clean guitar tone, and role in revitalizing modern blues music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Cray canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7298920 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Cray Context triple: [Journeyman, featuresArtist, Robert Cray]
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A.
Rick James
Rick James was an influential American funk and soul musician best known for hits like "Super Freak" and his flamboyant, provocative style.
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B.
Earl Hooker
Earl Hooker was an influential American Chicago blues guitarist renowned for his slide guitar work and innovative electric blues style.
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C.
R.L. Burnside
R.L. Burnside was an American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter known for his raw, hypnotic hill country blues style and later crossover success with punk and electronic-influenced audiences.
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D.
James Cotton
James Cotton was an acclaimed American blues harmonica player, singer, and bandleader known for his powerful playing style and work with artists like Muddy Waters.
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E.
Dobie Gray
Dobie Gray was an American singer and songwriter best known for his soulful hit "Drift Away," which became a classic of 1970s pop and rock music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Cray Target entity description: Robert Cray is an American blues guitarist and singer known for his soulful vocals, clean guitar tone, and role in revitalizing modern blues music.
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A.
Rick James
Rick James was an influential American funk and soul musician best known for hits like "Super Freak" and his flamboyant, provocative style.
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B.
Earl Hooker
Earl Hooker was an influential American Chicago blues guitarist renowned for his slide guitar work and innovative electric blues style.
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C.
R.L. Burnside
R.L. Burnside was an American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter known for his raw, hypnotic hill country blues style and later crossover success with punk and electronic-influenced audiences.
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D.
James Cotton
James Cotton was an acclaimed American blues harmonica player, singer, and bandleader known for his powerful playing style and work with artists like Muddy Waters.
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E.
Dobie Gray
Dobie Gray was an American singer and songwriter best known for his soulful hit "Drift Away," which became a classic of 1970s pop and rock music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues musician
ⓘ
human ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Eric Clapton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Lee Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ Stevie Ray Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award
ⓘ
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Robert William Cray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1953-08-01 ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
blues rock ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| genreContribution | helped bring blues music to a wider mainstream audience in the 1980s ⓘ |
| hasDiscographyItem |
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I Was Warned NERFINISHED ⓘ Midnight Stroll NERFINISHED ⓘ Nothin But Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Who’s Been Talkin’ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Albert Collins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
B.B. King NERFINISHED ⓘ Freddie King NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Cropper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
clean guitar tone
ⓘ
revitalizing modern blues music ⓘ soulful vocals ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Robert Cray Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Robert Cray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bad Influence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
False Accusations NERFINISHED ⓘ Right Next Door (Because of Me) NERFINISHED ⓘ Smoking Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ Strong Persuader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
ⓘ
singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Columbus, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Hightone Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mercury Records ⓘ Nozzle Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
performed at the 1986 Montreux Jazz Festival
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performed at the 1988 Amnesty International Human Rights Now! tour ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Cray Description of subject: Robert Cray is an American blues guitarist and singer known for his soulful vocals, clean guitar tone, and role in revitalizing modern blues music.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.