Singer/Songwriter
United States
Citizen Cope
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About Citizen Cope
Hometown
Memphis, TN, United States
Formed
May 20, 1968
Genre
Singer/Songwriter
Born Clarence Greenwood, Citizen Cope had been the live keyboardist and DJ for the band Basehead before striking out on his own.
∙ Santana included Greenwood’s song “Sideways” on the 2002 album Shaman, and Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Tyler James and Cory Tyler have also recorded covers.
∙ Citizen Cope’s recording of “Sideways” was included on his breakthrough album, The Clarence Greenwood Recordings, released in 2004.
∙ In 2010, he formed his own label, RainWater Recordings, and issued The Rainwater LP as its first release.
∙ The title of his 2018 album Heroin and Helicopters came from words of warning Carlos Santana had shared: “They don’t work well with musicians.”
∙ He released The Pull of Niagara Falls in 2021, and the EP The Victory March in 2023.
Members of Citizen Cope include, or have included, Jim Gaines.
Influenced by Citizen CopeCitizen Cope has influenced the music of River Roots, In A Desert By Midnight, Dereos Roads and more.
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