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Is there a story behind your band’s name? Are you influenced by Creedence Clearwater Revival? The Green River Band. Hmmm, well not much thought went behind it. I’ve always loved Creedence and liked that song “Green River.” I did a re-make version of it on my first CD and figured that would be a cool band name... So it stuck. We have been performing as Brian Clayton and the Green River Band since our first gig in 2001. NJ STAGE 2017 - Vol. 4 No. 9 When do you hope to have your third album with The Green River Band come out? Our upcoming release has been very time consuming. I like to use all of my resources to get the best recording possible. I use four different studios to get my recording done so schedul- ing tends to be difficult. The new release will be a self-produced six song EP/Digital release due out end of 2017. w INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 77