Posted on 11/13/2021 11:18:13 AM PST by rktman
Blues guitarist Robert Cray has dropped out of Eric Clapton’s U.S. tour citing the British guitar legend’s anti-lockdown stance as well as his public opposition to coronavirus vaccine mandates.
In an interview with the Washington Post, Cray said he backed out from a tour with Clapton after the latter released a song last year comparing lockdowns to slavery.
The song in question is “Stand And Deliver,” a joint release with fellow sceptic Van Morrison that saw Clapton sing: “Do you wanna be a free man / Or do you wanna be a slave? / Do you wanna wear these chains / Until you’re lying in the grave?”
As he explained to the Post, Cray – a black man born into a segregated community in 1953 Georgia – rejected such a comparison.
Cray revealed he sent Clapton an email after he heard the track last December, saying “his reaction back to me was that he was referring to slaves from, you know, England from way back.”
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Couple of capable artists, and each is entitled to his own way of thinking.
Hope the parting is amicable.
I’d guess there are artists that Clapton would refuse to appear with, too.
Too stupid to understand a metaphor?
Pretty sure Eric will muddle through without him.
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I guess Robert wants to wear the chains. 🤷🏻♀️
He Cray-Cray...
I hope Clapton is able to find another guitarist that wants to play on stage with him!
Any artist would be lucky to appear with Eric Clapton.
Who the heck is Robert Cray?
Easy.
He is Eric Clapton.
Pretty good guitarist.
Surprised you haven’t heard of him.
Cray is excellent. Sad to hear he’s such a snowflake because I don’t get this reaction at all.
I would but don’t want to be the cause of him retiring. 😂😂😂🎸🎸
Too bad he can't leave the plantation.
Maybe Cray should have a serious conversation with Clapton about bad reactions to the “vaccine”. Clapton knows quite a lot about that.
Saw EC a couple months ago with Jimmie Vaughn as the warm up. Great show by both, nothing political involved.
As far as Robert Cray, I like his work well enough, but:
Let’s go Robert Cray!
Too bad he can’t leave the plantation.
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Add another one to the list who should’ve
“Shut up and play, stupid”
Ruined his music for me with his comment.
He does, or did have the Robert Cray band quite a while back. I can’t remember any of their music. I guess it did not make much of an impression on me.
Good Lord bands used to be anti social. Now they’re pro fascism.
We can’t have edgy rock bands perish the thought!
Liked Cray’s music, but didn’t realize he was an idiot, until now.
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