Guy Clark
Guy Clark (born November 6, 1941 in Monahans , Texas , † May 17, 2016 in Nashville , Tennessee ) was an American country musician and singer-songwriter.
Life
Clark's early musical influences were Mexican songs he heard in West Texas.
He became known as a songwriter when Jerry Jeff Walker recorded his songs LA Freeway and Desperados Waiting For a Train . Artists like Johnny Cash , Vince Gill , Ricky Skaggs , Steve Wariner and Rodney Crowell also recorded songs from Clark's pen. Emmylou Harris accompanied Clark on several recordings, including Clark's own version of Desperados Waiting For a Train on his first album Old No 1 from 1975.
Clark is known for his “story songs”, in which he tells stories like a modern troubadour that he or others have experienced. He identified Townes Van Zandt as one of his main influences . He had a long friendship with the musician. After Van Zandt's death in 1997, Clark recorded a song by his friend on almost every album. In 1995 he recorded a live album with Van Zandt and Steve Earle , Together at the Bluebird Cafe , which was only released in October 2001. Another live album from Clark is Keepers .
Clark helped mentor musicians like Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell. So he got Earle his first job as a songwriter in Nashville . In the 1970s, Clark and his wife Susanna's home in Nashville was open to musicians and songwriters, which is documented in the film Heartworn Highways . Susanna Clark, who wrote songs herself and designed albums for Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris as a graphic artist , died on June 27, 2012 at the age of 73.
Guy Clark was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004 . He has also been nominated for a Grammy Award several times . For his album My Favorite Picture of You , he received the award for the best folk album of the year at the Grammy Awards 2014 .
In addition to his musician career, Clark worked as a guitar maker .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US
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Country
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| 1975 | Old No. 1 | - |
Country41 (3 weeks) Country |
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| 1976 | Texas cookin ' | - |
Country48 (2 weeks) Country |
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| 1983 | Better Days | - |
Country48 (8 weeks) Country |
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| 2002 | The Dark | - |
Country46 (3 weeks) Country |
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| 2006 | Workbench songs | - |
Country74 (1 week) Country |
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| 2009 | Somedays the Song Writes You | - |
Country59 (4 weeks) Country |
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| 2013 | My Favorite Picture of You |
US62 (2 weeks) US |
Country12 (8 weeks) Country |
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More studio albums
- 1978: Guy Clark
- 1981: The South Coast of Texas
- 1988: Old Friends
- 1992: Boats to Build
- 1995: Dublin Blues
- 1999: Cold Dog Soup
Live albums
- 1979: On The Road Live
- 1997: Keepers
- 2001: Together at the Bluebird Cafe (with Townes Van Zandt & Steve Earle )
- 2007: Live from Austin, TX
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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US
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Country
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| 2011 | Songs And Stories |
US146 (1 week) US |
Country29 (2 weeks) Country |
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More compilations
- 1982: Best of Guy Clark
- 1983: Guy Clark - Greatest Hits
- 1995: Craftsman
- 1997: The Essential Guy Clark
- 2007: Americana Master Series: Best of the Sugar Hill Years
- 2007: Hindsight 21-20: Anthology 1975-1995
- 2008: The Platinum Collection
- 2011: Songs and Stories
- 2017: Guy Clark: The Best of Dualtone Years
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Country
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| 1979 | Fools for Each Other Guy Clark |
Country96 (2 weeks) Country |
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| 1981 | The Partner Nobody Chose The South Coast of Texas |
Country38 (11 weeks) Country |
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| 1983 | Homegrown Tomatoes Better Days |
Country42 (13 weeks) Country |
Filmography
- Heartworn Highways - Documentary, Snapper / Catfish, 1981/2003, with Townes Van Zandt, David Allan Coe and Steve Earle
literature
- Erlewine, Michael u. a. (Ed.): All Music Guide to Country Music. The experts guide to the best recordings in country music . San Francisco, Cal .: Miller Freeman Books, 1997, p. 88f (biography and annotated discography)
swell
- ↑ Guy Clark dead at 74
- ^ Obituary for Susanna Clark on nashvillescene.com
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: US
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Clark, Guy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country musician and singer-songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Monahans , Texas , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th May 2016 |
| Place of death | Nashville , Tennessee , USA |