Somewhat of an enigma. Who are these guys that can get members of the biggest rock band in the world to play on their albums?
A good time rock & roll band from Shepherd Bush', that's who they are. The Dirty Strangers first album was released in 1987. It featured KEITH RICHARDS, RONNIE WOOD, the late PAUL FOX (formerly of The Ruts) MICKEY GALLAGHER (of Ian Dury's Blockheads) and band founder and the man responsible for putting these guys togther, ALAN CLAYTON. The new album WEST 12 to WITTERING (another West Side Story) released this Spring also features KEITH and RONNIE plus the legendary JOE BROWN. Somewhat of a pastiche of the Arthur Laurents story, (just swap Shepherds Bush for New York) Clayton writes his own musical influenced by personal life experiences that embraces gang culture, hoodlums, isolation, liberty, motors, and love story's. At times, Clayton sounds uncannily similar to Mick Jagger.. he sports a raunchy, low-growlish tone, the rhythm section is solid a la late Seventies' Stones but with elements of punkish abandon. On this album, Keith plays piano and leaves all guitar playing to his good friend Clayton, bar Ronnie Wood playing bottleneck on two tracks. Joe Brown guests on All Away. Joe's son Pete produced this album bar Real Botticelli which was produced by former Damned founder member, Brian James.