
Clint Holmes is more than a singer. Like a painter with a blank canvas, he makes every performance an original. His powerful voice and magnetic stage presence embrace the upbeat side of his life. When he is on stage, anything can happen. And it usually does.
Born in England, Clint is the son of an African-American jazz musician and a British opera singer. When he was eight, his musical indoctrination began with his mother teaching him classical vocal techniques at home, while his dad showed him how to scat sing in the jazz clubs. Clint admits it was the best of two musical worlds. Today he says, “My mom taught me how to sing correctly and my dad taught me how to enjoy it.”
Although his visibility was greatly enhanced by those roles, it wasn’t until he landed his own Emmy winning talk/variety show on WWOR – TV that it all came together for Clint. “New York at Night” featured celebrity guests from the worlds of film, TV, theatre and music. Clint, in his duel role as host and singer, has the opportunity to showcase the full range of his talents as he performed, interviewed guests and interacted with his audience.
Television producers from coast-to-coast have long recognized the added value of including Clint in their productions and it has led to his numerous appearances on network TV programs including two “Miss America Pageants,” “The Peoples Choice
Awards,” “The Parade of Stars” and the Emmy Awards.”
Among his various recordings, Clint had a “Top Ten,” smash hit, “Playground In My Mind (My Name Is Michael).”
Named Atlantic City’s Entertainer of the year three times, the multi-talented, charismatic Holmes is an American reassure. He starred in “Clint Holmes’ Sophisticated Rhythm,” a dynamic stage show journey through music of the 1940’s through the present. In an overwhelming success, “Sophisticated Rhythms” played to two sold out performances nightly at the Sands Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City.
In July 1992, Clint was honored to be asked to be the featured performer at the Democratic National Convention.
