CLAY JONES
- From Mocksville, North Carolina (near Winston-Salem).
- First public performance: at the Snuffy Jenkins Festival with a band called The Carolina Bluegrass Band
- 1991, moved to Japan and worked there as a musician, playing everything from jazz to bluegrass.
- 1992-1994, joined Lou Reid, Terry Baucom and Carolina as guitarist.
- 1994-1996, took a two-year hiatus from touring.
- 1995, played guitar on the “Bluegrass ’95” album which won the IBMA award for Instrumental Album of the Year in 1996.
- 1996-98, worked with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder.
- 1999, worked with the Gena Britt Band.
- 2000, worked with the Schankman Twins.
- 2003, joined Mountain Heart.
- 2005, released solo project Mountain Tradition
(Rural Rhythm).
- 2007, left Mountain Heart to pursue solo projects, but rejoined the band 16 months later (December 2009)
- 2015, after a hiatus from music, he recorded an EP album titled “Heritage Not Hate” with his band Clay Jones and Pure Drive.