Guy Clark: Songs & Stories Due 8.16.11.

[WinchWench]

...Heartworn Highways...

Good call!

I've always loved how the dog gets introduced before the girlfriend.

This one is good too:

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And I just found this article which says the tribute will have 30 songs by 33 artists.
http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/comin ... -guy-clark

For some reason, I get an error message when I click on any link on that page. For those that are experiencing the same thing, this site also has some info on the new tribute. Thanks for the tip-off on that.

Thanks for the extra link, Jonathan. Here is a photo on those links that is very special, although a bit sad-looking.



A poignant statement from Vince Gill about the recordings:
This One’s for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark returns the favor. Artists brought two key instruments: a guitar and profound reverence. Individual investments quickly emerged. Perhaps most notably, Gill claims a haunting bond. “Giant tears were falling all over my guitar as we were playing,” the country star remembers about serving as guitarist on Clark’s original “Randall Knife” recording nearly thirty years ago. “My dad was a lawyer, and he died when I was forty. Guy and I are tied at the hip through that song.”

It will be really special to hear Kevin Welch on Magdalene and also The Trishas doing She Ain't Goin Nowhere.

Check out this link about The Trishas.
http://www.nodepression.com/video/the-t ... e=activity

I was fortunate to catch their debut a few years ago at Steamboat Springs when they performed during a tribute to Kevin Welch...Kevin's daughter is one of The Trishas.

http://texasmusicblog.com/our_reviews/trishas.html

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Steve Earle with the back story on the Townes scene above

Good stuff, Bill.

Winch Wench, glad you mentioned the Heartworn Highways. I bought and enjoyed that years ago as a VHS and again as a DVD with some added features.

Another "little ditty" I pulled out is a book called Song Builder: The Life & Music of Guy Clark by Nick Evans & Jeff Horne (with a forward by Lyle Lovett)

I just now found info about it on Amazon, but if you can find it at a reasonable price somewhere, it is a great read, although only Guy's life until 1998 or so.

http://www.amazon.com/Songbuilder-Come- ... 1902684001



I love the story about Guy living in Rockport, Tx...where his father was in a law firm and later the county attorney. Guy learned to love the classical guitar from Lola Bonner, one of his father's partners. (Great name...Lola..donchuknow?)

Guy's album cover for South Coast of Texas taken by Jim McGuire in the 80s.

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And a review of the book on amazon.com

The book is both informative and enlightening. They make their case and approach the book with the express desire to examine Guy's work and his worldwide influence on songwriters and performers, including themselves, which is an integral part of the book. It was never meant to be a standard biography and given their limited resources of time and distance (although they made the journey to Nashville and shared time and music with the great man) it is a miracle that the book exists in the first place. As stated, it is the only book on Guy Clarke, to American writer's shame. It took two British musician's with a mutual love, respect and passion for Guy's work to give birth to this book and that is to their eternal credit.

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Looking forward to Guy's new one in August and got it ordered...

Here is a list of the tribute songs:

Volume 1

1. That Old Time Feeling – Rodney Crowell
2. Anyhow I Love You – Lyle Lovett
3. All He Wants Is You – Shawn Colvin
4. Homeless – Shawn Camp
5. Broken Hearted People – Ron Sexsmith
6. Better Days – Rosanne Cash
7. Desperadoes Waiting For A Train – Willie Nelson
8. Baby Took A Limo To Memphis – Rosie Flores
9. Magdalene – Kevin Welch
10. Instant Coffee Blues – Suzy Bogguss
11. Homegrown Tomatoes – Ray Wylie Hubbard
12. Let Him Roll – John Townes Van Zandt II
13. The Guitar – Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
14. Cold Dog Soup – James McMurtry
15. Worry B Gone – Hayes Carll

Volume 2

1. Dublin Blues – Joe Ely
2. Magnolia Wind – Emmylou Harris & John Prine
3. The Last Gunfighter Ballad – Steve Earle
4. All Through Throwing Good Love After Bad – Verlon Thompson
5. The Dark – Terri Hendrix
6. LA Freeway – Radney Foster
7. The Cape – Patty Griffin
8. Hemingway’s Whiskey – Kris Kristofferson
9. Texas Cookin’ – Gary Nicholson, Darrell Scott & Tim O’Brien
10. Stuff That Works – Jack Ingram
11. Randall Knife – Vince Gill
12. Texas 1947 – Robert Earl Keen
13. Old Friends – Terry Allen
14. She Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – The Trishas
15. My Favorite Picture of You – Jerry Jeff Walker

Source: Tamara Saviano

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Molly, do you know the song My Favorite Picture of You. I understand Jerry Jeff has done that one at some of his shows.

[WinchWench]

Winch Wench, glad you mentioned the Heartworn Highways. I bought and enjoyed that years ago as a VHS and again as a DVD with some added features.

It is totally worth getting the DVD just for the bonus material, in my opinion. Some of my favorite clips are actually in the "extras".

[hawaiiboy]

Looking forward to Guy's new one in August and got it ordered...

Here is a list of the tribute songs:

11. Randall Knife – Vince Gill

Vince played guitar on this one in 83

You're cutting his song 'The Randall Knife' for (the forthcoming album 'This One's for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark,' due in November).

Yeah, that song is a real bond between Guy and I. I played guitar on the first version he ever did (on 1983's "Better Days"), and I'll never forget
it. We were playing, and giant tears were falling all over my guitar. (Like Clark's father), my dad
was a lawyer, and he died when I was 40. Guy gave me the original lyric to "The Randall Knife"
as a present.

How will you approach recording the song?

When Guy talks, that's what you think God's gonna sound like. I think I'm gonna wake up at
five in the morning and do it when my voice is as low as possible (laughs). You know, that
song inspired a song I wrote for my father when he passed away called "The Key to Life."
There's a reference: "The pain of losing him cuts like a Randall knife." Guy and I are somewhat
tied at the hip through that song.

http://www.austin360.com/music/vince-gi ... 44355.html

I am really looking forward to this one as well.

here is a video I shot when when Marie and I saw Guy and Verlon in 09

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Just finished listening to Guy Clark on the podcast of Bob Edwards Weekend from back in 2010.

Wow, just great stuff.

LISTEN HERE

Here is a link to some photos taken during the interview done by Bob Edwards in Guy's basement workshop.

http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/blog/201 ... nette.html

So many days turn into Guy Clark listening days. Just a few more weeks for the LIVE show CD release on August 16.

[East Texas Parrothead]

Here's a link to my recent interview with Verlon. Love this guy.

http://www.myssnews.com/mysslife/review ... orks-.html

FYI: That unique bass sound you hear on the release party CD? That's Bryn Davies. She's cute as a button and, man, can she make that thing sing. Verlon said she has perfect pitch and can play anything and everything.

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Molly, do you know the song My Favorite Picture of You. I understand Jerry Jeff has done that one at some of his shows.

Yes, he has.
He was ask to sing on the CD but all the 'good' songs were already taken.
So he called Guy and ask what to sing.
Guy had just finished the song and ask JJ to sing it.
The story is Guy had a picture of his wife that he loved---just a snapshot
and he wrote the song around the picture

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Looking forward to Guy's new one in August and got it ordered...

Here is a list of the tribute songs:

11. Randall Knife – Vince Gill

Vince played guitar on this one in 83

You're cutting his song 'The Randall Knife' for (the forthcoming album 'This One's for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark,' due in November).

Yeah, that song is a real bond between Guy and I. I played guitar on the first version he ever did (on 1983's "Better Days"), and I'll never forget
it. We were playing, and giant tears were falling all over my guitar. (Like Clark's father), my dad
was a lawyer, and he died when I was 40. Guy gave me the original lyric to "The Randall Knife"
as a present.

How will you approach recording the song?

When Guy talks, that's what you think God's gonna sound like. I think I'm gonna wake up at
five in the morning and do it when my voice is as low as possible (laughs). You know, that
song inspired a song I wrote for my father when he passed away called "The Key to Life."
There's a reference: "The pain of losing him cuts like a Randall knife." Guy and I are somewhat
tied at the hip through that song.

http://www.austin360.com/music/vince-gi ... 44355.html

I am really looking forward to this one as well.

here is a video I shot when when Marie and I saw Guy and Verlon in 09

Kevin, I enjoyed that video of Boats to Build and the article article about Vince Gill and Guy's song...Randall Knife.
Loved your quote from Vince... "When Guy talks, that's what you think God's gonna sound like."

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You can surely hear Guy Clark's influence on Vince Gill's The Key To Life (thanks, Kev, for the reference)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MCm3CjKZXw

"But when he died the preacher cried and said, he's the lucky one..."

"The pain of losing him, it cuts like a Randall knife...I learned a few chords on the banjo...it's the key to life..."

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Molly, do you know the song My Favorite Picture of You. I understand Jerry Jeff has done that one at some of his shows.

Yes, he has.
He was ask to sing on the CD but all the 'good' songs were already taken.
So he called Guy and ask what to sing.
Guy had just finished the song and ask JJ to sing it.
The story is Guy had a picture of his wife that he loved---just a snapshot
and he wrote the song around the picture

Thanks, Molly. Sweet story.

That makes me think of this photo.

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Here's a link to my recent interview with Verlon. Love this guy.

http://www.myssnews.com/mysslife/review ... orks-.html

Great interview, Terry. Love the photos.

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Speaking of bass... Guy Clark is playing Hollywood with Don Was on bass in this video from 2007.

[WinchWench]

This gives me a small glimmer of hope...no matter how bad things are, we still live in a world where Guy Clark can kick Jay-Z and Kanye West's asses!

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/201 ... ch_the.php

"Proving once again that old age and treachery beats youth and skill every time, grizzled Texas singer-songwriter emeritus Guy Clark has knocked Jay-Z & Kanye West's Watch the Throne from the top MP3 albums sales spot on Amazon.com."

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Great article!! Thanks ( and I got my songs and stories over two weeks ago.)

Just quoting some wonderful lyrics:

"Rita Ballou"

She's a rawhide rope and velvet mixture

Walkin' talkin Texas texture

High-timin' barroom fixture kind of a girl

She's the queen of the cowboys

Look at old Willard grinnin' now boys

You'd have thought there's less fools in this world

[Tiki Torches]

This gives me a small glimmer of hope...no matter how bad things are, we still live in a world where Guy Clark can kick Jay-Z and Kanye West's asses!

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/201 ... ch_the.php

"Proving once again that old age and treachery beats youth and skill every time, grizzled Texas singer-songwriter emeritus Guy Clark has knocked Jay-Z & Kanye West's Watch the Throne from the top MP3 albums sales spot on Amazon.com."

That's wonderful but I still prefer vinyl records and CDs to mp3's. Even though I became iPod friendly in recent years, I've yet to purchase a single download (unless you count the download code card that comes with some vinyl albums these days).

[East Texas Parrothead]

Just heard that there's going to a show at the Long Center in Austin on Nov. 2 with a lot of artists doing tributes for/with Guy ...