Clem Tholet was born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia in 1948, and began writing songs while he was an art student in Durban, South Africa.

This new trio began singing at the original Southern African "Troubadour", and were also involved in a number of SAFMA's National Folk Fests.

A popular star of the annual Bless 'Em All Troop Shows, and in great demand in the Rhodesian entertainment scene, Tholet recorded his first album Songs of Love & War at Shed Studios.

As artistic director of the advertising agency Matthewman Banks and Tholet, he was instrumental in writing a great many and memorable music jingles for his clients.

He produced a second album at Shed Studios, called Two Sides to Every Story, before moving back to South Africa.