Guy Charles Clark (November 6, 1941 - May 17, 2016) was an American folk and country singer-songwriter. 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, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Chris Stapleton. He won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Folk Album: My Favorite Picture of You.
I have heard of Ramblin Jack, gots his music. Tom Waits who wrote "I don't wanna grow up" and i love it. TVZ who was a REAL good friend to Guy n vice versa. And to BLAZE FOLEY also... Ginsberg, more power to her for being such a defendant of female and human rights. Kerouac who was an impact but around for so little. But never ever had a DOG PIE or a rainbow thingy, seems that to be an artist, we have to go to great stretches of famine, hu ? Guy Clark just left us, keep rhyming "up there", probably lots of angels need help !
Three days later I'm hearing this song again. I know where the Red River is. I know where San Antonio is. But in the beginning my thought was of Red River, New Mexico. Been there also and really nice place in the summer, out of the way place 😇 !
Old timer here the old friends are all gone ahead. Few acquaintances but not the guys I grew and loved for so long. Must be a reason the big guys keeping me around. Guess I'll stay till my job here is done.
I'm an old musician and I've listen to music all my life it, Guy the mastercraftsman.I had the pleasure listen to him talk, play and sing and when his gig was finished he joined me for a beer so laid back and down to earth, this is one of his first songs I never knew he recorded it . Thank you Guy ! Sail on
Saw Guy in concert in the early 00s and I requested this song. He said, “Nope. I never had that one.” Glad to hear he did record it, but I have to say, Lyle sure found the center of it.
The film and book, both called Without Getting Killed or Caught, are absolutely excellent. So pleased the film is now easily available on Amazon. Really looking forward to this album!
Wow, just incredible. I've wanted to hear his version for years, better than I imagined. I thought it had been lost to time. The footage from inside his house is perfect.
Correction: this was the first song he kept. He told me he wrote about two hundred songs before this one. He tossed those out. Lyle Lovette claimed Guy never recorded it.
JUNIOR COLTRANE channel posted a tribute video of GUY... People say it perfectly captured his musical soul. And I agree; Guy would be really really proud of himself in that video.
great vid, thanks for taking us into Guy's house. It's the first time that I have heard him sing the song that he did not like, but Lyle Lovett championed
