jr29 wrote:

Kudzu Guillotine wrote:I only saw Guy four times: Merlefest (two performances, one with Steve Earle) after Townes passed, Cat's Cradle with Verlon Thompson (with Mary Gauthier opening) and Shady Grove in Austin (also with Verlon) and treasure each and every one. He was supposed to play at Duke University three years ago with Mandolin Orange but canceled due to his declining health. To my knowledge, he never gave another public performance after that.

I only saw him once. It was around 4 years ago at 3rd and Lindsley in Nashville. Verlon Thompson and shawn camp joined him and it was a special night. Townes' widow and son were in the audience.
Guy was sweet, engaging and ornery all at the same time. We got the "storyteller" version of several songs. "Desperadoes" being one of them.
It had to have been one of his last shows and I feel very fortunate to have been there.

As do I. It seems like he didn't play NC all that often. The Merlefest set with Steve Earle on the Hillside Stage was in memory of Townes. I believe there's a recording of this out there somewhere. One moment that stands out is when he unplugged his guitar and walked to the edge of the stage at Cat's Cradle to perform "The Randall Knife" to a hushed crowd.

Guy Clark To Be Honored With Tribute Concert At Ryman Auditorium

What a show that will be.

http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=591017

Verlon Thompson
The Skipperdome
Skipper's Smokehouse
Tampa FL
2016-12-30 Friday


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d1t01 -intro by Ed Greene-
d1t02 Tangled Up In Blue
d1t03 Everywhere Yet
d1t04 A Song For You
d1t05 Perfect Love
d1t06 Give Me A Ride To Heaven Boy
d1t07 Into The Mystic
d1t08 Boats To Build
d1t09 No Good Way To Go
d1t10 Tennessee Stud
d1t11 -encore crowd-

encore:

d1t12 Tootsie Roll Blues
d1t13 -outtro-

I miss Guy Clark. The minute I heard the bad news that he had passed, I drove straight to the Chili Parlor Bar and had a Mad Dog Margarita.

If you haven't seen Tarama's film, it's worth a watch or two.

https://www.withoutgettingkilledorcaught.com/

pearlbeer wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 02, 2022 9:23 pm

I miss Guy Clark. The minute I heard the bad news that he had passed, I drove straight to the Chili Parlor Bar and had a Mad Dog Margarita.

If you haven't seen Tarama's film, it's worth a watch or two.

https://www.withoutgettingkilledorcaught.com/

Seconded on her documentary.

Guy on Nashville Skyline in 1986.

From May but well worth the read.

https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/ ... guy-clark/