Clarence Spady's lyrics & chords

Growing up, the sound of Scranton, PA. was overwhelmingly pop and top 40. But young Spady, who first picked up the guitar at the age of 4, got a healthy diet of the blues at home. Mom listened to gospel and often took her son to visit her native New Jersey, where he was exposed to the area’s rich radio diversity. But it was dad – who taught Spady how to play guitar and who, until a spate of recent health problems, attended all his son’s shows – who was Spady’s greatest influence. “He used to listen to Bobby Bland and B.B. King ...read more