{"id":5857,"date":"2025-02-17T16:55:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T22:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.category10.com\/?post_type=musician&amp;p=5857"},"modified":"2025-02-17T16:55:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T22:55:32","slug":"clayton-shay","status":"publish","type":"musician","link":"https:\/\/www.category10.com\/nashville\/musicians\/clayton-shay\/","title":{"rendered":"Clayton Shay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nashville-based artist Clayton Shay is known for his clever, narrative-driven songwriting, seamlessly blending elements of pop and alt-rock into his compelling country sound. 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