Cray got his first guitar in the mid-1960s, and while still in high school started a band called One Way Street, which was described as half psychedelic and half soul. After graduating from high school, he moved to Eugene, Oregon, and started playing blues in local bands. His early music was influenced by Jimi Hendrix and Steve Cropper, and later by the Beatles and the cool playing style of Albert Collins .
In 1974, Cray and some friends, including bassist Richard Cousins...