Bio, Show dates, Photos, and Music
for Country Singer-Songwriter Clay
Harrell.
for Country Singer-Songwriter Clay
Harrell.
With a sound that hearkens back to the golden era of Texas honky-tonk, singer-songwriter Clay Harrell is
following in the proud tradition of his influences: Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, and George Jones.
Born in Beaumont, Texas in 1976, Clay and his family moved around the state before settling in Huntsville. He
got his first guitar at the age of twelve and was playing off and on in bands with high school friends by the time he
was fifteen. "Living in Huntsville there wasn't much of a music scene, so I spent a lot of time just playing along
with my radio. That's how I spent most of my high school years, alone in my room with a guitar, woodshedding.
I was listening to anything I could get my hands on. Anything from Neil Young to Buck Owens."
After moving to Austin, Texas in the summer of 1999, Clay played with various country rock bands before
forming his own group that would later become known as "The Trailers".
The first handful of gigs were performed at Buddy's Place on Burnet Road. "Buddy's was the first place we
were able to get some exposure when we started playing there on Monday nights. We were just playing for tips
but the experience was the most valuable thing. I'll always be thankful to Jackie Smith for letting us get our foot in
the door there."
Since then Clay and his band have been entertaining audiences in and around Austin with their engaging live
shows, and has been fortunate enough to share the stage with The Pure Texas Band, Ray Casper, Speedy Sparks,
Pete Mitchell and Neil Flanz and has opened for the likes of Ricky Calmbach, Aaron Watson, Pete Benz, and James
Hand.
following in the proud tradition of his influences: Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, and George Jones.
Born in Beaumont, Texas in 1976, Clay and his family moved around the state before settling in Huntsville. He
got his first guitar at the age of twelve and was playing off and on in bands with high school friends by the time he
was fifteen. "Living in Huntsville there wasn't much of a music scene, so I spent a lot of time just playing along
with my radio. That's how I spent most of my high school years, alone in my room with a guitar, woodshedding.
I was listening to anything I could get my hands on. Anything from Neil Young to Buck Owens."
After moving to Austin, Texas in the summer of 1999, Clay played with various country rock bands before
forming his own group that would later become known as "The Trailers".
The first handful of gigs were performed at Buddy's Place on Burnet Road. "Buddy's was the first place we
were able to get some exposure when we started playing there on Monday nights. We were just playing for tips
but the experience was the most valuable thing. I'll always be thankful to Jackie Smith for letting us get our foot in
the door there."
Since then Clay and his band have been entertaining audiences in and around Austin with their engaging live
shows, and has been fortunate enough to share the stage with The Pure Texas Band, Ray Casper, Speedy Sparks,
Pete Mitchell and Neil Flanz and has opened for the likes of Ricky Calmbach, Aaron Watson, Pete Benz, and James
Hand.
Bio, Show dates, Photos, and Music
for Country Singer-Songwriter Clay
Harrell.
for Country Singer-Songwriter Clay
Harrell.
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