> I appreciate the recent piece on Robert Cray - however, I wanted to call one item to your attention. Robert passed on a healthy offer to renew his contract at Mercury and chose instead to sign with Rykodisc to insure the priority afforded by a smaller, more music-focussed label. This was all consummated prior to the Mercury merger taking place or any of us being aware that it was even possible. Also, Robert's "sophomore jinx" went well beyond gold which is the sort of jinx all but a few artists in the world should be happy to be hounded with. - Mike Kappus, Manager, Robert Cray
