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Guy Clark (born 1941) is a country music|country
songwriter and performer.  He was born in
Monahans, Texas and his early musical influences
were the Spanish music and songs he heard in West
Texas. He is married to songwriter and artist,
Susanna Clark. 

Clark achieved success as a songwriter with Jerry
Jeff Walker’s recordings of  "L.A. Freeway" and
"Desperados Waiting For A Train." Artists such as
Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Steve
Wariner and Rodney Crowell have recorded Clark’s
songs. Emmylou Harris has accompanied Guy on
several recordings, particularly Guy's own version
of "Desperados Waiting For A Train" on his first
album Old No 1 released in 1975.

Clark is renowned for his "story songs".  Like a
modern day troubadour, he crafts his songs from
his own and others' experiences. He credits Townes
Van Zandt as being a major influence on his
songwriting. They were friends for many years
until Townes' death in 1997 and since then Guy has
included one of Townes' compositions on most of
his albums.  In 1995 he recorded a live album with
Townes and Steve Earle, Together at the Bluebird
Cafe, which was released in October 2001. Other
live material can be found on his album "Keepers".


Guy has been a mentor to singers like Steve Earle
and Rodney Crowell. He organised Earle's first job
as a writer in Nashville. In the 1970s, Guy and
Susanna's home in Nashville was an open house for
songwriters and musicians and it features in the
video Heartworn Highways, an evocation of the
songwriter scene in Nashville at that time. 

Guy is also an accomplished luthier.

Guy's latest offering is "The Dark". 


==External link==
*http://www.guyclark.com/ Guy Clark 

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