Clay Davidson
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| Clay Davidson | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | April 4, 1971 |
| Origin | Saltville, Virginia, USA |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2000-2001 |
| Label(s) | Virgin Capitol Nashville |
| Associated acts | Jude Cole |
Clay Davidson (born April 4, 1971 in Saltville, Virginia) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Signed to Virgin Records' Nashville division in 2000, Davidson released his debut album Unconditional that year; its title track was a Top 5 hit for him on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. The album also produced two more Top 40 hits on the charts. By the end of 2001, the Nashville branch of Virgin Records was merged into Capitol Records' Nashville division; Davidson was briefly moved to Capitol before being dropped, and has not recorded since.
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[edit] Biography
Clay was born in Saltville, Virginia to a musical family. At age 18, he joined his older brother in moving to Las Vegas, Nevada[1], and later moved to Nashville, Tennessee in search of a record deal.[2] While in Nashville, Davidson won Charlie Daniels' Talent Round-Up show. Davidson and his wife later moved to Tennessee, and Davidson soon became a demo singer for other artists.[1]
Davidson was later called in to substitute for Michael McDonald at a party for rock artist Jude Cole. While at the party, Cole recommended Davidson to Scott Hendricks, who had just started the Virgin Records label.[1] Davidson's first album, Unconditional, was released in 2000, producing three hit singles on the country music charts.
In early 2001, Virgin Records announced that it would be closing its Virgin Nashville branch. Virgin's artist roster was transferred to Capitol Records;[3] however, he did not record any albums or singles during his tenure on Capitol.
Later that year, Davidson and his road band were in a bus accident outside Effingham, Illinois. He and his bandmates suffered only minor cuts and bruises, and several concerts had to be cancelled.[4][5]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | US Country |
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| 2001 | Unconditional | 33 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | US Country | US Hot 100 | Album |
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| 2000 | "Unconditional" | 3 | 49 | Unconditional |
| "I Can't Lie to Me" | 26 | 117 | ||
| 2001 | "Sometimes" | 21 | 112 |
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