# Clinton Gregory

Clinton Gregory (born March 1, 1964) is an American country and bluegrass singer, songwriter, and fiddler. He has recorded primarily on independent labels, and has charted eleven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now known as Hot Country Songs) charts. His highest charting single is "Play, Ruby, Play", which reached No. 25.

## Biography

Clinton Gregory began playing the fiddle at age five; by age six, he was performing at bluegrass festivals. At age twelve, he and his family moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where his father, Willie Gregory, performed on the Grand Ole Opry.
Gregory later became a session musician, playing fiddle for Suzy Bogguss and other acts. In 1990, he was signed to Step One Records. While on Step One, he recorded three albums and charted several singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, becoming the first independent act in over a decade to reach the Top 30 on the U.S. country charts. He also won the Music Row Industry's Independent Artist of the Year award for 1992 and 1993. He later recorded two albums for Rock Bottom Records and one for Polydor Records.

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Album details |
| Music 'n Me | Release date: 1990 Label: Step One Records |
| (If It Weren't For Country Music) I'd Go Crazy | Release date: 1991 Label: Step One Records |
| Freeborn Man | Release date: December 1991 Label: Step One Records |
| Master of Illusion | Release date: June 21, 1993 Label: Step One Records |
| For Christmas | Release date: August 7, 1993 Label: Step One Records |
| Clinton Gregory | Release date: January 17, 1995 Label: Polydor Records |
| Play, Ruby, Play | Release date: July 28, 2000 Label: Step One Records |
| Too Much Ain't Enough | Release date: April 16, 2012 Label: Melody Roundup Music |
| Roots of My Raising | Release date: May 13, 2013 Label: Melody Roundup Music |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US Country | CAN Country | Album |
| 1990 | "Rockin' the Country" | — | — | — |
| 1990 | "Nobody's Darlin'" | — | — | Music 'n Me |
| 1990 | "Made for Lovin' You" | — | — | Music 'n Me |
| 1990 | "She Put the Music in Me" | — | — | Music 'n Me |
| 1991 | "Couldn't Love Have Picked a Better Place to Die" | 64 | — | Music 'n Me |
| 1991 | "(If It Weren't for Country Music) I'd Go Crazy" | 26 | — | (If It Weren't For Country Music) I'd Go Crazy |
| 1991 | "One Shot at a Time" | 51 | 51 | (If It Weren't For Country Music) I'd Go Crazy |
| 1991 | "Satisfy Me and I'll Satisfy You" | 53 | 41 | (If It Weren't For Country Music) I'd Go Crazy |
| 1992 | "Play, Ruby, Play" | 25 | 20 | Freeborn Man |
| 1992 | "She Takes the Sad Out of Saturday Night" | 50 | 74 | Freeborn Man |
| 1992 | "Who Needs It" | 29 | 39 | Freeborn Man |
| 1993 | "Look Who's Needin' Who" | 65 | — | Freeborn Man |
| 1993 | "Standing on the Edge of Love" | 52 | — | Master of Illusion |
| 1993 | "Master of Illusion" | 59 | — | Master of Illusion |
| 1994 | "The Gulf and the Shell" | — | — | Clinton Gregory |
| 1995 | "You Didn't Miss a Thing" | 68 | 85 | Clinton Gregory |
| 1995 | "A-11" | — | — | Clinton Gregory |
| 1995 | "Christmas in Virginia" | — | — | For Christmas |
| 2012 | "She Did" | — | — | Too Much Ain't Enough |
| 2013 | "Too Much Ain't Enough" | — | — | Too Much Ain't Enough |
| 2013 | "You Smile" | — | — | Too Much Ain't Enough |
| 2014 | "Some Real Good People" (with Collin Raye) | — | — | — |
| 2014 | "You Can't Hide High" (with Ira Dean) | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||

### Music videos

| Year | Video | Director |
| 1990 | "Couldn't Love Have Picked a Better Place to Die" | — |
| 1991 | "(If It Weren't for Country Music) I'd Go Crazy" | Kenny Kiper |
| 1991 | "One Shot at a Time" | — |
| 1992 | "Play, Ruby, Play" | Stan Moore |
| 1992 | "Who Needs It" | Greg Crutcher |
| 1993 | "Look Who's Needin' Who" | Greg Crutcher |
| 1993 | "Standing on the Edge of Love" | Greg Crutcher |
| 1993 | "Master of Illusion" | Greg Crutcher |
| 1994 | "The Gulf and the Shell" | Bill Young |
| 1995 | "You Didn't Miss a Thing" | Bill Young/Jim Barham |
| 1995 | "A-11" | — |
| 2006 | "Writing on the Wall" | Peter Lippman |
| 2012 | "She Did" | P. J. Schenkel |
| 2013 | "Too Much Ain't Enough" | Brett Bortle |