Biography

"Have Songs Will Travel"

Clay Potts was born to entertain and in many circles he's considered the BEST in the business.
His first professional gig was at age 13. Initially attracted to the roots-rock sound of Elvis Presley and Little Richard, Clay soon discovered the electrified big-city blues music indigenous to New York.
Not content with viewing the scene from the audience, Potts was known to leap onto the stage, asking if he could sit in as he simultaneously sang harmony with the greats.
Potts was quickly accepted in the city, as much for his ability as for the audiences' appreciation of the hot sound. It was quite the novelty seeing a young white singer in a part of town where few whites were seen.
In addition to playing with the established stars of the day,he began to search out older, forgotten bluesmen, playing and recording with Charley Schmeyer, Eddie Cubano, Little Onion Jackson and Big Boy Lenclad, among others. Potts's vocal work as a backup singer caught the ear of the great singer/songwriter Jerry Dycke and producer "Sweet" Dickie Lyle, who flew to New York and immediately signed him to a recording contract with Candlelight Records. Unfortunately Candlelight was sold soon which left Clay without a record deal.
In 1988 he was in St. Louis, where he met radio DJ Mordecai Brown who helped in getting Clay signed to a contract with Felton Records. He stayed with Felton for 7 years, recording such blues hits as "Baby, Please Get Out of My Life" and "Crawlin' Thru The Mud To You". He cut over 300 songs on the Felton label and when it was sold to MelTone Records, he stayed on. Today he is their number one artist. A gifted songwriter, many of his self produced albums are considered masterpieces.
Clay remained a noted blues artist thru the 1990s, with his stylish vocals becoming popular with folk-blues fans. In 2001 he put the blues aside for a more Cabaret style of music. This was a major turning point in his career. He became a regular on the concert and coffeehouse circuits, developing a legion of loyal fans.
Today he continues to please audiences. Creating joy through music is what Clay Potts lives for.

-L. Louis Lyman

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Music rss

Title Genre Released Plays
Blindsided Blues Blues Nov 17, 2007 1223
Vitamins & Booze Blues Part 1 Blues Nov 22, 2007 865
Rosalinda's Eyes Latin Jan 7, 2008 1235
Drown In My Own Tears R&B Jan 8, 2008 804
Younger Woman Blues Blues Jan 29, 2008 757
Michael Bloomfield Blues Part 2 Blues Mar 17, 2008 816
(Too White To Sing) The Black Man Song Blues Jun 2, 2008 1966
Soft Blues Blues Jul 19, 2008 1267
Your Stinkin' Cheatin' Heart Country Nov 12, 2008 705
Many Rivers To Cross Ska/Reggae/Dub Dec 7, 2008 759
The Sugar Shack w/ Leon House Dec 17, 2008 620
The Harder They Come Ska/Reggae/Dub Jan 4, 2009 665
Summer Rain Rock Jan 10, 2009 733
Alright, Okay, You Win Pop Jan 21, 2009 773
Somewhere Down the Crazy River Alternative Jan 25, 2009 794
Pretzel Logic Collab Jazz Jan 27, 2009 720
You Cheated ..You Lied Other Jan 28, 2009 812
Seventh Son Dance Jan 30, 2009 606
Never Find Another You Folk Jan 31, 2009 709
Lonely Avenue Blues Feb 1, 2009 608
Mess of the Blues Blues Feb 1, 2009 603
Old Violin Country Feb 2, 2009 743
"Josie" with the Hooligans Collab Jazz Feb 6, 2009 783
James Brown "Channeled Me" w / Leon Funk Feb 6, 2009 570
"Clay's Gossipy Talkin' Blues" aka "Lovers on Site" Collab Blues Feb 8, 2009 829
Count on Me Collab Rock Feb 10, 2009 624
"Beale Street Battle & Rattle Blues" Blues Feb 16, 2009 805
Workin' at the Carwash Blues Blues Feb 18, 2009 647
Hello in There - Prine Folk Feb 19, 2009 608
Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson Blues Feb 21, 2009 636
I Was Just Thinking w / Rosalinda Collab Pop Feb 23, 2009 668
Innerself - with lyrics Collab Jazz Feb 28, 2009 620
If Pop Mar 1, 2009 592
Doo Wop Highway Marker 1 World Mar 3, 2009 608
A Bluesman's Blues Explicit Blues Mar 8, 2009 1501
I've Got The World On a String - A Cappella A Cappella Mar 8, 2009 1391
A Bluesman's Blues - with Krille - oops! Explicit Blues Mar 9, 2009 637
She Says Good-Bye World Mar 14, 2009 1596
Tramp !!! with Bethel Vermin Collab R&B Mar 17, 2009 992
Sunshine Superman w/ LittleHooligan Collab Rock Mar 28, 2009 904
Satisfy Me One More Time Jazz Mar 31, 2009 1374
(I've Got a) Rock n' Roll Heart Collab Rock Apr 23, 2009 2982
The Singer In My Mind Collab Ambient Apr 26, 2009 878
Satisfy My Love w/ yosL Collab Electronica Apr 27, 2009 603
Like A Sad Song w/ Boogiecats Collab World May 2, 2009 813
Big Hole In My Shoe - Abstract Blues Collab Blues May 9, 2009 1383
I Can't Stand It When You're Looking At Me Explicit Collab Punk May 12, 2009 724
Double-Crossed Collab R&B May 15, 2009 1085
The Ball Within The Gag Collab R&B May 23, 2009 2095
Valentine Collab R&B May 30, 2009 703
Blessed Grind Collab Blues Jun 2, 2009 627
Midnight Confessions - Strip Baby Strip Explicit Music Videos Jun 3, 2009 1183
I Have Dreamed - a dream "filmfilled" Music Videos Jun 4, 2009 864
But He Was Cool (or he even stopped for green lights) World Jun 5, 2009 3513
Madre Sierra Collab Rock Jun 7, 2009 603
Upstanding Man Collab Rock Jun 10, 2009 977
Spit it Out...Spit it Out Rock Jun 11, 2009 683
BLOOD - (Art Neuro remix) Collab Rock Jun 12, 2009 1329
Didn't See It Coming with The Hooligans Collab Rock Jun 14, 2009 3053
A Night In The Box Blues Jul 5, 2009 608
Soul In My Heart Rock Jul 9, 2009 500
Poison Ivy Collab Rock Jul 11, 2009 719
Peggy Sue (should be ashamed of herself) Explicit Music Videos Jul 20, 2009 2390
One Hell of a Woman Pop Jul 21, 2009 3580
The ClayPotters - claypotts tribute band Music Videos Jul 21, 2009 1234
Just Like Always Blues w/ Krille Collab Blues Jul 22, 2009 777
Let Me Show You How ( with Krille ) Collab Rock Aug 1, 2009 524
What's Your 20 Dear Lord? Blues Aug 5, 2009 652
Timrek the Gorf - Broadway is my Bitch Explicit Collab Music Videos Aug 5, 2009 924
BLuEs RIVER Collab Blues Aug 7, 2009 623
Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall Pop Aug 8, 2009 617
Shake - Rattle - Roll (BJT tribute) R&B Aug 16, 2009 520
Disjointed Thoughts On Rough Terrain Blues Aug 17, 2009 529
Icicles In My Pocket World Aug 20, 2009 504
I Settled For A Monster Collab Blues Aug 23, 2009 823
Same Dream Every Night Collab World Sep 2, 2009 1426
Blindside Came the Bombshell Explicit Collab Funk Sep 12, 2009 1508
Just Shy of Fifteen Years Collab Other Sep 14, 2009 644
Candy Apple Red Collab Rock Sep 22, 2009 1172
Nothing Is My Middle Name ~ collab with us? Collab Other Oct 5, 2009 529
The Girl I'm Near - a video Music Videos Oct 11, 2009 623
Girth of the Sea Music Videos Oct 15, 2009 728
It's Still Here with The Boogiecat! Collab Blues Oct 16, 2009 706
(If UR Great Then) Bury Me Now Collab Metal Oct 16, 2009 641
Two Halves Are Better Than One - video Explicit Music Videos Oct 18, 2009 979
Dance Randolf Dance! - un hommage de l'amour Music Videos Oct 21, 2009 1006
The SENSIBLE One Collab Blues Oct 22, 2009 840
Your Address is in the Graveyard - a love story Alternative Oct 25, 2009 1154
My Baby Is An ADDICT Music Videos Oct 26, 2009 640
Manuelita, Crawl Back In Your Hole Explicit Collab Rock Oct 27, 2009 1096
Jim and Manuelita - Loving & Needing Explicit Music Videos Oct 28, 2009 661
Things Have Changed Around Here Collab Blues Oct 30, 2009 739
"Learn To Scat" with Bubblemouth (limited) Jazz Oct 31, 2009 2073
Evolution of a Song - "You Don't Know How To Love Me" Collab R&B Nov 2, 2009 700
My Little White Doll Named Vee Funk Nov 2, 2009 755
~~ I've Lost You ... I've Found You ~~ a film Music Videos Nov 4, 2009 783
- JUNK IN TOWN - Funk Nov 5, 2009 646
This Old House (is a pain in the ...) Music Videos Nov 7, 2009 666
Freedom ( Clay & j0j0 ) Collab Folk Nov 7, 2009 647
My...Sammy Davis Jr. - a tribute in audio & video Music Videos Nov 8, 2009 845
In The Eye Of The Beholder * a fantasy * Music Videos Nov 9, 2009 726
WINTER GIRLS Rock Nov 11, 2009 780
Miranda's Rights (My Nose is Bleeding 4 U Baby) R&B Nov 14, 2009 1410
WHISKY A GO GO Explicit Collab Rock Nov 16, 2009 714
That's When Your Heartaches Begin Collab Other Nov 18, 2009 597
Lovin' From The Oven Music Videos Nov 19, 2009 677
An Age of RAGE! Music Videos Nov 21, 2009 666
That Old Feeling - Duet Collab Pop Nov 21, 2009 603
But Not For Long Explicit Alternative Nov 22, 2009 1167
Count On Me - The Movie Collab Music Videos Nov 23, 2009 643
Self Destructive Human Engineering Explicit Alternative Nov 27, 2009 589
VALENTINE - feathered whispers on her hair ** the film** Explicit Collab Music Videos Nov 30, 2009 860
Dreams Of The Past Right Behind You **film** Music Videos Dec 5, 2009 693
T H R A S H Collab Alternative Dec 8, 2009 668
Been Down So Long Blues Dec 13, 2009 1005
L I F E Inspirational Dec 23, 2009 533
Drowning In The Sea of Love R&B Jan 4, 2010 542
Bridge Over Troubled Water Inspirational Jan 8, 2010 716
That's Exactly What I Meant Rock Jan 14, 2010 407
That's Exactly What I Meant - Alternate Mix Rock Jan 15, 2010 543
Here We Go Again ( with that Hooligan gal ) Collab R&B Jan 15, 2010 582
I Used To Be A Brooklyn Dodger Other Jan 15, 2010 818
She Just Stayed Inside Herself Rock Feb 6, 2010 623
Jerk Boss Blues Collab Blues Feb 17, 2010 1696
Devilish Eyes & Trembling Thighs R&B Feb 18, 2010 1687
Let Me Take You In My Arms Again Pop Feb 20, 2010 491
Jonestown Kool-Aid Collab Rock Feb 28, 2010 1694
THIS SITE ( my iCompositions Anthem ) Other Mar 4, 2010 486
Cindy Cindy Rock Mar 8, 2010 596
Friends - A Celebration Collab World Mar 16, 2010 493
Falling in Love with Love Jazz Mar 18, 2010 634
This Old House Rock Mar 21, 2010 539
The Changeling Collab Rock Mar 23, 2010 687
Am I Ready? Explicit Music Videos Mar 25, 2010 496
WANTED MAN Country Apr 4, 2010 511
(It Weighs) Heavy On My Mind Alternative Apr 5, 2010 1373
TRADEMARK Country Apr 17, 2010 470
The Big Ten Inch Movie Music Videos Apr 20, 2010 690
Just Won't Burn Blues Apr 24, 2010 553
She's a Woman - redux Rock May 22, 2010 414
Drip Drop Rock Jun 9, 2010 462
Showdown At Big Sky Collab Alternative Jun 17, 2010 425
I Can't Even Find My Soul - American Jangle Rock Jun 22, 2010 610
Just Shy Of Fifteen Years (the demo) Other Jun 28, 2010 710
For Geo World Jun 29, 2010 488
Slashed Face in Delicate Lace Collab Rock Jul 7, 2010 586
Lord, Lord, Lord, Give Me A Break ~~Sloparts Cover Collab Rock Jul 9, 2010 600
NOT this TIME Explicit Collab Blues Jul 12, 2010 848
Each Step Collab World Jul 24, 2010 588
Choice For A Lifetime Collab Rock Jul 27, 2010 594
Plastic Saddle Collab Country Aug 19, 2010 802
STANDPOINT Alternative Aug 21, 2010 650
Everywhere All Around World Oct 1, 2010 479
She Was Delicate As Lace - redux Collab Rock Oct 4, 2010 959
Put the Kids Back In the Game Rock Oct 7, 2010 455
stand by me Inspirational Oct 18, 2010 565
Silver Dagger Folk Oct 21, 2010 652
She Was (Looking for Love) Collab Folk Oct 23, 2010 432
Sweet Virginia Breeze Collab Rock Oct 27, 2010 2644
Forever Was Her Name Music Videos Oct 29, 2010 439
Candy Apple Clay Music Videos Oct 30, 2010 554
Walking By Myself Collab Blues Nov 2, 2010 557
Delia's Gone Folk Nov 3, 2010 389
The Flag Travels On Collab Music Videos Nov 4, 2010 770
Donna Donna Music Videos Nov 9, 2010 480
Dyslexic DickTation Cyber Sex Blues - The Video Collab Music Videos Nov 11, 2010 1863
It's Only Love - a video Music Videos Nov 14, 2010 420
But Not For Long - Frankie's Song Explicit Music Videos Nov 19, 2010 380
Lawdy Miss Clawdy Collab R&B Nov 19, 2010 611
Send For Me Collab R&B Jan 8, 2011 516
RECTIFY Jazz Jan 21, 2011 529
Rancid Butter ~ Abstract Residue Other Mar 13, 2011 618
The Day My Woman Died Collab Blues Mar 22, 2011 461
Change Isn't Always Good Collab Rock Apr 12, 2011 511
Rain Sometimes Jazz Jul 23, 2011 302
I'm a Roustabout (revisited) Rock Jul 27, 2011 306
Baby's Request Other Jul 30, 2011 345
Lovers Medley - The return of FATCHANCE Collab Jazz Aug 6, 2011 338
It's Easy For You - ep cover - Pop Aug 16, 2011 304
I Never Said Goodbye - for Jerry World Aug 28, 2011 203
Black & Blues Blues Aug 28, 2011 192
Love The One You're With - stills cover Rock Sep 7, 2011 202
Return to Sender (acoustic cover) Other Oct 16, 2011 325
Red Bandana Collab Rock Oct 18, 2011 361
Is Potts Broke? - clarification House Nov 21, 2011 188
Handyman's Handyman - Film Music Videos Nov 21, 2011 182
Thankful For This Place - This Site - again & always Music Videos Nov 23, 2011 127
"While The Cat's Away" - le Festival de Cannes Explicit Collab Music Videos Nov 28, 2011 243
Art X en Durham Music Videos Dec 8, 2011 219
I'll Cry Instead Country Feb 4, 2012 85
A Goose for my Girl Folk Feb 5, 2012 59

Collaborations

Title Genre Released Plays
Instant Karma (w/ClayPotts) Rock Feb 16, 2009 803
Angie (w/ClayPotts) Rock Feb 22, 2009 766
Waiting For You (w/Clay Potts) Jazz Mar 5, 2009 819
Slowly (w/ Clay Potts) Jazz Mar 15, 2009 721
Right About Now (that's right, COUNTRY!) with ClayPotts Country Mar 29, 2009 1143
Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town w/Clay Potts Country Apr 17, 2009 903
Vitamins & Booze Blues Part 1 [Clay Potts] Music Videos Apr 17, 2009 1258
A Hymn to Him Other May 12, 2009 592
Belladonna Blues May 13, 2009 1131
Why can't the English Other May 17, 2009 1906
JamesJoyride Comes Clean - I am ME Music Videos Jun 18, 2009 1360
This Guy's In Love With You! (Clay & Geo) Pop Jun 20, 2009 721
Rekindled Love R&B Jun 24, 2009 1662
Rare treat, behind the scenes footage! Explicit Music Videos Jul 8, 2009 1086
I wanna be a producer Other Aug 3, 2009 986
Busted Buddy Blues Blues Aug 5, 2009 848
nuthin is my middle name (telecaster29 mix) Alternative Oct 10, 2009 679
The Icomps Flag is in TROUBLE PLEASE listen Explicit Music Videos Oct 19, 2009 1597
The Saga Begins (American Pie cover) Comedy Dec 4, 2009 1661
White Bird (w/Mori & Clay) Folk Dec 31, 2009 2231
Sit on my Face (and tell me that you love me) Explicit Comedy Jan 5, 2010 2156
CARAVAN OF DESPAIR World Jan 8, 2010 540
We are The World (featuring some of icomps finest) Pop Jan 27, 2010 1798
I'm Nearly There! Explicit R&B Mar 3, 2010 938
Right O (the collab) Rock Mar 9, 2010 511
Karaoke Kumquats feat ClayPotts Other Mar 30, 2010 939
What Goes Around Comes Around Alternative Apr 8, 2010 706
Rockabye Baby Blues Blues Apr 12, 2010 1042
What the hell was that....Part 1 Explicit Spoken Word May 3, 2010 494
Too White To Sing The Black Man's Song Explicit Blues May 20, 2010 408
It's Worth What For Alternative Jun 17, 2010 423
Restless Wind Folk Jun 24, 2010 1498
The Heart of the Matter (with ClayPotts) Alternative Aug 8, 2010 663
As Long As She's There - III Country Oct 15, 2010 501
The Song Behind the Healing pt.2 Other Oct 15, 2010 387
The Dyslexic Dicktation Cyber Sex Blues Blues Nov 1, 2010 1787
One Night of Sin w/Clay & Chris & Stephen Explicit Blues Nov 3, 2010 593
Merry Christmas From The Family Holiday Dec 22, 2010 838
The Black Man's Song (both versions) Explicit Blues Apr 12, 2011 452
Heaven Knows Dance Jun 24, 2011 298
The Best is Yet to Come Jazz Jul 28, 2011 460
Lie No Better Blues Aug 4, 2011 381
For What It's Worth Pop Nov 23, 2011 458
FRIENDS Pop Jan 16, 2012 131

Favorites

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i suck happierthanever [+1] Hip Hop/Rap 2868
It Falls Down (If Your Lucky!) MakenaMonk [+1] Electronica 1595
I've got love for you happierthanever [+3] Pop 2978
Farewell Old Familiar maestrodog Other 724
Gonna Be Me maestrodog Blues 696
The Old Rugged Cross WoHC Spiritual/Gospel 563
Drummer´s Drums nemo66 Electronica 1300
The End Is Black MakenaMonk Pop 1311
Jasmine RedthruNthru Rock 1248
Dear Eyes pharmakeus Folk 2156
Let The Birds Fly Out jkane [+1] Alternative 2718
Escape MakenaMonk Electronica 1455
Lionheart RedthruNthru Folk 965
We Can Fly amateurpro [+1] Inspirational 2059
Drunkard's Pride pharmakeus Folk 1504
Black Car [Live] artneuro [+2] Rock 1119
Barack O'Clock Naaji Dance 730
Everytime I Try to Get Close to You pharmakeus [+2] Blues 3139
Papa, Can You Hear Me Keedee Other 1130
Like A Star Keedee R&B 1265
We Gave It A Try RubyDubidoux [+1] Jazz 1216
Who Gave the Waves to the Sea? pete [+1] Rock 1061
You Are Here (Music for Max) Trilobite2 Inspirational 859
Heart on Trial (w/Lunatrick & RamonaJi) MickD [+2] Alternative 914
Perfectly Perfect RubyDubidoux Other 2321
Longing... grathy [+1] Other 907
What Can I Do hiphopmoses R&B 808
After every storm davidmottram2009 Other 653
Stop War - Plague dirigent Ambient 2967
The miracle of life davidmottram2009 Spiritual/Gospel 649
Chitlins Con Carne olympus Jazz 1111
Crop Circles of the Aphane Moon pharmakeus Rock 766
Screw You Dyl [+2] Rock 1447
DJ Pantaleone - Tracktor djpantaleone Electronica 590
Summertime paulflute A Cappella 601
To sea no more.. paulflute Folk 552
Can we make it? (for JD) happierthanever [+3] R&B 1170
Relax LaFayette Other 949
Daughters of Russia pharmakeus Rock 775
Psalm 146: Praise the Lord My Soul GoofyDawg Rock 2504
Will You? Naaji Alternative 717
Bolting Horses MonikaEvans Pop 1346
I Want to Funk You Naaji Funk 2911
unknown [69bpm] randolf Other 575
I Don't **** Around jasonhunwick Hip Hop/Rap 604
Wasted Naaji Rock 767
WOMAN IN THE NIGHT Barretok Rock 1113
Celestial pharmakeus Rock 1702
A Satisfied Mind robby_reverb Country 622
When You Let Me Down Naaji Pop 555
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