Clarence R. "Clay" Drayton (born August 4 name='USPRI'>
is an
American
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songwriter,
arranger
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,
producer
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Occupations
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*A stakeholder of economic production
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, and
sideman
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best known for his work at
Motown
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. He was the arranger on Diana Ross’s certified
gold record, “
Love Hangover.”
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Career
In a career that spans over four decades, Drayton’s songs have been recorded by
Al Wilson
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,
Lenny Williams,
High Inergy,
Táta Vega, and
The Jackson 5.,
He Speaks for Songwriting organizations and groups around the world. Drayton Teaches Songwriting at the Songwriting school of Los Angeles in CA.
In 2006 he Invented the Phatfoot Drum Harness for drummers & Percussionists. www.phatfootusa.com
Selected Songwriting Credits
References
External links
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1947 births
African-American record producers
American music arrangers
American record producers
American rhythm and blues bass guitarists
American male bass guitarists
Living people
Motown artists
20th-century American bass guitarists
20th-century American male musicians
20th-century African-American musicians
21st-century African-American people