Grace Clark & Swingitude perform Western and Western Swing music “with attitude.”  They create a lively and playful mix of beautiful cowboy songs (including yodeling) with the exciting swing and western swing dance music of the 1930’s through 60’s. Added to the mix are original songs written in those genres. 

Swingitude has performed at a variety of venues, including the International Western Music AssociationAnnual Convention in Albuquerque, NM, the Monterey Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival, the Western Swing Society Hall of Fame Celebrationin Sacramento, the Northwest Western Swing Music AssociationHall of Fame Celebration in the Enumclaw, WA, The New Mexico State Fair,  The Livermore Jazz Society, The Salinas Rodeo “Cowboys and Cabernet”shows, live radio shows, restaurant concert series, and many others.

• Grace Clark, from Livermore, CA, is a member of the Western Swing Society Hall of Fame, Sacramento, CA. She sings, yodels, plays guitar & 5-string banjo, and composes.   "Grace Clark, Dancin' with Swingitude" (EP) was a Finalist for 2023 IWMA Cowboy Swing Album of the Year.  “Dancin' with Swingitude” was nominated for 2023 IWMA Western Swing Song of the Year.

• Lisa Burns, from Mountain View, CA, plays bass fiddle and sings.  She also plays with Sidesaddle & Company, the Tiki Tones, and the Goat Hill Girls, among other ensembles.  Lisa is the five-time Northern California Bluegrass Society Bass Player of the Year.  She has recorded multiple studio albums with Sidesaddle and other groups.  She is in high demand as a bass fiddle instructor. 

• James "Jimmy" Spero, from Sacramento, CA, is a renowned professional guitarist, and a member of the Western Swing Society Hall of Fame.  He plays all kinds of music, including western swing, swing, pop, country, jazz, funk, blues, rock, classical and ethnic. He performs solo and with multiple ensembles, including  The Jimmy Spero Jazz Trio, Jimmy Spero & Tony Kaye,  Jimmy Spero & John Cocuzzi,  The Hot Jazz Band of Budapest, and the Rhythm Times jazz band in Sacramento. 

Billy Wilson, from the San Francisco Bay Area, plays pedal steel and lap steel with Swingitude.  He is a renowned multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and member of the  Western Swing Society Hall of Fame. He fronts the band Motordude Zydeco, and has toured with many notable artists/bands, including Lonestar, Johnny Dilks and the Visitacion Boys, Dayna Wills, and many others.

Steven Strauss, from the San Franscisco Bay Area, plays bass and tenor ukulele with Swingitude.  He has vast experience, and is high demand in the Bay Area.  He has performed with Charles Brown, Penelope Houston, and Los Pinkys Originales.  He is founding member of the Hot Club of San Francisco.  He has performed with Lavay Smith and the Red Hot Skillet Lickers, The Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, Ray Skjelbred, the Blue Room Boys, Eric & Suzie Thompson, The California Cajun Orchestra, and Lost Weekend.  He has done session work with Bobby Black, and many others.  His arrangements have been many recording artists.

• Scott Clark, from Livermore, CA (Grace’s son), plays drums in Swingitude. He also performs in several jazz and bebop ensembles, playing drums, lead guitar, and bass guitar.  Scott is an experienced studio recording musician. 

Booking and Contact Information:

Grace Clark

clarkga017@gmail.com

925-518-9532 (Mobile)