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Clinton Curtis grew up between the islands of Key West and Jamaica. The son of musicians and reggaehall owners, he was always surrounded by music. As a child, he helped sound-check all the acts that appeared at his parents’ legendary Club Kokua on Negril Beach. He played with and learned from some of the Jamaican giants — including Gregory Issacs and Desmond Dekker.
He was a classical pianist at 8, and formed his first group – a 10-piece R&B band at 13. Around that time, he started making self-produced studio recordings of original songs, playing all the instruments himself.
He left Key West for Greenwich Village at age 17 to study acting at NYU. It was there, in the West Village nightclubs that defined so much of music history, that Clinton realized he wanted to write and perform original music. He began working his way up in the downtown acoustic clubs- earning a little money as a classical musician on the side. It was during this time that he wrote the songs that would later become the album, Smoldering Youth.
From Brahms to Muddy Waters, Van Morrison and The Band to Bob Marley and The Mighty Diamonds, Clinton’s many influences converged seamlessly in his songwriting. In order to home in on this unique sound, Clinton teamed up with producer Matt Stine, and signed to Stine’s indie label 27 Sound. With Clinton’s first full length album, Smoldering Youth, “21st Century Rock and Roll” made its debut.
He was a classical pianist at 8, and formed his first group – a 10-piece R&B band at 13. Around that time, he started making self-produced studio recordings of original songs, playing all the instruments himself.
He left Key West for Greenwich Village at age 17 to study acting at NYU. It was there, in the West Village nightclubs that defined so much of music history, that Clinton realized he wanted to write and perform original music. He began working his way up in the downtown acoustic clubs- earning a little money as a classical musician on the side. It was during this time that he wrote the songs that would later become the album, Smoldering Youth.
From Brahms to Muddy Waters, Van Morrison and The Band to Bob Marley and The Mighty Diamonds, Clinton’s many influences converged seamlessly in his songwriting. In order to home in on this unique sound, Clinton teamed up with producer Matt Stine, and signed to Stine’s indie label 27 Sound. With Clinton’s first full length album, Smoldering Youth, “21st Century Rock and Roll” made its debut.
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| FULL TRACK History of Dust | 4:27 |
| FULL TRACK Spread It Like You Should | 4:02 |
| FULL TRACK Leave It Easy | 3:37 |
| FULL TRACK Best You Can | 3:39 |
| FULL TRACK Only Way Out | 3:14 |
| FULL TRACK Chain U Down | 3:50 |
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Another Side of CC
5 Oct 2011 | from www.clintoncurtis.com/home
Unknown, perhaps, to the readers of this blog and the
rock and rollers who inhabit many of the circles I travel in-
I have a side job. I earn a little dough and keep my soul healthy
by singing with various choral groups throughout New
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CC Radio- Ladies Night
18 Jul 2011 | from www.clintoncurtis.com/home -
CC Radio- Little Feat/Happy Birthday Bob
2 Jun 2011 | from www.clintoncurtis.com/home -
I’ve seen the bright lights of Memphis, and the Riverside Hotel (Part 1)
6 May 2011 | from www.clintoncurtis.com/home
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- Clinton Curtis posted a news item ‘Another Side of CC’. October 2011
- Clinton Curtis posted a news item ‘CC Radio- Ladies Night’. July 2011
- Clinton Curtis posted a news item ‘CC Radio- Little Feat/Happy Birthday Bob’. June 2011
- Clinton Curtis posted a news item ‘I’ve seen the bright lights of Memphis, and the Riverside Hotel (Part 1)’. May 2011
- Clinton Curtis posted a news item ‘Memphis With A Twist(er)’. May 2011
- Clinton Curtis posted a news item ‘DC to Nashville’. April 2011
- Clinton Curtis posted a news item ‘Rock and Roll Road Trip’. April 2011
- Clinton Curtis posted a news item ‘2nd Ave. Ball Deluxe Fan Edition UNBOXING’. April 2011
- Clinton Curtis posted a news item ‘Live at Arlenes 4/20/11’. April 2011
- Clinton Curtis posted a news item ‘CC Radio 6: Passover Edition’. April 2011
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