I realized I was tired of singing about trees and flowers. I wanted to sing about real life. From then on, nobody could tell me anything was better than blues.

The entire Robert Cray Band backs Hooker on the title track of Hooker's 1992 album "Mr. Cray has generally played Fender guitars (Telecasters and Stratocasters) and there are two signature Robert Cray Stratocasters models available from Fender. He is also featured on the Hooker album The Healer; he plays a guitar solo on the song "Baby Lee".

Robert Cray (born August 1 1953 Columbus Georgia United States) is an American blues guitarist and singer.