Guy Clark on the cover of Keepers (1997)

Guy Clark (born 6 November 1941) is a songwriter and performer who often performs in the country style. He was born in Monahans, Texas, and his early musical influences were the Spanish music and songs he heard in West Texas. He is married to songwriter and artist Susanna Clark. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Monahans is a city located in Texas. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practising the arts and/or demonstrating an art. ...

Clark achieved success as a songwriter with Jerry Jeff Walker’s recordings of "L.A. Freeway" and "Desperados Waiting For A Train." Artists such as Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner and Rodney Crowell have recorded Clark’s songs. Emmylou Harris has accompanied Clark on several recordings, particularly Clark's own version of "Desperados Waiting For A Train" on his first album, Old No. 1, released in 1975. Jerry Jeff Walker, 2002 Jerry Jeff Walker (born March 16, 1942) is a country music singer. ... Johnny Cash (born J. R. Cash, February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American, multi Grammy Award-winning influential American country and rock and roll singer and songwriter. ... Vince Gill Vince Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music musician, songwriter, and singer. ... Ricky Skaggs, April 1988 Ricky Skaggs1st off Skaggs was known to hate everyone he met. ... Steve Wariner Steve Wariner (born December 25, 1954 in Noblesville, Indiana) is a American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... Texas singer/songwriter, considered as a part of both the Alt Country and the mainstream Country music camps. ... Emmylou Harris (b. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Clark credits Townes Van Zandt as being a major influence on his songwriting. They were best friends for many years until Van Zandt's death in 1997, and since then Clark has included one of Van Zandt's compositions on most of his albums. In 1995, he recorded a live album with Van Zandt and Steve Earle, Together at the Bluebird Cafe, which was released in October 2001. Other live material can be found on his album "Keepers". Townes Van Zandt Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997) was a folk music singer-songwriter, performer, and poet. ... Steve Earle (born Stephen Fain Earle January 17, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, well known for his rock and country music, as well as for his political views. ...

Clark has been a mentor to such other singers as Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell. He organized Earle's first job as a writer in Nashville. In the 1970s, the Clarks' home in Nashville was an open house for songwriters and musicians and it features in the video Heartworn Highways, an evocation of the songwriter scene in Nashville at that time. Texas singer/songwriter, considered as a part of both the Alt Country and the mainstream Country music camps. ... Nickname: Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Government  - Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area  - City  526. ...

Numerous artists have charted with Clark-penned tunes. In 1982, Bobby Bare made it to the Country Top Twenty with Clark’s “New Cut Road.” That same year, bluegrass leader Ricky Skaggs hit No. 1 with Clark’s “Heartbroke,” a song that permanently established Clark’s reputation as an ingenious songwriter. Among the many others who have covered Clark's songs are Vince Gill, who took “Oklahoma Borderline” to the Top Ten in 1985; the Highwaymen, who introduced “Desperados Waiting For A Train” to a new generation that same year; and John Conlee, whose interpretation of “The Carpenter” rode into the Top Ten in 1987. Steve Wariner sideswiped #l with his Top Five Clark cover “Baby I’m Yours” in 1988, and the same year Asleep at the Wheel charted with his “Blowin’ Like a Bandit.” Crowell was Clark’s co-writer on “She’s Crazy for Leavin’,” which in 1989 became the third of five straight #l hits for Crowell. Brad Paisley covers Clark’s “Out in the Parkin' Lot” on his Time Well Wasted CD. Jimmy Buffett has covered Clark’s “Boats to Build" and "Cinco de Mayo in Memphis." Bobby Bare Bobby Bare (born Robert Joseph Bare on April 7, 1935 in Ironton, Ohio) is an American country music singer and songwriter. ... Ricky Skaggs, April 1988 Ricky Skaggs1st off Skaggs was known to hate everyone he met. ... John Conlee (born August 11, 1946) is an American country music singer. ... Asleep at the Wheel is the name of an Austin, Texas based Western swing band, winner of nine Grammy Awards. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Clark is also an accomplished luthier and often plays his own guitars. An engravers impression of Antonio Stradivari examining an instrument. ...

His latest album, released on Nov. 21 2006, is Workbench Songs. The album is nominated for "Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album" at the Grammy Awards. He also is continuing to tour with Lyle Lovett, Joe Ely and John Hiatt in 2007. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

Discography

• Old No. 1, RCA (1975)
• Texas Cookin', RCA (1976)
• Guy Clark, Warner (1978)
• On The Road Live, Warner (1979) Promo
• The South Coast of Texas, Warner (1981)
• Better Days, Warner (1983)
• Guy Clark - Greatest Hits, RCA (1983)
• Old Friends, Sugar Hill (1988)
• Boats to Build, Asylum (1992)
• Dublin Blues, Asylum (1995)
• Keepers, Sugar Hill (1997) Live
• Cold Dog Soup, Sugar Hill (1999)
• Together at the Bluebird Cafe (with Townes van Zandt and Steve Earle), American Originals (2001)
• The Dark, Sugar Hill (2002)
• Workbench Songs, Dualtone (2006)

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Filmography

• "Heartworn Highways" Documentary, Snapper/Catfish, 1981/2003, with Townes Van Zandt, David Allan Coe and Steve Earle

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External links

• Guy Clark

• Slipcue.Com profile
• Feature story and reviews of Guy Clark at Country Standard Time