Clayton Cameron

Clayton Cameron is a jazz drummer who is known for performing for extended periods of time with many singers such as Joe Williams and Tony Bennett. He joined Bennett's musical team for his guest appearance on Muppets Tonight, providing the drumming for his numbers. Clayton also operated the hands of one of the band members of Muppet Tonight that was playing piano for the finale. Cameron was not only credited as one of the assistant Muppet performers but was also given a special thanks credit as part of the musical trio. He is one of the many musicians to give puppetry a try for one time, others include Tanya Haden and Doug Legacy. In addition to Tony Bennett and Joe Williams, he also provided drumming for Sammy Davis Jr., George Shearing, Kenny Burrell, and countless other jazz singers. Who would've thought that a drummer like Clayton Cameron would get to perform drums for legendary jazz singers? He can be found on websites such as DRUMMERWORLD where his biography is listed and the list of singers he performed with, as mentioned above. If only he did more projects with Tony Bennett that featured Muppets like in the album The Playground which featured Elmo and Kermit on separate songs. Maybe Clayton did do that album, you never know when someone will find it and list the musicians that were credited on the cover. I hope Cameron still remembers Tony Bennett after his death since they performed together for over 10 years. And I hope he remembers about drumming within that episode of Muppets Tonight, since it's been decades since doing so. He's still performing for jazz singers today and will probably continue to do so until the day he retires. Clayton Cameron, you are so incredible at performing the drums and you weren't bad at assisting a Muppet performer for that number Tony Bennett did on Muppets Tonight. Keep on drumming and always remember the singers you've worked with. You're a legendary jazz drummer now. Cool Clayton. Smooth skills Cameron!

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