website associated_acts years_active birth_place label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
-lsb- http://www.citizencope.com/ www.citizencope.com -rsb- basehead all-stars , carlos santana , dido , easy star 1991 -- present memphis , tennessee , united states dreamworks records arista records rca records citizen cope
 citizen cope non_vocal_instrumentalist 20 may 1968 guitar , vocals alternative rock , soul citizen cope.jpg washington , d.c. , united states clarence greenwood songwriter , producer , performer
citizen cope

clarence greenwood -lrb- stage name citizen cope -rrb- is an american songwriter , producer and performer .
his music is commonly described as a mix of blues , soul , folk , and rock .
he has been touring professionally for ten years .
citizen cope 's compositions have been recorded by artists as varied as carlos santana , dido , pharoahe monch and richie havens .
he currently records and produces for his own record label , rainwater recordings , which he founded in 2010 after deciding not to work with major labels any longer .
he had previously been signed to capitol , arista , dreamworks and rca .
