Ed Clute, guest musician, is a native of Watkins Glen, New York. He attended the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where he graduated with a performance degree in piano. His musical career has continued to flourish as a solo piano performer. He also plays with a jazz quartet and a six-piece Dixieland band. He tickles the ivories for the live re-creations of old-time-radio shows at various conventions throughout the United States, providing live background music and bridges between the scenes in the radio plays. His collecting passions include old-time-radio shows and 78 records. Ed composed the music for ART's western series, Hashknife Hartley and Sleepy Stevens.
