![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It had some great musicians, but self-destructed after a decent run. He joined the band Enemy in the late 90s. He took breaks from playing out from year to year, at one point even playing piano in the church for a while. He spent hours at an old piano pounding along to this music and listening to blues, gospel, Honky Tonk, Dixieland, Country and whatever else was on.Īfter moving east in the mid-70s, Clarke played in a few local Cleveland bands. These guys laid it all out for everybody else." Everything I'd heard before had been lifted in some way from these guys: Hank Williams, Ray Charles, Elvis, Little Richard, Jerry lee, Bob Wills, Chuck Berry and a bunch of others. According to Clarke, "I had stumbled across these great old 45's and 78's at a yard sale, and had this epiphany while listening to them. Music was an avenue of escape from boredom and random teenage angst.Įncouraged by his maternal grandmother, a self-taught guitar player of "mountain music" to play whatever makes one happy, he dabbled in some forgettable junior high groups and then had a musical moment of clarity. Clarke Nagle was born and raised in a small town in southwest Iowa. ![]()
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