[3] Cleary has performed with a number of prolific musicians including Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt,[4] Taj Mahal,[5] B.B.

[8] Compositions by Cleary have been recorded by such notable musicians as Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt, and John Scofield on his 2009 album Piety Street.

[14] His father played guitar but it was his uncle, returning from trips to America bringing recordings of Professor Longhair and others, who inspired his love for R&B.

[16] The band tours worldwide and regularly performs at classic New Orleans venues like Tipitina's and the Maple Leaf Bar.

[18] Cleary is interviewed on screen and appears in performance footage in the 2005 documentary film Make It Funky!, which presents a history of New Orleans music and its influence on rhythm and blues, rock and roll, funk and jazz.