Lee Clayton on the cover of The Essential Lee Clayton (2001)

Lee Clayton (born October 29, 1942 in Russellville, Alabama, USA) is a country musician and composer. His style has been described as in between rock and country. Clayton grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and began to play harmonica and guitar at the age of 7. At 9 he received his first steel guitar. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Russellville is a city located in Franklin County, Alabama. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Rock and roll. ... Oak Ridge is an incorporated city in Anderson and Roane Counties in East Tennessee, about 25 miles northwest of Knoxville. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A Dobro style resonator guitar Steel guitar, strictly speaking, refers to a method of playing using a metal slide (or steel) on a guitar played horizontally, with the strings uppermost. ...

After quitting the Air Force he moved to Nashville in 1968 and began his career as a songwriter. His first success was the song "Ladies Love Outlaws" which became a Number 11 hit in the Billboard Charts by Waylon Jennings in 1972. The country music style outlaw country was derived from that song. In 1973 he released his first album simply titled Lee Clayton, with which, as Clayton would later say, he was very dissatisfied. In the following years he continued his songwriting. He wrote songs like "Lone Wolf" for Jerry Jeff Walker or "If You Could Touch Her at All" for Willie Nelson. In 1978 his second album, Border Affair, was released. It was critically acclaimed but became a flop at the charts. The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial-warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... On January 4, 1936, Billboard magazine published its first music hit parade and on July 20, 1940 the first Music Popularity Chart was calculated. ... Waylon Jennings in the 1960s. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Willie Nelson Outlaw country was a significant trend in country music during the late 1960s and the 1970s (and even into the 1980s in some cases), commonly referred to as The Outlaw Movement (both by fans and by people in the music industry) or simply Outlaw music [1]. The focus... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Jerry Jeff Walker, 2002 Jerry Jeff Walker (born March 16, 1942) is a country music singer. ... Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American entertainer and songwriter, born and raised in Abbott, Texas. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

His most successful album was 1979's Naked Child. The songs' style was reminiscent of Bob Dylan and the single, "I Ride Alone", became very notable. In 1979, he went on a big world tour which became a huge success. In 1981 he released his last studio album, The Dream Goes On, which had a harder sound than his previous work. After that he published two autobiographical books and, in 1990, released a live album entitled Another Night which was recorded in Oslo. Also in 1990, The Highwaymen, an outlaw country supergroup comprising Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson, had a minor hit with a song of his, "Silver Stallion", which had previously appeared on Border Affair. In 1994 he released the album Spirit of the twilight. Today his career has largely gone silent. For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941), MATT. S ate a poo that josh did in the showerThey say he was an avid XXX-T racer back in the day and he raced down at the downward do track he is a American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... A live album is a musical recording containing recorded concert performances. ... County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... The Highwaymen is the name of at least two musical groups: A circa 1960 collegiate folk group, which originated at Wesleyan University and had a number-one hit in 1961 with Michael Row the Boat Ashore and another top-20 hit in 1962 with Cottonfields. Original members: David Fisher, Steve... SuperGroup is a reality show on the channel VH1. ... Johnny Cash (born J. R. Cash, February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was a multi Grammy Award-winning influential American country and rock and roll singer and songwriter. ... Waylon Jennings in the 1960s. ... Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American entertainer and songwriter, born and raised in Abbott, Texas. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Discography

• 1973: "Lee Clayton" MCA
• 1978: "Border Affair" Capitol
• 1979: "Naked Child" Capitol
• 1981: "The Dream Goes On" Capitol
• 1990: "Another Night (live)" Provogue
• 1994: "Spirit of The Twilight" Provogue
• 1995: "Border Affair/Naked Child" 2^ & 3^ LP on CD Edsel Records UK
• 1996: "Lee Clayton" 1^ LP on CD Edsel Records UK
• 1996: "Border Affair/Naked Child" 2^ & 3^ LP on CD Edsel (edel)
• 2002: "The Essential 1978-1981" Repertoir
• 2003: "Border Affair/Naked Child" 2^ & 3^ LP on CD
• 2005: "The Essential 1978-1981" Smd Reper (Sony BMG)
• 2006: "Lee Clayton" 1^ LP on CD Evangeline (Soulfood Music)

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Chart Songs as a Songwriter

• #9 on Billboard: Saturday Night Special played by Conway Twitty [1988]
• #25 on Billboard: Silver Stallion played by The Outlaws (Nelson/Jennings/Cash/Kristopherson) [1990]

Notes

In the sleeve note of his album "Another night" (1990) there's mention of U2's Bono saying that the only Country-singer that has influenced him was a pretty well unknown fellow named Lee Clayton.