Joe Clay

He may have been christened C.J. Cheramie at birth, but it was under the moniker of Joe Clay that he left scorched earth in his path as he wailed on records like "Sixteen Chicks," "Cracker Jack," "Get On The Right Track," and "Ducktail." Clay got his start drumming in John Bonvillain's western swing band, soon forming his own group to broadcast over radio station WWEZ resulting in DJ Jolly Charlie tipping off the RCA label, who signed Clay to its Vik subsidiary. And the insanity began.

Dropped by Vik, Clay played on Bourbon Street and at convention-related gigs in the '60s. Around this time he also managed to cut a pair of swamp pop 45s as Russ Wayne and then disappeared.
Found driving a school bus in Gretna, Louisiana, in the mid '8Os, Joe Clay has returned to tear up stages around the world. Listen to Joe Clay on 16 Chicks