Alan Clayton

Forming the Dirty Strangers in the late-1970's, Alan Clayton has recorded and worked with some of rock 'n' roll's biggest names, from the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood to the Damned's/ Lord of the New Church's Brian James, from Ian Dury and the Blockhead's Micky Gallagher to the 1960's counterculture icon John Sinclair.Released in 1987 to much critical acclaim, the Dirty Strangers’ self-titled debut album featured contributions from the Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, as well as Micky Gallagher. Meanwhile, rock ‘n’ roll dandy, musician, artist and film maker Stash Klossowski de Rola painted the album’s risqué cover.For a time, the Dirty Strangers were hotly tipped as the next big thing, however, regardless of their association with Rolling Stones and their own brand of raucous rock ‘n’ roll classics, they never managed to reach the heights others predicted. Six years after the release of their debut album the Dirty Strangers released their follow-up ‘Burn the Bubble’, soon afterwards the band drifted apart.Resurfacing with drummer George Butler and bassist John Proctor, for a decade Alan performed as Jack the Lad, Monkey See, Monkey Seed, Monkey C, and Va Va Voom. Alan has contributed to a number of the KSM releases and remains a close friend of Ian Grant and Paul Mitchell.