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Justin Clayton is an English guitarist and singer. He is the lead guitarist for his friend Julian Lennon's band on most of Lennon's albums. [1] In 1999 Justin Clayton released his own solo album Limb produced by Marty Willson-Piper of The Church, which gathered favorable review from CMJ New Music Report, but failed to achieve commercial success. [2]

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References

  1. Cynthia Lennon John 2012 1444717278 "Justin Clayton 2005 In many ways, Justin's description sums up that time for Julian. He was miserable about his father's death but Justin's presence allowed him to have some fun – they could almost forget, for a few hours, what had happened, ..."
  2. CMJ New Music Report - Nov 8, 1999 - Page 20 Vol. 60, No. 642 "JUSTIN CLAYTON Limb (Ultimatum)