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Francis Clay was the definite blues drummer who played drums in the Muddy Waters band during its heyday in the late 1950s, then rejoined Waters in 1965 for a stint of almost two years, thus solidifying his enduring contribution to the Blues. Clay was born in Rock Island, a riverside town on the Mississippi in northwest Illinois. His father, a waiter, was also a keen amateur musician. Attracted to the drums by seeing an uncle's set, he began to teach himself on a homemade kit, and by the age of 15 was playing professionally with a jazz band. After further apprenticeship in orchestras and a brief stint as a booking agent, he moved in 1947 to Chicago, where he worked with trumpeter King Kolax and saxophonist Gene Ammons

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