CLAY CALLAWAY: NEWS

While in the deep South, Clay appeared on several local television stations in the Ark-La-Tex region of the South, including KTVE-10, KNOE-8 and KTBS-3.

While in Shreveport, LA, promoting "South Pacific", Clay performed several cuts from his album "Darn It, Baby, That's Love!" at Shreveport's largest gay club Central Station. Special thanks to the lovely and voluptuous Grandma Porkey!

Clay hosts a one-hour USO-style promotional performance of the SAAC Summer Musical "South Pacific" at the Historic Downtown El Dorado Square. Clay is the director of the musical.

Perfoming to a sell out crowd, Clay emcees and performs with the cast from "South Pacific" at the SAAC membership fundraiser.

On June 14, I will be performing select cuts from my CD LIVE at the Pride festival in Memphis, TN. If you happen to be in the area, come join the all day festivities at Peabody Park at 712 Tanglewood in Memphis. Entertainment begins around 5pm and I am scheduled to perform beginning about 7:30 pm. Hope to see you there!
http://www.midsouthpride.org/home/

This week on the "Audio File" (hosted by J.D. Doyle) segment of "This Way Out", the CD is being featured. "This Way Out" is a radio program that is syndicated to 150 radio stations around the world and focuses of news from the GLBT community. This week's program can be heard online at the following URL - www.outinamerica.com/arts/two.asp Thanks J.D. for this wonderful opportunity! Check out J.D. Doyles' sites at http://www.outradio.com and http://www.queermusicheritage.com

Gay Chicago Magazine lists CD on its Website and Weekly Publication in Chicago.

JAZZ/VOCALS

“Darn It, Baby, That’s Love”/Clay Callaway (Self Releasing) - On his debut album, Callaway takes love songs many written by men and popularized by women then turns them on end by singing them in his distinctive vocal style to other men. It’s a creative approach that can make for some rather interesting word play.

John Berger, noted music reviewer for the "Island Mele" section of the Honolulu Star Bulletin offers a complimentary review of "Darn It, Baby, That's Love!" in the April 18, 2008, edition of this Honolulu daily. Check out what he said at the following link: http://starbulletin.com/2008/04/18/features/records.html

I will be interviewed LIVE this Saturday, April 19 (Sunday, April 20 7-9 am Australian time) on Australian radio Joy 94.9 about my CD! You can listen too by logging on to their listening site address between 11am-1pm HST, 2-4pm PDT, 3-5pm MDT, 4-6pm CDT, 5-7 EDT (It will be 7-9 am Sunday morning in Australia) So be sure to tune in and join Gordon Wilson, Paul Bussey, Sangit Hamilton and myself on Joy 94.9!

http://www.joy.org.au/page.php?id=listenlive
You can even participate or comment during the show by emailing to onair@joy.org.au

Thanks again JOY 94.9!!!

It was still Saturday April 12, 2008, here in Hawai'i but it was already Sunday morning, April 13 in Melbourne, Australia, when Joy 94.9 debuted "Darn It, Baby, That's Love!" on the Sunday show. The song featured was Wayne Moore's "My Superman" to glowing reviews by hosts Paul Bussey, Sangit Hamilton and Gordon Wilson.
Not only did they play that selected song, but mentioned several of the tracks from the album with the promise to play more on future shows. So be sure to check out their Sunday show from 7am - 9am (Melbourne Time). For Hawai'i listeners that meant 11am - 1pm Saturday, West Coast 2pm - 4pm Saturday, etc... you do the math. It's a great show with an eclectic line up of songs so check them out!
http://www.joy.org.au/page.php?id=listenlive Thanks again Gordon, Paul and Sangit! Aloha!

Pride Radio out of Denmark has been playing select tracks from "Darn It, Baby, That's Love" on their GLBT radio program and website since Friday, April 4, 2008. Martin Adelskov has written a review about the album. I don't read Danish, but whatever he said must be good since hits on my website, originating from Denmark, overwhelmingly outdid every other country for last week! Thank you Denmark! Check out the review and browse their site at http://prideradio.dk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=890&Itemid=102 Mahalo to Martin and Pride Radio!

Friday, March 28th, "Quest of Life," hosted by Harry Faddis and Steve Sims, will be be featuring "Darn It, Baby, That's Love!" on one of their "New AlbumTriple Cut" segments.
The Quest of Life is about inspiration, inspirational people, spirituality and music in the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community. Playlists: www.soundoutmusiclive.com, Webcast: www.wrpi.org. WRPI Troy, 91.5 FM, Fridays noon-2pm eastern. The show is based out of Greenwich, NY. Thanks, Steve & Harry!

Bill Northrup hosts a show, QNation FM, dedicated to LGBT artists, with a chat room available while on the air. He is currently including songs from my CD, "Darn It, Baby, That's Love!", in his line-up for the show. So I certainly like to support those that support me and hope you all visit him online or over your FM radio if you're within receiving range in North Carolina. Bill's show can be heard on QNation FM every Monday from 8-10pm EST. . On-line at http://qnation.fm/. THANKS BILL!

Pat Marino, host of Sirius Satellite Radio Out-Q 109 "Sunset Cruise" show, will debut "My Superman" from the album in the last hour of "Sunset Cruise" this weekend. That's 12-1am eastern time.

He has added 2 songs to the rotation on his show. "My Superman" and "Sometimes A Day Goes By." Which means that they will schedule and come up occasionally.

Join host Pat Marino for a night of love songs and dedications. You can
call in during the show… or dial 877-33-SIRIUS anytime with your love stories and dedications.

Sunset Cruise airs every Sunday Night from 9pm-1am eastern time and replays from 1am-7am eastern time. on Sirius Out-Q 109.

Check it out!
http://www.sirius.com/outq

Hawaii Island radio staion B97/KWXX morning DJ "DC" and diva "Yisa" played the last track on the album, "Somewhere, Sometime Ago" on the air for all B97 Big Island listeners during the first week of the new year! Yisa and DC did a whole big thing on the air as she had gone in to listen to the single I had dropped off to her, and they did a big PR thing about me. More to come!

The thought of a concept album is maybe almost lost on the download generation (though, certainly all are welcome to download every single at http://www.CDBaby.com :-), so in case the idea carries on, with this album I am offering an eclectic selection of songs with me singing about my love for my man. This concept in and of itself isn’t new, but it is my first outing, so to speak, with a collection of songs to share with other gay men and those that love them.

Many of these songs, most of them written by men, were made popular by wonderful women vocalists through the years so perhaps many have never heard them sung on an album by a man, to a man. The idea is to offer gay men a collection of love songs, of sorts, created expressly for our friends. Some songs were selected to make you laugh. Some songs might give you a smile. There’s a bit of Broadway, cabaret and country, as well as a couple you've maybe never heard before.

It has taken a full year from concept to completion of this offering, and emotionally it has been perhaps the most rigorous I have experienced. Since in the midst of its creation, my dear father was ill and sadly passed along. On this journey, it has often felt like I’m walking off of a precipice and having the ground come up to meet me at every step, frightening and assuring, empowering and humbling all the way.

So here it is, my BIG debut album! Maybe you'll dance or sing along, at least crack a smile. Most of all, as a result of this effort, I hope everyone enjoys this album and the music I have had the pleasure of sharing here thanks to the help of some of my talented friends.