Darrell Clanton

Darrell Puckett (born August 10, 1956), known professionally as Darrell Clanton, is an American country music artist. In the mid-1980s, he recorded for Audiograph and Warner Bros. Records, charting three singles on the Billboard country charts. The highest of the three was "Lonesome 7-7203," which reached No. 24 on the country charts in 1984.

Biography Puckett was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and raised in South Pasadena, Florida. He attended Boca Ciega High School and toured the area as a member of several bands.

In 1984, Clanton was nominated for Top New Male Vocalist at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Several of his songs were included in a collection of albums titled Stars of the Grand Ole Opry, including the Wilburn Brothers and Jean Shepard. Since the 2000s, he has resumed playing at local bars in the Tampa Bay area (he lives in Clearwater).

Discography

Studio albums Title Album details Someplace Sunny Release date: June 29, 2005 Label: Splattermouth

Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions US Country CAN Country 1983 "Lonesome 7-7203" 24 21 1984 "I'll Take as Much of You as I Can Get" 75 — 1985 "I Forgot that I Don't Live Here Anymore" 56 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Awards and nominations