Denny has been a long lasting figure in the Cleveland music scene, having played with notable '60s bands such as The Choir and the Lost Souls and has continued on writing, performing  and recording through all of his  musical genres changes , including punk ,Gospel ,blues ,jazz  folk ,experimental,  Avant Garde  , and  theatrical pieces

As a gifted guitarist, he is also a singer and prolific songwriter whose  blend of original material utilizing Folk, Rock and Acoustic influences has been aired on 300 college and public radio stations in the U.S. and Canada. With his love for music and the music community , he organizes concerts  with  various performers under the title of Denny Carleton and Friends, He currently plays live as a singer songwriter   and also as a church praise and worship leader. He has recorded  12 CDS, which are available on I tunes and Spotify or on this Website.

Denny is  also a Cleveland Radio Veteran with a current podcast The Cleveland Music Connection Story Behind The Song and in 2015 published his memoir Welcome To my World..Denny continues teaching  guitar, bass, piano and songwriting, passing his gifts on to the next generation at the Fine Arts Association in Willoughby. and on line.

 

Current Things 

I have a new book on AMAZON  Fill In The Blank Song Stories. Quick Read with a 3 minute explanation of some of my songs instead of 15 seconds at a live gig.

We are coming up to the 250th Anniversary of our Country and I have been thinking of me dear late friend Dave (99) Hayward. Dave  is the Viet Nam veteran that I know the best. Our Generation realy blew it with how we treated our Vets. Dave while in Nam wrote a very moving poem  A YEAR IN FEAR and I put it to music and I named named the song 99 Viet Nams . 99 was Daves nickname. 

Also a single with video on You Tube If Lovings You Is Not Right and two songs with Steve Doman AND Greg Coleman HISTORY and The Goods Here on You Tube Denny Carleton And Friends

Most Of my SONGS CAN BE HEARD PURCHASED OT STREAMED ON MOST DIGITAL DOWNLOAD SERVICES