Clanton formed his first band in 1956 while attending Baton Rouge High School. <br /><br />One of the few white singers to come out of the New Orleans R&B/rock & roll sound, he rode the crest of the popular teen music wave in the 1950s and '60s with such songs as "Just a Dream," "Go Jimmy Go" and "Venus in Blue Jeans." He even continued to release hits after he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1961 and served for two years.. <br /><br />Clanton starred in a rock and roll movie produced by Alan Freed called Go Johnny Go, and later starred in Teenage Millionaire.
