Clinton Gregory
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| image = File:Clinton Gregory.jpg
| name = Clinton Gregory
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| caption = Gregory performing in 2013
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|3|1}}
| origin = Martinsville, Virginia, United States
| instrument = Vocals, guitar, fiddle
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| years_active = 1990–present
| label = Step One, Rock Bottom, Polydor
| associated_acts = Keith Stegall
| website = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20131030225512/http://questx.com/clintongregory/index.html}}
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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
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Clinton Gregory began playing the fiddle at age five; by age six, he was performing at bluegrass festivals.[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p1636/biography|pure_url=yes}} 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.[http://www.questx.com/clintongregory/favorite.html Clinton Gregory] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070918190412/http://questx.com/clintongregory/favorite.html |date=September 18, 2007}} 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=
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| scope="row"| Music 'n Me
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| scope="row"| (If It Weren't For Country Music) I'd Go Crazy
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| scope="row"| Freeborn Man
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| scope="row"| Master of Illusion
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| scope="row"| For Christmas
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| scope="row"| Clinton Gregory
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| scope="row"| Play, Ruby, Play
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| scope="row"| Too Much Ain't Enough
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| scope="row"| Roots of My Raising
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:24em;"| Single ! colspan="2"| Peak chart ! rowspan="2"| Album |
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! width="45"| US Country ! width="45"| CAN Country |
| rowspan="4"| 1990
! scope="row"| "Rockin' the Country" | — | — | {{N/A}} |
| scope="row"| "Nobody's Darlin'"
| — | — | align="left" rowspan="4"| Music 'n Me |
| scope="row"| "Made for Lovin' You"
| — | — |
| scope="row"| "She Put the Music in Me"
| — | — |
| rowspan="4"| 1991
! scope="row"| "Couldn't Love Have Picked a Better Place to Die" | 64 | — |
| scope="row"| "(If It Weren't for Country Music) I'd Go Crazy"
| 26 | — | align="left" rowspan="3"| (If It Weren't For Country Music) I'd Go Crazy |
| scope="row"| "One Shot at a Time"
| 51 | 51 |
| scope="row"| "Satisfy Me and I'll Satisfy You"
| 53 | 41 |
| rowspan="3"| 1992
! scope="row"| "Play, Ruby, Play" | 25 | 20 | align="left" rowspan="4"| Freeborn Man |
| scope="row"| "She Takes the Sad Out of Saturday Night"
| 50 | 74 |
| scope="row"| "Who Needs It"
| 29 | 39 |
| rowspan="3"| 1993
! scope="row"| "Look Who's Needin' Who" | 65 | — |
| scope="row"| "Standing on the Edge of Love"
| 52 | — | align="left" rowspan="2"| Master of Illusion |
| scope="row"| "Master of Illusion"
| 59 | — |
| 1994
! scope="row"| "The Gulf and the Shell" | — | — | align="left" rowspan="3"| Clinton Gregory |
| rowspan="3"| 1995
! scope="row"| "You Didn't Miss a Thing" | 68 | 85 |
| scope="row"| "A-11"
| — | — |
| scope="row"| "Christmas in Virginia"
| — | — | align="left"| For Christmas |
| 2012
! scope="row"| "She Did" | — | — | align="left" rowspan="3"| Too Much Ain't Enough |
| rowspan="2"| 2013
! scope="row"| "Too Much Ain't Enough" | — | — |
| scope="row"| "You Smile"
| — | — |
| rowspan="2"| 2014
! scope="row"| "Some Real Good People" {{small|(with Collin Raye)}} | — | — | rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |
| scope="row"| "You Can't Hide High" {{small|(with Ira Dean)}}
| — | — |
| colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
=Music videos=
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20130221115451/http://www.clintongregory.net/ Official website]
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Category:American country singer-songwriters
Category:American country fiddlers
Category:Singer-songwriters from Virginia
Category:Polydor Records artists
Category:Step One Records artists
Category:People from Martinsville, Virginia