Guy Clark | |
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![]() Clark at the 2009 Newport Folk Festival | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Guy Charles Clark |
Born | Monahans, Texas, U.S. | November 6, 1941
Died | May 17, 2016 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 74)
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, producer |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
Years active | 1970s–2016 |
Labels | RCA, Warner, Sugar Hill, Elektra, Dualtone |
Website | guyclark |
Guy Charles Clark (November 6, 1941 – May 17, 2016)[1] was an American folk and country singer-songwriter and luthier.[2][3] 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, Nanci Griffith and Chris Stapleton. He won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Folk Album: My Favorite Picture of You.