C.L. Blast has been played on NTS shows including The NTS Breakfast Show w/ Flo, with What Can I Do (When My Thrill Is Gone?) first played on 26 December 2017.

Clarence Junior Lewis (August 20, 1934 – February 26, 2016), better known by his stage name C.L. Blast, was an American soul singer.

Lewis was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1934. His first record was "Your Heart Must Be Made of Stone" recorded in New York in 1955. In 1957, he was drafted into the Army. He entertained troops for two years touring military bases. After his Army stint, he recorded "Cupid's Little Helper" with Robinson's…