In 1991 Graham met his future wife, Peggy Clarke (née Amlung), who was a graduate student in the BC theology department.

Noticing how much Blake enjoyed it when he brought over his guitar, Janine, herself a teacher, suggested that he go to the local nursery schools daycare centers to see if they needed a music specialist.

By the end of 1996, Clarke was making weekly visits to over 20 schools and daycare centers[8] and parties throughout Westchester and Rockland Counties.

Recorded at Arrigoni Center, a former Episcopal church, at Iona College on a TASCAM 4-track portastudio (borrowed from noted Thomas Merton scholar Kathleen Deignan), the album featured only Clarke and his guitar with no over-dubbing.

Reynolds brought him to the (now defunct) Nu Bleu Recording Studio in Garfield, NJ run by Andy Halasz.

Clarke started to receive airplay on local radio stations, premiering on WPLJ's "Scott and Todd: The Big Show".

They recorded over a weekend at the studio of Jazz-o-lution[10] bassist's Marshall Topo, with whom he had worked for Carla Henderson's "Your Tiny" videos) in Port Chester, NY.

The album's crown jewel, "Fancy Pants", is a paean to one of Clarke's musical heroes, David Bowie.

Always assuming intelligence on the part of the child, Clarke arranged a version of the Christmas carol 'We Three Kings" incorporated elements from Mozart's Requiem Mass, especially the vocal portion of "Lacrimosa dies illa".

[7] American Blue also featured Clarke's first a cappella recording, a reworking of the Georgia Sea Island folksong "Old Lady Come from Brewster" using only his voice for the instruments.

After being approached by a television network executive mother and an inspiring meeting with Sesame Street's Gordon, Clarke began work on a TV pilot[11] with actor-writer Brian Reid.

[12] Clarke also donates performances annually to The Red Cross,[13] Kids in Crisis, multiple Junior Leagues,[14] as well as many local charities, schools,[15][16] and libraries.

He also sees his family frequently and all four brothers make an annual trip to a different city to watch a live professional hockey game.