Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar


Latest Post | Last 10 Posts | Archives


Previous Post: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today’s edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password)
Next Post: *** UPDATED x1 *** Madigan: No

Good morning!

Posted in:

* The legendary Guy Clark passed away earlier this morning

For more than forty years, the Clark home was a gathering place for songwriters, folk singers, artists and misfits; many who sat at the feet of the master songwriter in his element, willing Guy’s essence into their own pens. Throughout his long and extraordinary career, Guy Clark blazed a trail for original and groundbreaking artists and troubadours including his good friends Rodney Crowell, Jim McGuire, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Joe Ely, Lyle Lovett, Verlon Thompson, Shawn Camp, and Vince Gill.

* Love this song

Only two things that money can’t buy

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, May 17, 16 @ 9:02 am

Comments

  1. The song of summer days!

    Comment by Anon221 Tuesday, May 17, 16 @ 9:12 am

  2. Guy Clark was a giant and a national treasure. Thanks, Rich, for posting.

    Clark famously equated country flatpicking with fine art in his tune “Dublin Blues,” singing, “I have seen the David and the Mona Lisa too / and I have heard Doc Watson play ‘Columbus Stockade Blues’.” To that we can thankfully add we heard Guy Clark sing “Desperados Waiting for a Train.”

    Comment by Anders Lindall Tuesday, May 17, 16 @ 9:16 am

  3. Sad news . . . always had an affinity with his version of “Hemingway’s Whiskey” (and not just the whiskey part). He’ll be missed.

    Comment by WIUoblivion Tuesday, May 17, 16 @ 9:37 am

  4. Big influence on Jerry Jeff Walker, too.

    Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, May 17, 16 @ 9:37 am

  5. Well, he’s one of those who knows that life is just a leap of faith
    Spread your arms and hold your breath and always trust your cape

    Comment by Johnny Pyle Driver Tuesday, May 17, 16 @ 10:02 am

  6. As if the news in this state weren’t already enough to drive you to Mad Dog Margaritas . . .

    Comment by Whatever Tuesday, May 17, 16 @ 10:04 am

  7. Sad news. He certainly was “. . stuff that works, stuff that holds up. .”

    Comment by Way Way Down Here Tuesday, May 17, 16 @ 10:04 am

  8. Sad news. It does, however, your incredible taste in music, Rich. The Pogues, the Dead, etc. I think you stole my IPod.

    Comment by Paddyrollingstone Tuesday, May 17, 16 @ 10:10 am

  9. “Somedays you write the songs, somedays the song writes you”! R.I.P. Guy

    Comment by forwhatitsworth Tuesday, May 17, 16 @ 10:22 am

  10. RIP. L.A. Freeway was always a favorite of mine.

    Comment by pool boy Tuesday, May 17, 16 @ 10:23 am

  11. To me he’s one of the heroes of this country
    So why is he all dressed up like them old men?

    Come on Guy, that son-of-a-gun’s a-coming…

    – MrJM

    Comment by @MisterJayEm Tuesday, May 17, 16 @ 11:12 am

  12. It was a Texas girl who broke my heart
    Then she tore my truck apart….

    Comment by Excessively Rabid Tuesday, May 17, 16 @ 2:06 pm

  13. In tribute:

    http://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2016/05/17/478389275/remembering-country-craftsman-guy-clark

    Comment by Anon221 Tuesday, May 17, 16 @ 4:59 pm

Add a comment

Sorry, comments are closed at this time.

Previous Post: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today’s edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password)
Next Post: *** UPDATED x1 *** Madigan: No


Last 10 posts:

more Posts (Archives)

WordPress Mobile Edition available at alexking.org.

powered by WordPress.