Brian Clayton is a country
artist, singer/songwriter and
producer. He has two CD re-
leases and currently working
on a third with his group The
Green River Band. He has been
recording, touring and spend-
ing the last 15 years working
for SPI-Nashville as the Eastern
Regional Band Director for the
musical talent show The Coun-
try Showdown (formerly the
Colgate Country Showdown).
In support of the movie, a re-
mixed version of “She Let Me
Go” was released and is avail-
able at iTunes, Amazon and CD
Baby.
The song was co-written by
NY/NJ natives Gary Costello
and Brian Clayton and pub-
lished by WesTunes Music
(ASCAP). It is the third track on
Clayton’s self-produced debut
release Extended Play. Costel-
lo is a singer songwriter from
NYC. He has been a staple in
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the local music scene for over
20 years. He perfected his song
writing craft by performing
nightly at NYC’s proclaimed
Bleeker Street venues.
Brian Clayton and The Green
River Band are based in Rah-
way, NJ. The band includes: Bri-
an Clayton - lead vocals, guitar;
Rich Blacker - lead guitar, vo-
cals; Bob Masucci - drums, vo-
cals; Mark Young - bass guitar,
vocals; and John McDonough
- keyboards, vocals.
The Big Sick debuted on Janu-
ary 20, 2017 at the Sundance
Film Festival. The film secured a
distribution deal with Amazon
Studios, Lionsgate and Film Na-
tion. It was released in the US
on July 14 and its international
release date is set for this
October.
New Jersey Stage spoke with
Brian via email about the song
being placed in a major motion
picture.
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