PITTSBURGH — Clinton Clegg is a man who likes to honor his influences. So in recent years the soulful singer for The Commonheart has paid tribute to Joe Cocker and Ray Charles, two legends who most certainly impacted his sound.
For the third installment of Clinton Clegg Presents Thursday at Club Cafe, the singer is making a bit of a departure, exploring the catalog of the late John Prine, who was in no shape or form a soul belter.
“I'm kinda new to John Prine, if I’m being honest,” Clegg says. “I started listening to him in 2016 and I just fell in love with all his stuff. And I've been doing these Clinton Clegg Presents shows. I did one last year and we were talking about doing another one and I was like, ‘Why don't we do John?’ I think it would surprise people a little bit. It's just a very different genre and lane for me.”
