Clayton D. Love Jr. (November 16, 1927 – February 28, 2010) was an American blues pianist, who led his own band, the Shufflers, in the early 1950s.
He was sent to Camp Shoemaker in Dublin, California, the Philippines, and Guam where he developed his piano skills.
[1][3] In the mid-1950s he moved to St. Louis and joined Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm, singing lead vocals on the tracks "Do You Mean It," "She Made My Blood Run Cold," and "The Big Question," released on Federal Records.
In 1986 and 1987, Love toured Europe with former members of the Kings of Rhythm, Jimmy Hinds, Billy Gayles, Erskine Oglesby, Stacy Johnson, Oliver Sain and former Ikette Robbie Montgomery, as part of the St. Louis Kings of Rhythm.
[5] In 1991, he recorded an album, Rockin' Eighty-Eights, with fellow piano players Johnnie Johnson and Jimmy Vaughn.