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Jon Cleary

US funk/R&B musician

United Kingdom • b. 1962-08-11

Jon Cleary is credited on 169 releases across 92 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1986–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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169

Pressings credited

92

Albums

5

Decades active

50

In collections

Biography

Jon Cleary (born August 11, 1962) is a British-born, American funk and R&B musician, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Cleary is an accomplished pianist as well as being a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter. Cleary has performed with a number of prolific musicians including Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt (whom Cleary has also opened for), Taj Mahal, B.B. King, Ryan Adams, and Eric Burdon. Compositions by Cleary have been recorded by such notable musicians as Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt, and John Scofield on his 2009 album Piety Street. Cleary's current band is Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen, who have released six albums. Their album Go Go Juice won the Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album in the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.

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Credited work

169 releases · 92 albums · active 1986–2025

  • Performance · 468
  • Other credits · 8
  • Production · 4

Studios: Dockside Studio · Soundtrack Studios · Cherokee Studios · House Of Blues, Los Angeles

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