Clay Blaker
Clay Blaker (born June 27, 1950 in Houston , Texas ) is an American singer , country musician and songwriter .
Life
Blaker lived in Hawaii for several years before forming the Texas Honky Tonk Band in Los Angeles in 1974 . In 1976 they moved to Houston, the hometown of Blakers. Here, Clay and his band performed up to 300 times a year in local clubs and dance halls for almost a decade. The breakthrough came in 1982 when his friend George Strait recorded one of his songs. Strait recorded more Blaker pieces in the following years, as did Tim McGraw , LeAnn Rimes , Clay Walker and others. The song We Must Be Loving Right was even recorded by Barbra Streisand . Clay Blaker also recorded a few CDs himself, but they were not particularly successful.
In the summer of 2002, Clay decided to withdraw from the music scene, he emigrated to a Panamanian island with his wife Allene.
Discography
- 1981 - What A Way To Live
- 1986 - Sooner Or Later
- 1993 - Laying It All On The Line
- 1998 - Rumor Town
- 2001 - Welcome To The Wasteland
- - Goin 'Home To Texas / Don't Know What Sells (Single)
- - Texas Honky Tonk / The Only Thing I Have Left (Single)
- 2015 - Still Rockin '
- 2015 - Still Swingin '
- 2015 - Still Country
- 2016 - The Early Singles: 1978–1987
- 2016 - What a Way To Live - Re-release Edition
- 2017 - Through the Years 1979-2002, Vol. 1 (Live)
- 2017 - Through the Years 1979-2002, Vol. 2 (Live)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blaker, Clay |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer, country musician, and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Houston , Texas , United States |