Guy Clark
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Granted, not all of the world's greatest songwriters hail from Texas -- but a disproportionate amount of the best ones do. And Guy Clark is one of the best of the best, widely regarded as songwriter's songwriter on the same level as Clark's late friend, Townes Van Zandt. The shortlist of artists who have covered Clark's songs includes Johnny Cash, Lyle Lovett, Rodney Crowell, Jerry Jeff Walker and George Straight, but nobody does Clark better than Clark himself. From his earliest classics like L.A. Freeway and Desperados Waiting for the Train (from his 1975 debut, Old No. 1) through to his more recent gems off of albums like 1995's Dublin Blues and 2002's The Dark, Clark's songs are marvels of remarkably detailed yet Spartan poetry and melodic craftsmanship. To borrow a line from one of his best latter-day songs, it's a body of work perhaps summed up as stuff that works...stuff that's real.
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GUY CLARK, JOE ELY, JOHN HIATT, & LYLE LOVETT
Tue. 05/06 | 7:00PM @ The Paramount Theatre (Downtown)
Doors/Bar @ 7 pm | Show @ 8 pm Ticket Prices: $101-40Donate $100+, or make $10+ Monthly Gifts, to receive Presale AccessThe Mount Rushmore of American songwriters and music…more»
GUY CLARK, JOE ELY, JOHN HIATT, & LYLE LOVETT
Mon. 05/05 | 7:00PM @ The Paramount Theatre (Downtown)
Doors/Bar @ 7 pm | Show @ 8 pmTicket Prices: $101-40Donate $100+, or make $10+ Monthly Gifts, to receive Presale Access The Mount Rushmore of American songwriters and music…more»
With four candidates for the Mount Rushmore of American singer-songwriters, there’s guaranteed to be one heart-stopping moment after another. Expect plenty of interplay and a few new tunes, especially from John Hiatt, whose latest studio disc drops soon. This much honesty, poetry, and inspiration on stage deserves reverence, dignity, and a nice cold beer. – Jim Caligiuri more at austinchronicle.com