Clay Rose Explained

Clay Rose
Genre:	Folk, Rockabilly
Instrument:	Vocals, guitar
Occupation:	Musician

Clay Rose (born in Lafayette, Colorado, United States) is an American visual artist, singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist. Rose attended high school in Tennessee and moved to Colorado at the age of 22.^[1]

Rose is the front-man for Gasoline Lollipops. Rose and Gasoline Lollipops were featured in the Westword Music Showcase in 2017.^[2] Gasoline Lollipops have played many iconic Colorado venues, including Red Rocks, Bluebird Theater,^[3] Aggie Theater (Fort Collins, CO),^[4] and Fox Theater.^[5]

Rose also writes and plays under his alter ego, Governor Mortimer Leech,^[6] front-man of The Widow's Bane. The Widow's Bane was voted "Best Secret Identity Band (2016)".^[7]

Press

The Widow's Bane Rare Appearance^[8]
Gasoline Lollipops: Through a filter of romance^[9]
Celebrating 25 Years of the Westword Music Showcase: Gasoline Lollipops^[2]

Gasoline Lollipops: Ready to Set Fire to Belgium (Discovering Belgium)

Gasoline Lollipops Gear Up for a New Beginning (Bolder Beat)

From an empty Gold Hill Inn, streaming to fans’ homes, it’s Clay Rose and Adam Perry live (Boulder Daily Camera)

Through barroom sets, Gasoline Lollipops’ Clay Rose finds strength in sobriety (Denver Post)

A Side of Rockers, A Side of Ballads (Boulder Weekly)

Gasoline Lollipops 'Soul Mine' Premiere (Pop Matters)

Gasoline Lollipops' Clay Rose Barely Survived Himself (Denver Westword)

Boulder's Clay Rose and Wonderbound Ballet Explore Loss and Love In "The Sandman" Ballet (Colorado Daily, 2020)

Gasoline Lollipops Skewer Trump On All The Misery Money Can Buy (Denver Westword, 2020)

Gasoline Lollipops Get Fired Up Talking About All The Misery Money Can Buy (American Songwriter, 2020)

Gasoline Lollipops to Play In-Person Concerts At Red Rocks (Denver Post, 2020)

Adam Perry On Making Music with Clay Rose of Gasoline Lollipops (Denver Westword, January 2021)

Discography

Gasoline Lollipops

Dawn (May 2, 2013)^[10]
Death (October 31, 2014)^[11]
Resurrection (February 14, 2017)^[12]
Soul Mine (December 26, 2017)^[13]

All The Misery Money Can Buy (September 11, 2020)

Nightmares (October 14th, 2022)

The Widow's Bane

The Widow's Bane (2009)
Don't be Afraid; It's Only Death (June 6, 2013)^[14]

Clay Rose

Smoke and Steam (July 7, 2005)^[15]
Suck on This! EP (March 17, 2006)^[16]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gasoline Lollipops' Clay Rose Barely Survived Himself. Andy. Thomas. December 13, 2017. Westword.
2. Web site: Celebrating 25 Years of the Westword Music Showcase: Gasoline Lollipops. Kyle. Harris. March 23, 2019. Westword.
3. Web site: Show You Should Know – Gasoline Lollipops to Headline Bluebird in "Bucket List" Show. Cara. Chancellor. May 4, 2018.
4. Web site: Gasoline Lollipops w/ Tallgrass, The Alcapones – Tickets – Aggie Theatre – Fort Collins, CO – April 12th, 2019 . Aggie Theatre . April 12, 2019 . 2 July 2019.
5. Web site: Gasoline Lollipops to play The Fox Theatre on New Years Eve. Grateful Web.
6. Web site: Gasoline Lollipops' Clay Rose comes to terms with his undead doppelganger. Bill. Forman. Colorado Springs Independent.
7. Web site: The Ten Best Secret-Identity Bands in Denver – 2016 Edition. Tom. Murphy. July 18, 2016. Westword.
8. Web site: The Widow's Bane Rare Appearance. Cynthia. Wilson.
9. Web site: Gasoline Lollipops: Through a filter of romance. Stephanie. Riesco. March 28, 2013.
10. Web site: Dawn, by Clay Rose. Clay Rose.
11. Web site: Death, by Gasoline Lollipops. Clay Rose.
12. Web site: Resurrection, by Gasoline Lollipops. Clay Rose.
13. Web site: Soul Mine, by Gasoline Lollipops. Clay Rose.
14. Web site: Don't Be Afraid it's Only Death, by The Widows Bane. Clay Rose.
15. Web site: Smoke and Steam, by Clay Rose. Clay Rose.
16. Web site: Suck on This! EP, by Clay Rose. Clay Rose.