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Guy Charles Clark (November 6, 1941 – May 17, 2016) was an American folk and country singer-songwriter and luthier. [2] [3] He released more than 20 albums, and his songs have been recorded by other artists, including Jerry Jeff Walker , Jimmy Buffett , Kathy Mattea , Lyle Lovett , Ricky Skaggs , Steve Wariner , Emmylou Harris ...
Guy Charles Clark. November 6, 1941 – May 17, 2016. Grammy-winner, Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame member, Academy of Country Music Poet’s Award honoree, and fearless raconteur Guy Charles Clark died on Tuesday May 17, 2016 after a long illness. His musical touring partner of nearly 30 years, Verlon Thompson, was at his side.
Official YouTube channel of Guy Clark. Guy Charles Clark (November 6, 1941 – May 17, 2016) was an American folk and country singer-songwriter.
- “Desperados Waiting for a Train” That the Highwaymen — country music’s most super-sized supergroup — would release this song as their second single speaks volumes about “Desperadoes Waiting on a Train,” which Clark wrote about a Gulf Oil employee who used to rent a room at his grandmother’s hotel.
- “My Favorite Picture of You” Clark lost his wife Susanna in 2012, after a battle with lung cancer. The two had become the center of Nashville's folk-country songwriting scene in the Seventies, existing as the social hub for a universe that included Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell.
- “Homegrown Tomatoes” There are few songwriters in existence who can sing about something as simple as bacon, lettuce and tomatoes and make it sound truly poignant, not silly — and, certainly, Guy Clark was one of them.
- “L.A. Freeway” Before finally settling in Nashville, Clark briefly lived in Los Angeles, where he pursued a publishing deal and worked at a local dobro factory.
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Nov 8, 2021 · NPR's Noel King talks to Tamara Saviano, the director of Without Getting Killed or Caught, a documentary detailing the life of songwriter Guy Clark, who didn't care about mainsteam music.
Guy Charles Clark was an American folk and country singer-songwriter and luthier. He released more than 20 albums, and his songs have been recorded by other artists, including Jerry Jeff...