Clive Gregson
- January 10, 2024
- English Singer-songwriter
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Clive Gregson |
| Occupation | English Singer-Songwriter |
| Date Of Birth | Jan 4, 1955(1955-01-04) |
| Age | 69 |
| Birthplace | Ashton-under-Lyne |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth City | England |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
Clive Gregson Biography
| Name | Clive Gregson |
| Birthday | Jan 4 |
| Birth Year | 1955 |
| Place Of Birth | Ashton-under-Lyne |
| Home Town | England |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Clive Gregson is one of the most popular and richest English singer- songwriter who was born on January 4, 1955 in Ashton-under-Lyne, England, United Kingdom. Clive James Gregson (born 4 January 1955 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, England) is an English musician, singer/songwriter, and producer of records. He has performed in bands, backed famous musicians, and composed songs that were covered with Kim Carnes, Norma Waterson and Nanci Griffith. He’s included in the book of Hugh Gregory’s 2002 1,000 Great Guitarists.
In 1984, just after the launch of the band’s five-album Wrong End of the Race, Gregson saw vocalist Christine Collister perform at the Poynton Folk Club, Cheshire, England. Following the dissolution the band Any Trouble, Gregson recorded his own album (Strange Persuasions) and invited Collister to sing on the album. After this, Richard Thompson asked Gregson to sing on his album Across a Crowded Room; on Gregson’s recommendation Collister was asked to take on singing duties, which led to her being a part of in the Richard Thompson Band.
Demand for Gregson’s services as a record producer and session musician grew throughout the 1990s. He released Welcome to the Workhouse, his second solo project, in 1990, and by October 1992, was performing as a solo artist. As of January 2015, Gregson had released on CD 10 solo albums and one solo Best of collection plus two digital-only releases: the original recordings for his I Love This Town album and a stand-alone collection of songs recorded by Gregson for Any Trouble’s Life in Reverse but not included thereupon.
By 1992, Gregson and Collister went separate ways after recording a fifth and final album The Last Word; the supporting tour proved to be their most successful. A CD compilation celebrating Gregson’s and Collister’s career, The Best of Clive Gregson & Christine Collister, was released by Gregson & Collister Recordings through Gott Discs in 2006.
Gregson was in the school band, however, he had his debut professional show in Any Trouble, the band which he co-founded with his friends in Crewe, England with college buddies around 1975.
Clive Gregson Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | English singer-songwriter |
| House | Living in own house. |
Clive Gregson is one of the richest English Singer-Songwriter from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Clive Gregson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Clive Gregson was born and was raised in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. His first music influence was The Beatles in the early 1960s. It was at this point that he was given his first guitar from his parents. It was made using the money from the sale of his brother’s unneeded drum kit.
Clive Gregson’s professional career in music began when he was offered the lead vocalist role for Any Trouble, the band that he founded in the mid-70s as well as the role as songwriter and rhythm guitar following the departure of the co-founder Tom Jackson left. Gregson had recorded and released his song Yesterday’s Love Yesterday’s Love as an indie single in 1979, Any Trouble started receiving airplay thanks to BBC Radio 1 DJs John Peel, Andy Peebles and other DJs in the UK. The result was that the track received attention in major label like WEA, Chrysalis, EMI and Stiff. They picked Stiff “because they were our kind of people”.
Any Trouble released three albums on Stiff, including a live album, initially for promotion only, and a further two on EMI America; all were well-received critically, and were accompanied by singles and extensive touring. Despite featuring regularly on radio playlists Any Trouble’s popularity wasn’t reflected in record sales, and they disbanded in 1984. They re-formed briefly in 2007 to record a new album Life in Reverse, released again through the re- constituted Stiff Records in the UK, playing a headline gig to support it at the Jazz Cafe, London, England.
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In 2011, Gregson joined forces with guitarist Mark Griffiths and Andy Roberts to form 3 Boxes, an instrumental guitar trio, to play a series of gigs and record an album of original material. The three had worked together in the group Plainsong in 1999.
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Clive Ranked on the list of most popular English singer-songwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Clive Gregson celebrates birthday on January 4 of every year.
In November 2013, the band re-formed for a one-off gig at the 229 Club, London, England, in support of the release of the three-CD set The Complete Stiff Recordings 1980–1981