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Guy Clark

Recording Artist · Active 1975–2016 · Monahans · Also a musician
Singer-Songwriter Outlaw Country

Guy Clark was a Texas-born singer-songwriter and master craftsman revered as one of America's finest songwriters, penning enduring standards like “L.A. Freeway” and “Desperados Waiting for a Train.” A mentor and peer to Townes Van Zandt and the Nashville songwriter circle, he also built guitars by hand.

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  • Born November 6, 1941, in Monahans, Texas; died May 17, 2016, in Nashville.
  • His debut album Old No. 1 (1975, RCA) is widely considered a landmark.
  • Wrote standards including “L.A. Freeway,” “Dublin Blues,” and “Homegrown Tomatoes,” covered by Jerry Jeff Walker, Ricky Skaggs, and many others.
  • A trained luthier who built acoustic guitars by hand.
  • Won the Grammy for Best Folk Album for My Favorite Picture of You in 2014.
  • Inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004.

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