Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen

Jon Cleary was born in London in 1962. He is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, arranger and producer. He moved from the UK to Louisiana after leaving school as a teenager to pursue a career in music. He started playing guitar in England at age 5, started performing at age 11 and started doing paid gigs as a musician age 14. At age 16 he formed "Delta Wing" with renowned blues slide guitarist Roger Hubbard. 

Rolling Stones guitarist, Keth Richards, introduced Cleary to musician/record producer John Porter who hired him to write, record and tour with Taj Mahal (who covered four of Cleary’s compositions.) While in Los Angeles, performing with BB. King, Cleary was asked by Bonnie Raitt to join her new band in which he played keyboards, percussion and guitar. She recorded five of his songs and he stayed with her for 10 years while juggling his own career touring…