Clay Thrash One Sheet - Sunfire Entertainment

Impact Date: Oct. 14th
About Clay Thrash: Somewhere in a small college town, there’s a college kid at a bar listening to a band when he should be
home studying or getting a jump start on his term paper. That kid is probably a lot like Clay Thrash. “I remember going to every
show I could. Reckless Kelly on Tuesday, Cooder Graw on Thursday, Wade Bowen on Friday, and Cory Morrow on Saturday... it
would be a hell of a week and otherwise unproductive,” Clay explains. “That was how it all started; a freshman kid sneaking into
bars, soaking up a different kind of knowledge,” he laughs.
The East Texas native grew up watching Ricky Scaggs on the Grand Ole Opry and listening to Elvis Presley records with his
grandmother. When Clay was 15 years old, his dad surprised his mom with a guitar. After giving up because it made her fingers
sore, Clay began to teach himself, starting with Elvis’ “His Latest Flame.” “It’s funny to think how my Mom giving up on a hobby
completely changed my life,” Clay recalls.
Once in college, Clay worked jobs that gave him more freedom than pay to pursue his music career. Clay spent as much time as
he could studying music, from listening to Country greats like George Strait and Merle Haggard to Americana singer-songwriters
like Ryan Adams and Hayes Carll. “I loved anything that was good,” Clay says. “I didn’t limit myself to any one type of music and
still don’t.” One of Clay’s greatest lyrical influences is Tom Petty. “He gets you to where you want to go in each song,” explains
Clay. “He always says ‘don’t bore us get us to the chorus,’ I’ve learned a lot from that phrase alone.”
Before long, Clay was setting up speakers in the corner of smoky dive bars tuning up his guitar and shaking off nerves; he hasn’t
turned back since. He’s spent the last eight years perfecting his own unique blend of Country Music and Rock and Roll with a
voice that is an unmistakable blend of Radney Foster and Lyle Lovett.
In early 2013 Clay released his debut self-titled album containing 9 self-written, high energy songs and heart-wrenching ballads.
With the release of Clay’s first single “My Heart,” fans will be pulled into a love story that wails about love lost, love earned, and
the honesty only a heart can possess. The baritone guitar opens deep into the pulse of the snare, and the shimmer of the
acoustic guitar takes you to a place of heavy longing and struggle for the truth. This song reminds us that you can’t control what
captures the attention of your heart.
Clay Thrash Talking Points
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Born in Dallas and raised in Quitman, TX, Clay and his band are now based in Ft Worth, TX.
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Clay has played benefits for tornado victims in Moore, OK and Grandbury, TX; He started the first annual Clay Thrash
River Bash on the Guadalupe River benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project.
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Clay’s self-titled debut album includes 9 tracks that he wrote solo. BMI Award Winning songwriter Heather Little (“Gun
Powder & Lead”and “Me & Charlie Talking”) is featured on the album on “I Won’t Ever Let Go.”
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Clay’s debut single is “My Heart.” Clay first got the idea for writing the song from a lonely old man that would sit in his
Dad’s barber shop for hours. He peppered in some of his own life experiences and “My Heart” was the end result.
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The music video for “My Heart” was shot by director Jon Collins (The Orbans, Sarah Jaffe and Bob Schneider.)
Although people often think that he might have made it up, Clay Thrash is his real name
Clay's first regular gig was a weekly Wednesday night show at Blaine’s Pub. He cut his teeth there opening shows for
Charlie Robison and Gary P. Nunn. Now together for 2 years, Clay and his current band have shared the stage with
Radney Foster, Randy Rogers Band, Stoney LaRue, Brandon Rhyder and John David Kent.
Radio Promotion: SunFire Entertainment * Angela-Marie Lampton *
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Record Label: Grange Records *Keith Reeves *
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