Chanteur Country US né Guy Charles Clark, Jr., le 6 novembre 1941 à Monahans (Texas).
Guy
Clark doesn't just write songs, he crafts them with the kind of hands-on care
and respect that a master carpenter (a favorite image of his) would have when
faced with a stack of rare hardwood. Clark works slowly and with strict
attention to detail — his output has been sparse since he first signed to RCA in
the early '70s — but he has produced an impressive collection of timeless gems,
leaving very little waste behind. His albums have never met much commercial
success, but the emotional level of his work consistently transcends sales
figures and musical genres. He remains the kind of songwriter whom young artists
study and seasoned writers (and listeners) admire.
Clark was born in the West Texas town of Monahans, where he was raised mostly by
his grandmother (his mother worked and his father was in the Army), who ran the
town hotel. One of her residents was an oil well driller who would later end up
the subject of one of Clark's most moving and stunningly beautiful songs,
"Desperados Waiting for a Train." Many of Clark's songs, in fact, have centered
around his days growing up in West Texas, including "Texas 1947" (from his debut
album) and the 1992 song "Boats to Build," which hearkened back to a summer job
he once had as a teenager on the Gulf Coast.
The first songs Clark learned were mostly in Spanish. Later, when he moved to
Houston and began working the folk music circuit, he met fellow songwriter
Townes Van Zandt (the two often toured together until Van Zandt's death in 1997)
and blues singers Lightnin' Hopkins and Mance Lipscomb. It was here that Clark
began playing and writing his sturdy brand of folk- and blues-influenced country
music.
In the late '60s, Clark moved to California, living first in San Francisco (where
he met and married his wife Susanna, a painter and songwriter) and then in Los
Angeles, where he worked in the Dopyera brothers' Dobro factory. Tiring quickly
of Southern California (sentiments he expressed in another of his classics, "L.A.
Freeway"), he and Susanna packed up and headed for Nashville in 1971, where he
picked up work as a writer with publishing companies and, eventually, a
recording contract with RCA. Clark's first album, Old No. 1, came out in
1975, a few years after Jerry Jeff
Walker had turned "L.A. Freeway" into a minor hit. By this time Clark was
considered one of the most promising young writers in country music, and while
he didn't live in Texas anymore, the state's influence still ran thick in his
blood.
Clark recorded one more album for RCA, Texas Cookin', in 1976 before
switching to Warner Bros. for his next three albums, released between 1978 and
1983. Three of his songs from these albums cracked the Top 100. By the mid-'80s,
however, a number of his songs had been made into hits by country stars such as
Johnny Cash,
David Allan Coe,
Ricky Skaggs (who took "Heartbroke" to
number one), George Strait,
Vince Gill, and the Highwaymen. Clark
continued to work as a writer but didn't record again until 1988's Old
Friends, released by Sugar Hill. He then switched labels once more, this
time to Asylum, which released his 1992 album Boats to Build as part of
their acclaimed American Explorer series.
His eighth album, Dublin Blues, came out in 1995, and among its finely
crafted moments is a re-reading of one of his most enduring songs, "Randall
Knife," about the death of his father. Cold Dog Soup followed in 1999.
Clark released Dark in 2002, followed by Workbench Songs in 2006.
The DVD Live from Austin, TX arrived the following year. A much needed survey of
Clark's key songs covering the years 1975 to 1995 called Hindsight 21-20
appeared from Raven Records late in 2007. His 11th studio album, Somedays the
Song Writes You, arrived in 2009.
Talents : Singer, Guitar, Songwriter
Style musical : Country-Folk, Progressive Country, Outlaw Country
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v1oANLIZ_I
TEXAS COOKIN'
(1976)
VIRGINIA'S REAL
(1977)
FOOLS
FOR EACH OTHER (1978)
DON'T LET
THE SUNSHINE FOOL
(1997)
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Années en activité :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 02/1975 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-10188 (US) | Ballad Of Laverne And Captain Flint / Like A Coat From The Cold |
| 03/1976 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-10581 (US) | Rita Ballou / Let Him Roll |
| 09/1976 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-10781 (US) |
Texas Cookin'
/
Last Gunfighter Ballad |
| 01/1977 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-10858 (US) | Anyhow I Love
You /
Virginia Real
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| 11/1983 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-13688 (US) | Texas Cookin' / Broken Hearted People |
| 12/1978 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS 8714 (US) |
Fools For Each
Other
/ Fool On The Roof |
| 08/1980 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS 49542 (US) | Heartbroke / Who Do You Think You Are |
| 06/1981 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS 49740 (US) | Partner Nobody Chose / Heartbroke |
| 10/1981 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS 49853 (US) | She's Crazy For Leavin' / South Coast Of Texas |
| 01/1982 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS 50016 (US) | South Coast Of Texas / New Cut Road |
| 06/1983 | SP WARNER BROS. 7-29595 (US) | Homegrown Tomatoes / Fool In A Mirror |
| 10/1983 | SP WARNER BROS. 7-29456 (US) | Better Days / Heartbroke |
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Albums
| 11/1975 | LP 12" RCA VICTOR APL1 1303 (US) |
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OLD NO.1 - Rita Ballou / LA Freeway / She Ain't Goin' Nowhere / Nickel For The Fiddler / That Old Time Feeling / Texas 1947 / Desperados Waiting For The Train / Like A Coat From The Cold / Instant Coffee Blues / Let Him Roll |
| 09/1976 | LP 12" RCA VICTOR APL1 1944 (US) |
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TEXAS COOKIN' - Texas Cookin' / Anyhow I Love You / Virgina's Real / It's About Time / Good To Love You Lady / Broken Hearted People / Black Haired Boy / Me I'm Feeling The Same / Ballad Of Laverne And Captain Flint / Last Gunfighter Ballad |
| 09/1978 | LP 12" WARNER BROS. BSK 3241 (US) |
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GUY CLARK - Fool On The Roof / Fools For Each Other / Shade Of All Greens / Voila An American Dream / One Paper Kid / In The Jailhouse Now / Comfort And Crazy / Don't You Take It Too Bad / Houston Kid / Fool On The Roof Blues |
| 1979 | LP 12" WARNER BROS. MUSIC SHOW WBMS-105 (US) (promo) |
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GUY CLARK ON THE ROAD LIVE - In The Jailhouse Now / L.A. Freeway / Rita Ballou / Virginia's Reel / Don't You Take It Too Bad / Desperados Waiting For A Train / Texas, 1947 / Fool On The Roof / The Houston Kid / Fools For Each Other / Let Him Roll |
| 1981 | LP 12" WARNER BROS. BSK 3381 (US) |
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THE SOUTH COAST OF TEXAS - Who Do You Think You Are / Crystelle / New Cut Road / Rita Ballou / South Coast Of Texas / Heartbroke / Partner Nobody Chose / She's Crazy For Leavin' / Calf Rope / Lone Star Hotel |
| 1982 | LP 12" RCA INTS 5196 (US) |
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THE BEST OF GUY CLARK - Rita Ballou / LA Freeway / She Ain't Goin' Nowhere / That Old Time Feeling / Texas 1947 / Desperados Waiting For A Train / Instant Coffee Blues / Nickel For The Fiddler / Texas Cookin' / Anyhow I Love You / Virginia's Real / Broken Hearted People / Black Haired Boy / Last Gunfighter Ballad / Let Him Roll / Like A Coat From The Cold |
| 07/1983 | LP 12" WARNER BROS. B1 23880 (US) |
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BETTER DAYS - Blowin' Like A Bandit / Better Days / Homegrown Tomatoes / Supply And Demand / Randall Knife / Carpenter / Uncertain Texas / No Deal / Tears / Fool In The Mirror |
| 1984 | LP 12" RCA VICTOR AHL1 4871 (US) |
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GREATEST HITS - Texas Cookin' / Desperados Waiting For The Train / LA Freeway / She Ain't Goin' Nowhere / Nickel For The Fiddler / Broken Hearted People / Texas 1947 / Let Him Roll / Last Gunfighter Ballad / Rita Ballou |
| 12/1988 | CD SUGAR HILL 1025 (US) |
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OLD FRIENDS - Old Friends / Hands / All Through Throwing Good Love After Bad / Imigrant Eyes / Heavy Metal (Don't Mean Rock And Roll To Me) / Come From The Heart / Indian Cowboy / To Live Is To Fly / Watermelon Dream / Doctor Good Doctor |
| 09/1992 | CD ASYLUM 61442 (US) |
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BOATS TO BUILD - Baton Rouge / Picasso's Mandolin / How'd You Get This Number / Boats To Build / Too Much / Ramblin' Jack And Mahan / I Don't Love You Much Do I / Jack Of All Trades / Madonna With Child California 1969 / Must Be My Baby |
| 04/1995 | CD ASYLUM 21725 (US) |
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DUBLIN BLUES - Dublin Blues / Black Diamond Strings / Shut Up And Talk To Me / Stuff That Works / Hank Williams Said It Best / Cape / Baby Took A Limo To Memphis / Tryin' To Try / Hangin' Your Life On The Wall / Randall Knife |
| 05/1995 | 2 CD PHILO 1184 (US) |
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CRAFTSMAN - Fool On The Roof / Fools For Each Other / Shade Of All Greens / Voila An American Dream / One Paper Kid / In The Jailhouse Now / Comfort And Crazy / Don't You Take It Too Bad / Houston Kid / Fool On The Roof Blues / Who Do You Think You Are / Crystelle / New Cut Road / Rita Ballou / South Coast Of Texas / Heartbroke / Partner Nobody Chose / She's Crazy For Leavin' / Calf Rope / Lone Star Hotel / Blowing Like As Bandit / Better Days / Home Grown Tomatoes / Supply And Demand / Randall Knife / Carpenter / Uncertain Texas / No Deal / Tears / Fool In The Mirror |
| 02/1997 | CD RCA 67404 (US) |
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THE ESSENTIAL - Texas 1947 / Desperados Waiting For A Train / Like A Coat From The Cold / Instant Coffee Blues / Let Him Roll / Rita Ballou / LA Freeway / She Ain't Goin' Nowhere / Nickel For The Fiddler / That Old Time Feelin' / Texas Cookin' / Anyhow I Love You / Virginia's Real / Broken Hearted People / Black Haired Boy / Me I'm Feelin' The Same / Ballad Of Laverne And Captain Flint / Don't Let The Sunshine Fool / Last Gunfighter Ballad / Fools For Each Other |
| 03/1997 | CD SUGAR HILL 1055 (US) |
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KEEPERS - LA Freeway / Texas 1947 / Like A Coat From The Cold / Heartbroke / Last Gunfighter Ballad / Better Days / Homegrown Tomatoes / She Ain't Goin' Nowhere / South Coast Of Texas / That Old Time Feeling / Little Of Both / Out In The Parking Lot / Let Him Roll / Texas Cookin' / Desperados Waiting For A Train |
| 10/1999 | CD SUGAR HILL 1063 (US) |
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COLD DOG SOUP - Cold Dog Soup / Fort Worth Blues / Sis Draper / Ain't No Trouble To Me / Water Under The Bridge / Forever For Always For Certain / Men Will Be Boys / Indian Head Penny / Bunkhouse Blues / Red River / Die Tryin' / Be Gone Forever |
| 05/2001 | CD CAMDEN 58813 (US) |
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OLD NO.1 / TEXAS COOKIN' - Rita Ballou / LA Freeway / She Ain't Goin' Nowhere / Nickel For The Fiddler / That Old Time Feeling / Texas 1947 / Desperados Waiting For The Train / Like A Coat From The Cold / Instant Coffee Blues / Let Him Roll / Texas Cookin' / Anyhow I Love You / Virgina's Real / It's About Time / Good To Love You Lady / Broken Hearted People / Black Haired Boy / Me I'm Feeling The Same / Ballad Of Laverne And Captain Flint / Last Gunfighter Ballad |
| 10/2001 | CD AMERICAN ORIGINALS 4006 (US) |
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TOGETHER AT THE BLUEBIRD CAFE - Steve EARLE, Townes VANZANDT & Guy CLARK - Baby Took A Limo To Memphis / My Old Friend The Blues / Intro To Katie Belle / Katie Belle / Cape / Intro To Valentine's Day / Valentine's Day / Ain't Leavin' Your Love / Randall Knife / Tom Ame's Prayer / Interfaith Dental Clinic / Song For / Dublin Blues / I Ain't Ever Satisfied / Pancho And Lefty / Immigrant Eyes / Sirocco's Pizza / Mercenary Song / Tecumseh Valley / Copperhead Road |
| 09/2002 | CD SUGAR HILL 1070 (US) |
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THE DARK - Mud / Arizona Star / Magnolia Wind / Soldier's Joy 1864 / Dancin' Days / Homeless / Off The Map / Bag Of Bones / She Loves To Ride Horses / Rex's Blues / Queenie's Song / The Dark |
| 08/2004 | CD AUDIOPHILE 102818 (US) |
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THE ESSENTIAL - Texas 1947 / Desperados Waiting For A Train / Like A Coat From The Cold / Instant Coffee Blues / Let Him Roll / Rita Ballou / L.A. Freeway / She Ain't Goin' Nowhere / A Nickel For The Fiddler / That Old Time Feelin' / Texas Cookin' / Anyhow, I Love You / Virginia's Real / Broken Hearted People / Black Haired Boy / Me I'm Feelin' The Same / The Ballad Of Laverne And Captain Flint / Don't Let The Sunshine Fool / The Last Gunfighter Ballad / Fools For Each Other |
| 10/2005 | CD BMG 40626 (US) |
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ALL AMERICAN COUNTRY - L.A. Freeway / Desperadoes Waiting For A Train / Texas Cookin' / She Ain't Going Nowhere / Rita Ballou / Anyhow, I Love You / Broken Hearted People / The Last Gunfighter Ballad / A Nickle For tTe Fiddler / Texas 1947 |
| 09/2006 | CD DUALTONE 1239 (US) |
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WORKBENCH SONGS - Walkin' Man / Magdalene / Tornado Time In Texas / Funny Bone / Expose / Out In The Parkin' Lot / No Lonesome Tune / Cinco De Mayo In Memphis / Analog Girl / Worry B Gone / Diamond Joe |
| 03/2007 | CD SUGAR HILL 4024 (US) |
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BEST OF THE SUGAR HILL YEARS - Magnolia Wind / Cold Dog Soup / Soldier's Joy, 1864 / South Coast Of Texas [live] / Sis Draper / Mud / Ain't No Trouble To Me / A Little Of Both [live] / Dancin Days / Fort Worth Blues / Red River / Arizona Star / Bunkhouse Blues / Queenie's Song / Out In The Parking Lot [live] |
| 03/2007 | CD NEW WEST 6100 (US) |
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LIVE FROM AUSTIN, TX - Texas 1947 / L.A. Freeway (Pack Up All Your Dishes) / Carpenter / Old Friends / Come From The Heart / I'm All Through Throwing Good Love After Bad / Randall Knife / Immigrant Eyes / Desperados Waiting For A Train / Last Gunfighter Ballad / New Cut Road / Better Days / Homegrown Tomatoes / To Live Is To Fly / Texas Cookin' |
| 10/2007 | CD RAVEN 265 (AUS) |
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HINDSIGHT 21-20 - THE ANTHOLOGY 1975-1995 - L.A. Freeway / Rita Ballou / She Ain't Goin' Nowhere / Texas 1947 / Desperados Waiting For The Train / Texas Cookin' / Broken Hearted People / The Last Gunfighter Ballad / Comfort And Crazy / The Houston Kid / New Cut Road / South Coast Of Texas / Heartbroke / She's Crazy For Leaving / Homegrown Tomatoes / The Randall Knife / No Deal / Baton Rouge / Boats To Build / Dublin Blues / The Cape |
| 04/2008 | CD WARNER PLATINUM ? (US) |
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THE PLATINUM COLLECTION - The Houston Kid / Fool On The Roof / Fools For Each Other / Voila, An American Dream / One Paper Kid / In The Jailhouse Now / Comfort And Crazy / Don't You Take It Too Bad / Must Be My Baby / New Cut Road / Rita Ballou / Heartbroke / Who Do You Think You Are / The South Coast Of Texas / She's Crazy For Leavin' / Lone Star Hotel / Baton Rouge / The Partner Nobody Chose / Ramblin' Jack And Mahan / Too Much |
| 09/2009 | CD DUALTONE 1471 (US) |
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SOMEDAYS THE SONG WRITES YOU - Somedays You Write The Song / The Guitar / Hemingway's Whiskey / The Coat / All She Wants Is You / If I Needed You / Hollywood / Eamon / Wrong Side Of The Tracks / One Way Ticket Down / Maybe I Can Paint Over That |
| 08/2011 | CD DUALTONE 1533 (US) |
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SONGS AND STORIES - Introduction / L.A. Freeway / Story: Sometimes They Come Easy / Maybe I Can Paint Over That / Story: Townes’ Road Keets / If I Needed You / The Cape / Homegrown Tomatoes / Shawn And Verlon / Story: The Legend Of Sis Draper / Sis Draper / Magnolia Wind / Story: I’m From Greasy Bend / Darwettia’s Mandolin / Story: Hang In There / Joe Walker’s Mare / A Nod To Rodney Crowell / Stuff That Works / Out In The Parkin’ Lot / Intro: The Randall Knife / The Randall Knife / Curtain Call For The Cast / Dublin Blues |
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