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Guy Charles Clark (November 6, 1941 – May 17, 2016) was an American folk and country singer-songwriter and luthier.
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- Jon Freeman,Chris Parton,Stephen L. Betts,Andrew Leahey,Joseph Hudak,Marissa R. Moss
- “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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Real Name: Guy Charles Clark. Profile: Born: 6th November 1941 Monahans, Texas, USA. Died: 17th May 2016 Nashville, Tennessee, USA. American Country & Folk singer, songwriter, guitarist, photographer, designer and producer. He was an accomplished luthier and often played his own guitars.
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.
This 95-minute documentary follows Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, and Townes Van Zandt as they rise from obscurity to reverence. Based on the diaries of Susanna Clark and Tamara Saviano’s 2016 book Without Getting Killed or Caught: The Life and Music of Guy Clark.
Guy Charles Clark (6 November 1941 – 17 May 2016) was a country and folk singer/songwriter who released some twenty albums. His songs have been recorded by artists including Johnny Cash,...
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