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DER WUNDERSAME COWBOY LEE CLAYTON WIRD 80
- Nov 06, 2022
Seine Musik klang nie so, wie seine Platten-Cover aussahen. Während sich Lee Clayton auf den Frontbildern immer etwas futuristisch gab, blieb er musikalisch sehr erdig. Dem Country Rock verbunden, komponierte Clayton bittersüße Melodien und erzählte Geschichten voll Ironie und Zynismus. Seine Karriere begann in den frühen Siebzigern als Songwriter für andere, bevor er 1973 sein LP-Debüt veröffentlichte. Bis 1981 erschienen noch drei weitere Platten (BORDER AFFAIR, 1978; NAKED CHILD, 1979; THE DREAM GOES ON, 1981 - alle hier zu sehen), bevor er sich als Buchautor betätigte, um in den Neunzigern wieder Studioalben zu veröffentlichen. Lee Clayton wird am 29. Oktober 80 Jahre alt.
His music never sounded like his record covers looked. While Lee Clayton always appeared a bit futuristic on the front pictures, musically he remained very earthy. Attached to Country Rock, Clayton composed bittersweet melodies and told stories full of irony and cynicism. His career began in the early seventies as a songwriter for others before releasing his LP debut in 1973. Three more records appeared by 1981 (BORDER AFFAIR, 1978; NAKED CHILD, 1979; THE DREAM GOES ON, 1981 - all seen here) before he became a book writer, returning to releasing studio albums in the nineties. Lee Clayton turns 80 on October 29.
His music never sounded like his record covers looked. While Lee Clayton always appeared a bit futuristic on the front pictures, musically he remained very earthy. Attached to Country Rock, Clayton composed bittersweet melodies and told stories full of irony and cynicism. His career began in the early seventies as a songwriter for others before releasing his LP debut in 1973. Three more records appeared by 1981 (BORDER AFFAIR, 1978; NAKED CHILD, 1979; THE DREAM GOES ON, 1981 - all seen here) before he became a book writer, returning to releasing studio albums in the nineties. Lee Clayton turns 80 on October 29.
