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SUMMARY:Blues Artist Larry McCray at Buick City Event Center
DESCRIPTION:McCray\, the second youngest of nine siblings\, grew up living on a farm.[2] McCray learned guitar from his sister\, Clara.[1] "She used to play real low-down and dirty"\, McCray recalled years later.[3] His family moved to Saginaw\, Michigan in 1972\,[3] and McCray took the influence of his sibling\, and such as 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]\nAfter high school\, McCray worked on General Motors' assembly line\, before recording Ambition\, his 1991 debut album for Point Blank Records\, in a Detroit friend's basement recording studio. He was soon touring with his label-mate\, Albert Collins.[1] His 1993 follow-up\, Delta Hurricane\, was produced by the veteran British blues devotee\, Mike Vernon.[1]\n\nIn 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 Itwas its first release that same year.[2] The same year\, McCray played alongside Jimmy Thackery as guest guitarists on Sista Monica Parker's album\, People Love the Blues.[4] Magnolia released McCray's first live album\, Live on Interstate 75\, in mid-2006\, and this was followed in 2007 with Larry McCray.\n\nHis most recent tour commenced at the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena-West Helena\, Arkansas on October 11\, 2015 where Larry was honored with the "Sunshine" Sonny Payne Award for Blues Excellence.[5]\n Guitarist of the Year award as well as the Top Guitarist prize in International Blues Matters' 2014 writer's poll. But there's a part of McCray here that has a rock 'n' roll beat too\, and he's following \n\n?that on his latest release\,
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:McCray\, the second youngest of nine siblings\, grew up living on a farm.[2] \;McCray learned \;guitar \;from his sister\, Clara.[1] \;"\;She used to play real low-down and dirty"\;\, McCray recalled years later.[3] \;His family moved to \;Saginaw\, \;Michigan \;in 1972\,[3] \;and McCray took the influence of his sibling\, and such as 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]\nAfter \;high school\, McCray worked on \;General Motors'\; assembly line\, before \;recording \;Ambition\, his 1991 debut \;album \;for \;Point Blank Records\, in a \;Detroit \;friend'\;s basement \;recording studio. He was soon \;touring \;with his \;label-mate\, \;Albert Collins.[1] \;His 1993 follow-up\, \;Delta Hurricane\, was \;produced \;by the veteran \;British \;blues devotee\, \;Mike Vernon.[1]
\n\nIn 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 Itwas its first release that same year.[2] \;The same year\, McCray played alongside \;Jimmy Thackery \;as guest guitarists on \;Sista Monica Parker'\;s album\, \;People Love the Blues.[4] \;Magnolia released McCray'\;s first \;live album\, \;Live on Interstate 75\, \;in mid-2006\, and this was followed in 2007 with \;Larry McCray.
\n\nHis most recent tour commenced at the \;King Biscuit Blues Festival \;in \;Helena-West Helena\, Arkansas \;on October 11\, 2015 where Larry was honored with the \;"\;Sunshine"\; Sonny Payne \;Award for Blues Excellence.[5]
\n Guitarist of the Year award as well as the Top Guitarist prize in International Blues Matters'\; 2014 writer'\;s poll. \;But there'\;s a part of McCray \;here that has a rock '\;n'\; roll beat \;too\, and he'\;s following \;
\n?that on his latest release\, \;
LOCATION:Buick City Event Center 812 Leith Street Flint\, Mi 48505
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URL:https://members.flintandgeneseechamber.org/events/details/blues-artist-larry-mccray-at-buick-city-event-center-8516
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