The orchestra for the broadway-bound musical Ain’t Too Proud – The Life And Times Of The Temptations.at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Amazing musicians! From left to right: David Jones -reeds, Keith Robinson – guitar, Joe Jackson – trombone , Danny Villanueva – percusion 1, Clayton Craddock – drums, Kenny Seymour – musical director/key…
Read moreOur first preview was last night here in D.C. Tonight we get to meet some congresspeople after the show. Maybe this weekend Donny and the family will come…well maybe not. As much soul as there is in this show, no amount of joy/love can counterbalance the soullessness of the entire trump clan. Come on down….
Read moreA comment from this youtube video: “I hope the band will be able to perform in the pit at The Kennedy Center and especially when the extraordinary show goes to Broadway. I saw the show at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Due to space restrictions at the Rep, the band had no choice but to play…
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Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times Of The Temptations. A new musical. The Des McAnuff-helmed production will play the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., with performances running June 19 through July 22. Its hard for me to write about how special this show is. I’m so happy to be a part of it….
Read moreI’m gonna miss playing B.B. Kings and Lucille’s. It was such a nice venue. I played with some amazing musicians whenever I was there and always was treated nicely. I hear it’s moving and not just shutting down, at least I hope that is the case. This night I was playing the blues with Solomon…
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I’m excited to begin this year for a few reasons. I’m going to be traveling to South Africa. I was asked to play drums for the Swarthmore College Alumni Gospel Choir. We have a South Africa Performance Tour in collaboration with First United Methodist Church of Germantown. We are traveling to Johannesburg, Soweto, Bedfordview, Pilanesberg National…
Read moreI often hear musicians talk about the amount of money certain gigs pay. People chat about the tip jar having to be passed around because club owners pay so little. They might get paid a few dollars here and there for the gig, but hey, at least they get a meal out of it. They…
Read moreClayton Craddock is a stay-at-home father of two children in New York City. He has a B.B.A from Howard University’s School of Business and is also a 17 year veteran of the fast paced New York City music scene. He has played drums in a number of hit Broadway musicals including “tick…tick…BOOM, Memphis the Musical…
Read more“The Temptations were our Beatles” I stumbled across a series of Behind The Music episodes on YouTube last night and watched the story of Hall and Oates. Wow, I forgot how many hits they had. I loved so many of their songs. But, The Temps… I really didn’t know how much of an influence they…
Read moreI started working on this show on July 10th here in Berkeley. It is truly an amazing experience to be a part of this production. There is just so much talent all around me. Try to see us if you can somehow get a ticket! Clayton Craddock is a stay-at-home father of two children…
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