Clinton Gregory (born March 1, 1964) is an American country and bluegrass singer, songwriter, and fiddler. He has recorded primarily on independent labels, and has charted eleven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now known as Hot Country Songs) charts. His highest charting single is "Play, Ruby, Play", which reached No. 25.
Biography
Clinton Gregory began playing the fiddle at age five; by age six, he was performing at bluegrass festivals.[ allmusic (((Clinton Gregory > Biography)))] At age twelve, he and his family moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where his father, Willie Gregory, performed on the Grand Ole Opry.
Gregory later became a session musician, playing fiddle for Suzy Bogguss and other acts. In 1990, he was signed to Step One Records. While on Step One, he recorded three albums and charted several singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, becoming the first independent act in over a decade to reach the Top 30 on the U.S. country charts.Clinton Gregory He also won the Music Row Industry's Independent Artist of the Year award for 1992 and 1993. He later recorded two albums for Rock Bottom Records and one for Polydor Records.
Discography
Albums Title Album details Music 'n Me Release date: 1990 Label: Step One Records (If It Weren't For Country Music) I'd Go Crazy Release date: 1991 Label: Step One Records Freeborn Man Release date: December 1991 Label: Step One Records Master of Illusion Release date: June 21, 1993 Label: Step One Records For Christmas Release date: August 7, 1993 Label: Step One Records Clinton Gregory Release date: January 17, 1995 Label: Polydor Records Play, Ruby, Play Release date: July 28, 2000 Label: Step One Records Too Much Ain't Enough Release date: April 16, 2012 Label: Melody Roundup Music Roots of My Raising Release date: May 13, 2013 Label: Melody Roundup Music
Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions Album US Country CAN Country 1990 "Rockin' the Country" — — "Nobody's Darlin'" — — Music 'n Me "Made for Lovin' You" — — "She Put the Music in Me" — — 1991 "Couldn't Love Have Picked a Better Place to Die" 64 — "(If It Weren't for Country Music) I'd Go Crazy" 26 — (If It Weren't For Country Music) I'd Go Crazy "One Shot at a Time" 51 51 "Satisfy Me and I'll Satisfy You" 53 41 1992 "Play, Ruby, Play" 25 20 Freeborn Man "She Takes the Sad Out of Saturday Night" 50 74 "Who Needs It" 29 39 1993 "Look Who's Needin' Who" 65 — "Standing on the Edge of Love" 52 — Master of Illusion "Master of Illusion" 59 — 1994 "The Gulf and the Shell" — — Clinton Gregory 1995 "You Didn't Miss a Thing" 68 85 "A-11" — — "Christmas in Virginia" — — For Christmas 2012 "She Did" — — Too Much Ain't Enough 2013 "Too Much Ain't Enough" — — "You Smile" — — 2014 "Some Real Good People" — — rowspan="2" "You Can't Hide High" — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Music videos Year Video Director 1990 "Couldn't Love Have Picked a Better Place to Die" 1991 "(If It Weren't for Country Music) I'd Go Crazy" Kenny Kiper "One Shot at a Time" 1992 "Play, Ruby, Play" Stan Moore "Who Needs It" Greg Crutcher 1993 "Look Who's Needin' Who" "Standing on the Edge of Love" "Master of Illusion" 1994 "The Gulf and the Shell" Bill Young 1995 "You Didn't Miss a Thing" Bill Young/Jim Barham "A-11" 2006 "Writing on the Wall" Peter Lippman 2012 "She Did" P. J. Schenkel 2013 "Too Much Ain't Enough" Brett Bortle
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