Clay Clear Band

Established in 2020, the Clay Clear Band is Missouri's premier broadcaster of original Southern Rock and authentic Country music. Raised performing in smoky honkytonks and party barns in rural Missouri, singer-songwriter and guitarist extraordinaire Clay Clear has refined his own energized twang that "tastes like country and burns like rock n' roll." The band has become a regional staple, performing at institutions such as Knuckleheads Saloon, Aztec Shawnee Theatre, Branded Outdoor and Indoor Theatres, Ozarks Amphitheater; and appearing at select festivals such as Backwoods at Mulberry Mountain, Firewater Festival, and the Missouri State Fair. Such appearances have lead to the band acting as support to the likes of Dwight Yoakam, .38 Special, Marshall Tucker Band, Maggie Rose, Ward Davis, and Flatland Cavalry; while Clay himself has opened for ZZ Top, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, and David Lee Murphey.

The Clay Clear Band self-released their debut album, "Barrooms, Broken Hearts, and Bad Decisions" in March 2022. After working with Nashville producer Oran Thornton (Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Eric Church, and more), the band self-released sophomore album "High and Lonesome" in May 2023. The album's title track has received over 280,000 views on YouTube and other streaming services.

Clay has been recognized by Missouri Magazine in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 as Missouri's Best Musician, while the whole band has been voted Missouri's Best Band in 2023 and 2024.