Singer-songwriter Cletis Carr has one mantra: Play the song, rather than just the instrument. The American horn roots rocker has been a careful student of the human condition and has developed a keen eye for a good story. The success of his 70's band Sneakers launched a solo career that's taken him all over the planet and has seen the release of five solo and numerous band albums. 

Over the years, he's toured and shared stages with the likes of Tom Petty, John Mellencamp, Chuck Berry, Elvis Costello, Joan Jett, Nick Lowe and Bo Diddley, just to name a few. An intended brief vacation in Australia found Carr touring with members of AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, the Easybeats, Bondi Cigars and the Saints. His bands Big Whiskey and Hillbilly Moon (with Paul Norton and the late Rose Tattoo legend Peter Wells) both met with considerable critical acclaim.

In the mid-90's he moved behind the scenes, running an independent label, as a staff writer for Warner/Chappell then as an award winning producer of new artists forABC/EMI and others, including the 1997 Golden Guitar winning 1997 Russell Morris I Crosby Sisters duet. He moved to Nashville in the late 90's, performing at legendary venues such as the Bluebird Cafe, Douglas Corner and the Broken Spoke before returning to Australia in the early 00's for a promo stint with Liberation Music.

After spending most of the decade running three cafe I acoustic music venues, Carr has returned to his recording career, with a new album promised by the end of the year. "Footsteps", a compilation of his previous recordings is due out soon.

Clans Carr lives in Sydney Australia. He was a contributing writer to Rockrgrl Magazine, is an obsessive cook, and knows some great jokes. He tries to collect Australian wines, but they never seem to stay in the rack very long.

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