Eighty-four years ago today, a songwriter and author who was part of the formation of Americana was born in Texas.

After returning to the United States and finishing college, Dobson joined the Peace Corps and moved to Chile for a little more than a year. Afterward, he taught in Michigan for a year before moving to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Guy Clark’s thrilling debut Old No. 1, his estate has announced a forthcoming tribute album — ...

When Thoreau said that most men will lead lives of quiet desperation, going to the grave with the song still in them, it’s obvious that he never met someone like Guy Clark, a troubadour who’s been ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Inside a Rockport art studio, clay and bronze are being shaped into more than a statue. After two years of work, artist Steve Russell is bringing to life his vision of one of ...

Guy Clark pushes a fading, black and white photograph across the table. In it, a man leans against a 1939 Packard, foot propped up on the bumper in the dusty streets of Monahans, Texas. “Jack Prigg” ...

Clark provided hit records for Ricky Skaggs and Bobby Bare and was a mentor to Rodney Crowell and Steve Earle, who hitchhiked from San Antonio to Nashville in 1974 to meet Clark, taking over shortly ...

No melody, no chorus, a finger-picked guitar, and a spoken baritone voice are what make up one of the greatest pieces of music I’ve ever heard. “Randall Knife” is a song my father played for me as a ...

The outlaw country and folk musician died Tuesday, May 17. We remember Guy Clark with a story from 2013. Born in Texas and settled in Nashville, Tenn., Guy Clark has mentored generations of artists, ...

Rodney Crowell (l), Guy Clark, and Saviano, 2012 Credit: photo courtesy of Tamara Saviano When Guy Clark died last May after a long battle with lymphoma, he had made his final wishes clear. He asked ...