Song of the Day 4/15: The Robert Cray Band, “1040 Blues”
Here’s a song you’ll never hear the likes of Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk singing. They don’t hate taxes — because they don’t have to pay any!
This was the first single off Cray’s 1993 LP, “Shame + a Sin.” It didn’t chart, even in the UK, where Cray’s albums consistently score higher than they do in the USA, perhaps for the obvious reason that Brits have no idea what the title refers to.
Saw Robert Cray twice. Once at the Queen in Wilmington. Once in the Blues Tent at the Jazzfest in New Orleans. Guy absolutely rips live. Great sets both times.