When I first got the call to start working on Ain’t Too Proud – The Life And Times Of The Temptations, I was curious about which era the show was going to focus on. Their career began in the early 1960’s and they’re still releasing albums today. I first heard of The Temptations when I…
Read moreThinking Of Her – On Mothers Day
Last Saturday, I sat in my drum booth in-between shows and did a little practicing. I scrolled through some of my favorite songs on certain playlists and just happened to come across the album by Lenny Kravitz called “5.” I feel it’s, by far, his best and most consistent album. One of my favorites is…
Read moreHow To Network And Become A Successful Musician – Part II – “Social Media”
In my last post about networking for musicians, I wrote about how to be assertive and just ask. If you are a monster on your instrument but can’t seem to gather the strength and courage to talk to people you don’t know, you may be that amazing musician that no one knows about. That’s generally the…
Read moreThe cast of AIN’T TOO PROUD performs at the Tony Awards
This was a whole lot of fun! Clayton Craddock is an independent thinker, father of two beautiful children in New York City. He has written about fatherhood, societal change and parenting over many years and is currently finishing a memoir. Clayton is also the drummer of the hit broadway musical Ain’t Too Proud. He earned a…
Read moreFive Things You Need To Know About Playing Drums On A Broadway Show
If you are at all interested in finding work as a musician playing drums on a Broadway musical, I can certainly give a few tips. I’ve been fortunate to have played in several over the past 20 years and I’ve learned a little from each one I’ve been in. Each of the shows I’ve done…
Read morePapa Was A Rolling Stone
This song is just amazing. I love playing it every night at my show Ain’t Too Proud. The strings, the guitar, bass, harp, keys, drums, percussion, horns, woodwinds….all working together to play such a beautiful intro: Clayton Craddock is an independent thinker, father of two beautiful children in New York City. He has written about…
Read moretick, tick…BOOM! – Therapy
Before Rent, there was tick, tick… BOOM!. This autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize–and Tony Award–winning composer of Rent, is the story of an aspiring composer who questions his life choices on the eve of his thirtieth birthday. It was first performed as a solo rock monologue by Larson back in 1990. I…
Read more‘A smile so bright’ as this Broadway cast gathers for digital performance – Ain’t Too Proud on PBS Newshour
“In the midst of overwhelming sadness and suffering, we wanted to end the week on a high note. It’s brought to us from the Tony Award-winning cast of “Ain’t Too Proud,” the Broadway show about The Temptations. They recently got online to connect and delivered this performance, part of our ongoing arts and culture series,…
Read moreMotown writers and Temptations’ Otis Williams unite with Broadway’s ‘Ain’t Too Proud’
Legendary Motown writers Eddie and Brian Holland are joined by the cast of Broadway’s “Ain’t Too Proud” for a medley of their hit songs.
Read moreThe Best Interests Of The Child Includes Access to Both Parents
On a typical Monday evening, Alex goes to bed with hugs and kisses from two loving parents. After Alex is taken to school the next day, one parent moves out because the couple agrees they can’t live together anymore. Tuesday evening after school, Alex gets home and only sees one of his two loving parents. Alex does…
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