Guy Clark performs “The Waltzing Fool” to Honor Lyle Lovett
Oldies Songs A Quiet Tribute to the Dreamer Within: “The Waltzing Fool” as Sung by Guy Clark for Lyle Lovett On October 29, 2012, at ASCAP’s 50th Annual Country Music Awards in…
Guy Clark – The Cape(Recorded live at Marathon Recorders in Nashville as part of the Music Fog Marathon during the 2011 Americana Music Festival)
A song about courage, youth, and the quiet bravery of growing older, “The Cape” became one of the most heartfelt moments of Guy Clark’s later performances. In September 2011, inside…
Billy Joe Shaver performs “Georgia on a Fast Train” during his 1985 Austin City Limits appearance
A Lone Texas Troubadour and the Song That Captured the Spirit of the Open Road When Billy Joe Shaver stepped onto the stage of Austin City Limits in 1985 and…
Guy Clark – Fort Worth Blues
A Farewell Carried on a Texas Wind, Where Friendship Outlives the Silence When “Fort Worth Blues” appeared on Guy Clark’s ninth studio album, Cold Dog Soup in 1999, it arrived…
Guy Clark – Magnolia Wind
A quiet meditation on love, impermanence, and the fragile beauty that passes like a magnolia wind Released in 2002 on the album The Dark, “Magnolia Wind” stands as one of…
Guy Clark – The Last Gunfighter Ballad
A quiet elegy for fading myths, The Last Gunfighter Ballad stands as Guy Clark’s meditation on age, pride, and the slow retreat of the Old West from modern life. Released…
Emmylou Harris & Guy Clark – Bang the Drum Slowly
A Quiet Elegy About Fathers, Time, and the Things We Learn Too Late Released in 2000 on the album Red Dirt Girl, “Bang the Drum Slowly” stands as one of…
Guy Clark – She Ain’t Going Nowhere
A Song About Leaving Without Arriving, and the Quiet Courage of Choosing Breath Over Belonging Released in 1975 on Guy Clark’s landmark debut album Old No. 1, “She Ain’t Goin’…
Guy Clark – Hangin’ Your Life on the Wall
“Hangin’ Your Life on the Wall” — a wry and reflective anthem on aging and the art of not clinging to illusions. When Guy Clark released Dublin Blues in April…
Guy Clark – The Cape
A Song About Choosing the Wind Over the Shore and Accepting the Risk of Becoming Who You Truly Are When “The Cape” appears in the catalog of Guy Clark, it…