CLINT HOLMES: PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND (1972)

Clint Holmes (born 9 May 1946), is a singer-songwriter and Las Vegas entertainer. He was born in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, the son of an African-American serviceman and a white English woman. He was raised in Farnham, a suburb of Buffalo, New York as a child.

Holmes is perhaps best known for his #2 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart "Playground In My Mind" in 1973. The nursery rhyme-styled song features Holmes duetting with producer Paul Vance's son Philip (d. 13 December 2009) on the chorus. "Playground In My Mind" was written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss, released in the U.S. in July 1972 and stayed in the Billboard chart for 23 weeks.[1] It was granted gold disc status by the R.I.A.A. on 3 July 1973.[1]

Initially a vocal music student at Fredonia State College, Holmes left school for the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He spent his 3 year enlistment (19671969) with the elite United States Army Chorus, and then remained in the Washington, D.C. area to launch his civilian career, singing in nightclubs up and down the East Coast.

Holmes was the announcer for The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers (1986-1988), the initial broadcast offering of the then-new Fox Broadcasting Company.

Holmes has been a Las Vegas show attraction since the early 1970s. In 2006, he closed his headlining show at Harrah's Las Vegas Casino, which renamed its main showroom for him. From 19901995, he hosted Honda Campus All-Star Challenge on the BET network, and, after the event became non-broadcast, continued to host the final matches through 2008.

Most of Holmes' Vegas band members also appear in the locally popular R&B/jazz group, Santa Fe and The Fat City Horns.

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[tammyklippel23]

This is a cool blast from the past!!!

[utubeman66]

One of the sweetest songs of its' time............Thanks much

[sjherh]

very good video. I loved this song so many years ago. My husband and I saw you at the Palm Isles theater and we loved your show.

[WorldChallenge]

Why is there a smartphone there?

[MrMikeb1958]

6 people never went to a playground...

[pwm522]

Lamer than lame!

[professordumbledorf]

Heard this a lot when I was really young. The little boy singing with him died two years ago.

[TheJimmyjames8]

very special,sweetest song of all time!

[TJCATLOVER]

Good memories of childhood!!!!!!

[abeltubeful]

Although we were children playing in the playground we played listening to this song. Later I realized what it meant, memories is what it spoke of, memories is what it produced. What a great song!!

[rhettbutler96]

There he is, in his playground, wearing a black trench coat and sitting in his van,..

[Grapedrankstank]

Please someone strangle Michael.