Clinton Gregory

Clinton Gregory (born March 1, 1964) is an American country and bluegrass singer, songwriter, and fiddler. He has recorded primarily on independent labels, and has charted eleven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now known as Hot Country Songs) charts. His highest charting single is "Play, Ruby, Play", which reached No. 25.

Clinton Gregory
Gregory performing in 2013
Background information
Born	(1964-03-01) March 1, 1964 (age 61)
Origin	Martinsville, Virginia, United States
Genres	Country Bluegrass
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, fiddle
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Step One, Rock Bottom, Polydor
Website	web.archive.org/web/20131030225512/http://questx.com/clintongregory/index.html

Biography

Clinton Gregory began playing the fiddle at age five; by age six, he was performing at bluegrass festivals.^[1] At age twelve, he and his family moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where his father, Willie Gregory, performed on the Grand Ole Opry.^[1]

Gregory later became a session musician, playing fiddle for Suzy Bogguss and other acts. In 1990, he was signed to Step One Records. While on Step One, he recorded three albums and charted several singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, becoming the first independent act in over a decade to reach the Top 30 on the U.S. country charts.^[1][2] He also won the Music Row Industry's Independent Artist of the Year award for 1992 and 1993.^[2] He later recorded two albums for Rock Bottom Records and one for Polydor Records.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Music 'n Me	Release date: 1990 Label: Step One Records
(If It Weren't For Country Music) I'd Go Crazy	Release date: 1991 Label: Step One Records
Freeborn Man	Release date: December 1991 Label: Step One Records
Master of Illusion	Release date: June 21, 1993 Label: Step One Records
For Christmas	Release date: August 7, 1993 Label: Step One Records
Clinton Gregory	Release date: January 17, 1995 Label: Polydor Records
Play, Ruby, Play	Release date: July 28, 2000 Label: Step One Records
Too Much Ain't Enough	Release date: April 16, 2012 Label: Melody Roundup Music
Roots of My Raising	Release date: May 13, 2013 Label: Melody Roundup Music

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country [3]	CAN Country [4]
1990	"Rockin' the Country"	—	—	—
	"Nobody's Darlin'"	—	—	Music 'n Me
	"Made for Lovin' You"	—	—
	"She Put the Music in Me"	—	—
1991	"Couldn't Love Have Picked a Better Place to Die"	64	—
	"(If It Weren't for Country Music) I'd Go Crazy"	26	—	(If It Weren't For Country Music) I'd Go Crazy
	"One Shot at a Time"	51	51
	"Satisfy Me and I'll Satisfy You"	53	41
1992	"Play, Ruby, Play"	25	20	Freeborn Man
	"She Takes the Sad Out of Saturday Night"	50	74
	"Who Needs It"	29	39
1993	"Look Who's Needin' Who"	65	—
	"Standing on the Edge of Love"	52	—	Master of Illusion
	"Master of Illusion"	59	—
1994	"The Gulf and the Shell"	—	—	Clinton Gregory
1995	"You Didn't Miss a Thing"	68	85
	"A-11"	—	—
	"Christmas in Virginia"	—	—	For Christmas
2012	"She Did"	—	—	Too Much Ain't Enough
2013	"Too Much Ain't Enough"	—	—
	"You Smile"	—	—
2014	"Some Real Good People" (with Collin Raye)	—	—	—
	"You Can't Hide High" (with Ira Dean)	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1990	"Couldn't Love Have Picked a Better Place to Die"	—
1991	"(If It Weren't for Country Music) I'd Go Crazy"[5]	Kenny Kiper
	"One Shot at a Time"	—
1992	"Play, Ruby, Play"[6]	Stan Moore
	"Who Needs It"[7]	Greg Crutcher
1993	"Look Who's Needin' Who"[8]
	"Standing on the Edge of Love"[9]
	"Master of Illusion"[10]
1994	"The Gulf and the Shell"[11]	Bill Young
1995	"You Didn't Miss a Thing"[12]	Bill Young/Jim Barham
	"A-11"	—
2006	"Writing on the Wall"	Peter Lippman
2012	"She Did"	P. J. Schenkel
2013	"Too Much Ain't Enough"	Brett Bortle