Larry McCray:
Lead Guitar and Vocals
Steve McCray:
Drums and Vocals
Stanley:
Bass Guitar
Mike Lynch:
Organist/Keyboard
Influences
McCray's first influence on guitar was none other than his
sister, Clara, who toured regionally around Arkansas with her
own combo, the Rockets. Clara never got to record her Freddie
King-styled blues for posterity -- but her little brother has at
least partially made up for that omission. Larry followed Clara
up to Saginaw, MI, in 1972. She turned him on to the joys of the
three Kings (B.B., Freddie, and Albert), Albert Collins,
and Magic Sam, and Larry added superheated rock licks (à la Jimi
Hendrix and the Allman Brothers) to his arsenal as he began
playing the local circuit with his brothers Carl on bass and
Steve on drums.
Sounds Like
Some
of the greatest blues and blues-based guitarists, like Jimi
Hendrix or Albert King, have created classic sounds on a Gibson
Flying V. Other greats, like Clapton or Beck, have found it in a
Les Paul. With bluesman Larry McCray you get the best of both
worlds.
