Play Guy Clark Radio
Guy Clark
On Tour
330,520 plays (42,176 listeners)
Guy Clark (born 1941) is a country songwriter and performer. 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.
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 Guy on several recordings, particularly Guy’s own version of “Desperados Waiting For A Train” on his first album Old No 1 released in 1975.
Clark is renowned for his “story songs”. Like a modern day troubadour, he crafts his songs from his own and others’ experiences. He credits Townes Van Zandt as being a major influence on his songwriting. They were friends for many years until Townes’ death in 1997 and since then Guy has included one of Townes’ compositions on most of his albums. In 1995 he recorded a live album with Townes and Steve Earle, Together at the Bluebird Cafe, which was released in October 2001. Other live material can be found on his album “Keepers”.
Guy has been a mentor to singers like Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell. He organised Earle’s first job as a writer in Nashville. In the 1970s, Guy and Susanna’s 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.
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 Guy on several recordings, particularly Guy’s own version of “Desperados Waiting For A Train” on his first album Old No 1 released in 1975.
Clark is renowned for his “story songs”. Like a modern day troubadour, he crafts his songs from his own and others’ experiences. He credits Townes Van Zandt as being a major influence on his songwriting. They were friends for many years until Townes’ death in 1997 and since then Guy has included one of Townes’ compositions on most of his albums. In 1995 he recorded a live album with Townes and Steve Earle, Together at the Bluebird Cafe, which was released in October 2001. Other live material can be found on his album “Keepers”.
Guy has been a mentor to singers like Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell. He organised Earle’s first job as a writer in Nashville. In the 1970s, Guy and Susanna’s 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.
Top Albums
-
Keepers
Guy Clark
Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.49
- 7digital $7.77
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $17.98
- eBay Search
-
The Essential Guy Clark
Guy Clark Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.99
- 7digital $9.99
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $6.99
- eBay Search
-
Workbench Songs
Guy Clark Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.99
- 7digital $6.99
- iTunes $7.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $9.04
- eBay Search
-
Live From Austin, TX
Guy Clark Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $11.02
- eBay Search
Top Tracks
| 1 |
|
L.A. Freeway
full track
|
|||
| 2 |
|
Rita Ballou
full track
|
|||
| 3 |
|
Let Him Roll
full track
|
|||
| 4 |
|
Texas Cookin'
full track
|
|||
| 5 |
|
Like a Coat From the Cold
full track
|
|||
| 6 |
|
That Old Time Feeling
full track
|
|||
| 7 |
|
Desperados Waiting for a Train
full track
|
|||
| 8 |
|
Anyhow, I Love You
full track
|
|||
| 9 |
|
Texas 1947
full track
|
|||
| 10 |
|
The Last Gunfighter Ballad
full track
|
|||
| 11 |
|
She Ain't Goin' Nowhere
full track
|
|||
| 12 |
|
Broken Hearted People
full track
|
|||
| 13 |
|
Black Haired Boy
full track
|
|||
| 14 |
|
Instant Coffee Blues
full track
|
|||
| 15 |
|
Virginia's Real
full track
|
Shoutbox
-
SweetMelissa12 wrote:
Let's hear it for Guy Clark!! The members of the group Country Artist of the Week have voted him into the group's "Hall of Fame".
-
ngkemp wrote:
He's the best there's ever been...
-
SweetMelissa12 wrote:
Feel free to check out and join the Country Artist of the Week group. Members can vote for their favorite country artists to be the group's "Country artist of the Week".
-
edwardpuckett wrote:
Stuff that Works and Dublin Blues need to find their way on here. By far his best work (debatable)
-
radioqui wrote:
oh my...
-
RandyB1961 wrote:
Awesome songwriter.
-
elsmarie wrote:
great singer/songwriter....
-
SmilinSkullRing wrote:
I need to listen to him more. I always kind of forget just how great he is.
-
jrmybwedding wrote:
great stuff
-
purple_prince wrote:
Well, just saw him last night. The best!
-
frewes wrote:
one of the best there is
-
wolfgirl_at wrote:
love his music
-
purple_prince wrote:
Guy needs more shouts! A great songwriter.
-
Shht wrote:
awesome musician
-
qamylic3 wrote:
this is insane
Videos
See more
Events
- Jan 2 Guy Clark The Birchmere, Alexandria, Washington DC VA, United States
Listeners
-
krkrk
Listening now
to Hank Williams Said It… -
brover9513
Top Listener
-
hubbjm
Top Listener
-
purple_prince
Top Listener
-
cdmaguire
Top Listener
-
adammoss
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
mattmoore303, MattDusek, frankenschulz and 9 other people added Guy Clark to their libraries. 4 hours ago
-
A-W-A-X uploaded Guy-Clark1 to Guy Clark’s images. Monday afternoon
-
A-W-A-X linked Guy Clark to Guy-Clark1. Monday afternoon
-
A-W-A-X uploaded Guy Clark to Guy Clark’s images. Monday afternoon
-
A-W-A-X linked Guy Clark to Guy Clark. Monday afternoon
-
A-W-A-X uploaded GC to Guy Clark’s images. Monday afternoon
-
A-W-A-X linked Guy Clark to GC. Monday afternoon
-
paulvanantwerp, choppedup, kennneee and 48 other people added Guy Clark to their libraries. Monday afternoon
-
BabyBizarre tagged Guy Clark with ‘country’. 12 days ago
-
w5dgj, godownmoses, cljay and 27 other people added Guy Clark to their libraries. 12 days ago
Related Journals
-
Best Songs of 1976 - One Man's Opinion
by tihsymtae |
21 Jul 2009 | Add comment
-
My recommendations are
by ElekTrond |
4 Feb 2009 | Add comment
-
What I Listened to in 2008
by amerpie |
18 Dec 2008 | 4 comments
Groups (27)
-
Twenty Thousand Roads
53 members
-
Lyle Lovett
45 members
-
Townes Van Zandt
240 members
-
Another Country
175 members
-
Americana
634 members
