Red Clay Strays' 'Grateful' Album Reveals a Rock Band with Religious Roots
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Joseph Hudak
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Summary
The Red Clay Strays, despite winning a CMA Award for Vocal Group of the Year and being embraced by the country-music establishment, reveal themselves on their third album 'Grateful' to be a rock & roll band with strong religious themes. Produced by Dave Cobb, the album showcases the Mobile, Alabama band's shift from country to bona fide rock music.
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· 3 pulledLast year, the Red Clay Strays found themselves fully embraced by the country-music establishment, winning the CMA Award for Vocal Group of the Year.
But on Grateful, the Strays' third album, they reveal themselves to be not country's next great group, but a bona fide rock & roll band.
And a God-fearing one at that.
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