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Jon Cleary
Biography
Jon Cleary (born August 11, 1962) is a funk and R&B musician based in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is from Cranbrook in Kent, England, and has studied for the past 20 years the "musical culture and life of New Orleans," according to his website. Cleary is an accomplished pianist, vocalist and song-writer. Jon Cleary performs with a number of music luminaries including Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, B.B. King, Ryan Adams, and Eric Burdon. Compositions by Cleary have been recorded by notable musicians including Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt and most recently John Scofield on his album, Piety Street. Cleary's current band is Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, who have two current albums. Cleary has three solo albums.
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Discography
- Alligator Lips & Dirty Rice, 1994
- Moonburn, 1999
- Pin Your Spin
- Jon Cleary and the absolute monster gentlemen
- Occapella, 2012
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| Song | Gettin' Crazy Up Here |
| Artist | Jon Cleary |
| Album | Moonburn |
| Label | Virgin |
| Year | 1999 |
| Song | Fools Game |
| Artist | Jon Cleary |
| Album | Moonburn |
| Label | Virgin |
| Year | 1999 |
| Song | I'm In Love Again/All By Myself |
| Artist | Jon Cleary |
| Album | Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino |
| Label | Vanguard/Shock |
| Year | 2007 |
| Song | Port Street Blues |
| Artist | Jon Cleary |
| Album | Moonburn |
| Label | Virgin |
| Year | 1999 |
| Song | So Damn Good |
| Artist | Jon Cleary |
| Album | Moonburn |
| Label | Virgin |
| Year | 1999 |
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Links
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On the ABC
- Night Club - 5/1/2002: Jon Cleary: The Sundowners
- The Planet - 13 September 1999 - Monday, 13th September, 1999 ...
- The Planet - 31 March 2009 - Jon Cleary and the Absolute ...
- Jon Cleary (transcript available) - RN Book Show - 26 ...
- Jon Cleary, New Orleans pianist plays and demos live music of ...
- Live On Stage - 27/9/2002: Jon Cleary Solo
- Jon Cleary, New Orleans pianist plays and demos live music of ...
- Kram, Jon Cleary and Colm McNaughton - ABC Melbourne ...
- Life Matters - 3 November 2003 - Jon Cleary: Master Storyteller
- Monday, 13th September, 1999 {Jon Cleary} + The Planet + 13 ...
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Comments
Is it possible to listen to the 'New Orleans Piano Playing' explained again? I only caught the last bit and it sounds fantastic!
Learnt heaps
Brilliant
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