Blues-rock prodigies are a special breed.
They live and breathe the fiery swagger of electric guitars and the irresistible allure of rhythm-soaked sounds. That’s Clay Melton’s musical calling in a nutshell. At only 28, the Louisiana-born and Texas-based rocker has already spent 14 years performing live. His powerfully raspy voice and wicked guitar licks leave no doubt he’s grown up in the school of barroom blues-rock.
Clay’s 2022 release, Live in Texas, which includes ten original songs and one cover, was spun on more than 160 radio stations in the U.S. and abroad. His riveting cover of ZZ Top’s Jesus Just Left Chicago, climbed to the #1 song in the world on the Roots Music Blues Rock chart in June 2022. The album boasts production and engineering credits by 5-time Grammy winner Malcolm Harper (The Black Keys, Mary J. Blige, Keith Urban and many others) as well as Clay himself.
Live in Texas is Melton’s follow-up to 2021’s critically acclaimed release, Back to Blue, where the title track also climbed to the # 1 song in the world on Roots Music Blues Rock chart, and the album climbed to #9.
Clay Melton is quickly establishing himself as a rising star, having played world-famous venues such as Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, opening for Grand Funk Railroad on the Chevrolet Main Stage at the State Fair of Texas, and sharing the stage with Sir Earl Toon, of Kool & The Gang fame. Past credits also include opening for blues-legend Robert Cray and platinum-selling artists Chris Daughtry and Night Ranger.
TESTIMONIALS
"The passion and electricity sorely missing in the music of many of Clay Melton’s peers is abundant in the fantastic performance of ‘Timing’s Everything,’ It’s another reason why Clay is certain to be recognized as one of this generation’s guitar heroes.”
Ritchie Adams,
Editor in Chief, Red Hot Rock Magazine.
“It’s been a while since a combination singer, songwriter, and guitar player has come along with so much talent at such a young age.”
Michael B. Sutton,
Imerica Entertainment
(Motown, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder)
“Very talented... What a monster career he has ahead of him.”
KPFT 90.1 FM Houston
“The fact is that it really on takes less than 10 seconds to ‘know’ if an Artist has ‘what it takes’ or not. Clay, “You got it kid.”
Ron Saint Germaine
(Jimi Hendrix, U2, Mick Jagger)
“I’ve had the privilege of watching Clay evolve from a gifted intuitive guitarist to a complete performer and songwriter. He has managed the hardest of tasks: crafting a musical identity that lives up to the promise of a precocious talent.”
Dan Workman,
Sugarhill Recording Studios
(ZZ Top, Beyonce)
“It takes a lot of practice and dedication, at any age, to achieve the level of performance that Clay exhibits.”
Jimmy Hotz,
Producer (B.B. King)
“The pairing of his powerful voice and his enviable skills on guitar make Clay a powerful Texas force to be reckoned with.”
Matt Meinke,
Notably Texan, KETR-FM Dallas
