Clay Drayton

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Clay Drayton

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| birth_name = Clarence R. Drayton

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| instrument = Bass guitar, rhythm guitar

| genre = R&B, pop, disco, gospel

| occupation = Songwriter, producer, arranger, bass player, guitarist

| years_active = 1960s–present

| label = Motown, 20th Century Fox Records

| website = {{URL|http://www.claydrayton.com/}}

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Clarence R. "Clay" Drayton (born August 4 1947){{cite web |url=http://www.ancestry.com |title= U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 : database on-line |publisher= The Generations Network |location= United States |year= 1995 |access-date=2013-07-11}} is an American songwriter, arranger, producer, and sideman best known for his work at Motown. He was the arranger on Diana Ross’s certified gold record, “Love Hangover.”{{cite web

|url= http://www.claydrayton.com/

|title= Professional Songwriting Seminars

|author= THE HOOK

|location= United States

|accessdate= 2011-07-11

|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190119221830/http://www.claydrayton.com/

|archive-date= 2019-01-19

|url-status= dead

}}{{cite web

|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/clay-drayton-mn0001498083

|title= Clay Drayton

|publisher= All Music Guide

|location= United States

|accessdate=2013-07-11

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