Clay Rose
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Clay Rose
| image = Clay.Rose.png
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| genre = Folk, Rockabilly
| instrument = Vocals, guitar
| occupation = Musician
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| website = {{url|gasolinelollipops.com}}
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Clay Rose (born in Lafayette, Colorado, United States) is an American visual artist, singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist. Rose attended high school in Tennessee and moved to Colorado at the age of 22.{{cite web|url=https://www.westword.com/music/gasoline-lollipops-clay-rose-barely-survived-himself-9779257|title=Gasoline Lollipops' Clay Rose Barely Survived Himself|first=Andy|last=Thomas|date=December 13, 2017|website=Westword}}
Rose is the front-man for Gasoline Lollipops. Rose and Gasoline Lollipops were featured in the Westword Music Showcase in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.westword.com/music/clay-rose-of-gasoline-lollipops-on-westword-music-showcase-11255626|title=Celebrating 25 Years of the Westword Music Showcase: Gasoline Lollipops|first=Kyle|last=Harris|date=March 23, 2019|website=Westword}} Gasoline Lollipops have played many iconic Colorado venues, including Red Rocks, Bluebird Theater,{{cite web|url=https://303magazine.com/2018/05/gasoline-lollipops-interview-bluebird/|title=Show You Should Know – Gasoline Lollipops to Headline Bluebird in "Bucket List" Show|first=Cara|last=Chancellor|date=May 4, 2018}} Aggie Theater (Fort Collins, CO),{{cite web|url=https://www.aggietheatre.com/event/1818378-gasoline-lollipops-fort-collins/ |title=Gasoline Lollipops w/ Tallgrass, The Alcapones – Tickets – Aggie Theatre – Fort Collins, CO – April 12th, 2019 |publisher=Aggie Theatre |date=April 12, 2019 |accessdate=2 July 2019}} and Fox Theater.{{cite web|url=https://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/gasoline-lollipops-play-fox-theatre-new-years-eve|title=Gasoline Lollipops to play The Fox Theatre on New Years Eve|website=Grateful Web}}
Rose also writes and plays under his alter ego, Governor Mortimer Leech,{{cite web|url=https://www.csindy.com/coloradosprings/gasoline-lollipops-clay-rose-comes-to-terms-with-his-undead-doppelganger/Content?oid=6301591|title=Gasoline Lollipops' Clay Rose comes to terms with his undead doppelganger|first=Bill|last=Forman|website=Colorado Springs Independent}} front-man of The Widow's Bane. The Widow's Bane was voted "Best Secret Identity Band (2016)".{{cite web|url=https://www.westword.com/music/the-ten-best-secret-identity-bands-in-denver-2016-edition-8107689|title=The Ten Best Secret-Identity Bands in Denver – 2016 Edition|first=Tom|last=Murphy|date=July 18, 2016|website=Westword}}
Press
The Widow's Bane Rare Appearance{{cite web|url=https://scenenoco.com/article/the-widows-bane-rare-appearance/|title=The Widow's Bane Rare Appearance|first=Cynthia|last=Wilson}}
Gasoline Lollipops: Through a filter of romance{{cite web|url=https://www.boulderweekly.com/entertainment/music/gasoline-lollipops-through-a-filter-of-romance/|title=Gasoline Lollipops: Through a filter of romance|first=Stephanie|last=Riesco|date=March 28, 2013}}
Celebrating 25 Years of the Westword Music Showcase: Gasoline Lollipops
[https://www.discoveringbelgium.com/gasoline-lollipops-ready-to-set-fire-to-belgium/ Gasoline Lollipops: Ready to Set Fire to Belgium] (Discovering Belgium)
[http://bolderbeat.com/musicnews/2018/5/6/gasoline-lollipops-gear-up-for-a-new-beginning-in-lieu-of-a-departure Gasoline Lollipops Gear Up for a New Beginning] (Bolder Beat)
[https://www.dailycamera.com/2020/03/24/from-an-empty-gold-hill-inn-streaming-to-fans-homes-its-the-gas-pops-live/ From an empty Gold Hill Inn, streaming to fans’ homes, it’s Clay Rose and Adam Perry live] (Boulder Daily Camera)
[https://theknow.denverpost.com/2016/11/08/barroom-sets-gasoline-lollipops-clay-rose-finds-strength-sobriety/128189/ Through barroom sets, Gasoline Lollipops’ Clay Rose finds strength in sobriety] (Denver Post)
[https://www.boulderweekly.com/entertainment/side-rockers-side-ballads/ A Side of Rockers, A Side of Ballads] (Boulder Weekly)
[https://www.popmatters.com/gasoline-lollipops-soul-mine-audio-stream-premiere-2500323025.html Gasoline Lollipops 'Soul Mine' Premiere] (Pop Matters)
[https://www.westword.com/music/gasoline-lollipops-clay-rose-barely-survived-himself-9779257 Gasoline Lollipops' Clay Rose Barely Survived Himself] (Denver Westword)
[https://www.coloradodaily.com/2020/02/07/boulders-clay-rose-and-wonderbound-explore-loss-and-love-in-the-sandman-ballet/ Boulder's Clay Rose and Wonderbound Ballet Explore Loss and Love In "The Sandman" Ballet] (Colorado Daily, 2020)
[https://www.westword.com/music/gasoline-lollipops-all-the-misery-money-can-buy-skewers-donald-trump-11778291 Gasoline Lollipops Skewer Trump On All The Misery Money Can Buy] (Denver Westword, 2020)
[https://americansongwriter.com/all-the-misery-money-can-buy-gasoline-lollipops-song-premiere/ Gasoline Lollipops Get Fired Up Talking About All The Misery Money Can Buy] (American Songwriter, 2020)
[https://theknow.denverpost.com/2020/08/25/gasoline-lollipops-red-rocks-concerts-2020/244224/ Gasoline Lollipops to Play In-Person Concerts At Red Rocks] (Denver Post, 2020)
[https://www.westword.com/music/adam-perry-on-making-music-with-clay-rose-of-gasoline-lollipops-during-covid-19-11870067 Adam Perry On Making Music with Clay Rose of Gasoline Lollipops] (Denver Westword, January 2021)
Discography
=Gasoline Lollipops=
Dawn (May 2, 2013){{cite web|url=https://clayrose.bandcamp.com/album/dawn|title=Dawn, by Clay Rose|website=Clay Rose}}
Death (October 31, 2014){{cite web|url=https://clayrose.bandcamp.com/album/death|title=Death, by Gasoline Lollipops|website=Clay Rose}}
Resurrection (February 14, 2017){{cite web|url=https://clayrose.bandcamp.com/album/resurrection|title=Resurrection, by Gasoline Lollipops|website=Clay Rose}}
Soul Mine (December 26, 2017){{cite web|url=https://clayrose.bandcamp.com/album/soul-mine|title=Soul Mine, by Gasoline Lollipops|website=Clay Rose}}
All The Misery Money Can Buy (September 11, 2020)
Nightmares (October 14th, 2022)
=The Widow's Bane=
The Widow's Bane (2009)
Don't be Afraid; It's Only Death (June 6, 2013){{cite web|url=https://clayrose.bandcamp.com/album/dont-be-afraid-its-only-death|title=Don't Be Afraid it's Only Death, by The Widows Bane|website=Clay Rose}}
=Clay Rose=
Smoke and Steam (July 7, 2005){{cite web|url=https://clayrose.bandcamp.com/album/smoke-and-steam|title=Smoke and Steam, by Clay Rose|website=Clay Rose}}
Suck on This! EP (March 17, 2006){{cite web|url=https://clayrose.bandcamp.com/album/suck-on-this-ep|title=Suck on This! EP, by Clay Rose|website=Clay Rose}}
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Category:Musicians from Colorado
Category:21st-century American singers
Category:Musicians from Tennessee
Category:People from Franklin, Tennessee
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Songwriters from Colorado
Category:21st-century American guitarists