Guy Clark Obituary

Thank You, Mr. Clark. You made the world more clear and bearable.

God's speed my friend. Always thought I would get a chance to see you in concert. My chance has passed for now. But in a heavenly choir? See you upstairs my friend. It ain't over till it's over. :-)

Sorry For Your Loss!

Sad day, even though I'm from the North Guy's music was a big thing if you rode in my pickup. r.i.p. Guy and thank you for your words, poem's and songs

May your spirit continue to play in the music and words that you brought to the world... You have given me so much pleasure listening and playing your music. What a pleasure to see you at the ACL in Austin 3 years ago!
Love to you in the next place!
Gary McKillican

The family has my deepest sympathy for your loss of Guy. His music lives on and I hope you can find peace and comfort from that. A lot of good memories .

Been listening since 1975 and have loved his music all that time. So sorry . . .

I named my son after Mr. Clark 31 years ago. I will miss your music sir.
John Clark

My prayers to your family and friends. You touched my life and countless others with your beautiful gift. "Immigrant Eyes" was the story of my dad and his parents in words beyond measure. And "Randall Knife" moved me deepest of all, among a lifetime of your wondrous songs. Rest now with the Lord.

RIP my dear friend

Thank you for enriching the lives of so many.

I met Guy while volunteering at Hardly Strictly Blue Grass , in San Francisco.
One of , if not, the biggest joys of my life . What a wonderful man , and I will truly miss him every day. Thank God for KPIG radio in Santa Cruz California. His voice is often heard over the airwaves .
There's only two things that money cant buy , and one of them was Guy Clark

Rest in peace Guy and thanks for the music.

I met Guy in Auckland New Zealand sometime ago.

He was around 74 years but gone in a flash...too soon.
Condolences to the family.

Wished I could remember the year I bought Old No. 1' I guess it was in 1976. Since the day I put that piece of vinyl on the turntable, my whole outlook and attitude to music and life has changed.

All the music - and all the life - that followed, was shaped by that one moment.

Vale Guy, and thanks a little piece of my life has gone with you, but your beautiful legacy remains with us, forever.

Thanks Guy. When I look at my Randall knife I will always think of you and your beautiful poetry.RIP

I was sorry to read of his passing. Que vaya con Dios. My condolences to the family.

Dana Erlandson Posted a new song: "Hey St. Peter" https://www.reverbnation.com/q/6lm47r
The morning of Guy Clark's passing Homer Wills posted this great photo of Guy and Townes Van Zandt, along with the post, "Therel'll be a crap game up there tonight" to which I replied "Pitchin' quarters against Heavens Gate"
Well, if I've learned one thing from listening to Guy and other great songwriters over the years. it is this. Never deny your muse.
This was the result of that picture and those who reflected on it.
Guy, this ones for you. https://www.reverbnation.com/q/6lm47r.

Thanks Guy for the music, the wit and the inspiration...in life, music and love.
Lenny

God's speed. Let it roll.

Guy Clark- he was "The Stuff That Works". His lyrics will live to influence future generations to come. "The kinda stuff you don't hang on a wall..."

My condolences to you Clark Family. May the promise to have your thoughts and feelings of loss soothed by the peace of God that surpasses all understanding.Phillipians 4:6&7.

May the God of all comfort strengthen the entire family during this time of sorrow. God keeps in his memory those whom we loss because they are precious in his eyes. (Psalms 116:15)

2006, after the Blue Highways concert in Utrecht, Holland, a troubadour silhouet walked into the night with his guitar...

Thanks Guy,you were great!

Fly on, you can now. No cape needed

Love you guy

I'm so saddened to hear of Guy Clark's passing. Clark's music has been a part of my life for such a long time that it feels like a member of my own family has gone to the other side. Guy Clark's songs have touched me like no other music artist. May his family find comfort in that Guy is no longer suffering and that his music meant so much more than anyone will ever know.

A great contributor to the country music genre has been laid to rest. We, his friends and fans who remain, are thankful that his words of wisdom will continue with us. My family is saddened by the news of Guy Clark's death. Our earnest petition is that the God of all comfort see you through your grief.

Play on in heaven,guy. You are woven through the fabric of our life thank you .

A true giant in the land of songwriters. His legacy for those who love music and the people who write it, perform it, and live it is intact forever. God Bless you, Guy, and rest easy.

My condolence to the family. God grant you the strength to cope with your loss.

So sorry for your loss. May Almighty God grant you peace as you cope with your loss. Jer 29:11

I didn't find you until after my formative years, but listening to your music reshaped some of those rigid constructs that I solidified. You will be greatly missed and my prayers are with your family. RIP Guy

Time is an ocean, but it ends at the shore.
Time to dream me up a kitchen...
RIP brother...

My sincere condolences for the death of Mr. Guy Clark. Memories will replace tears of today with smiles for tomorrow, as you remember this wonderful person.

Often I don't think people know how much their talent affects others. Guy Clark's music was the soundtrack for my adult life including my wedding-- " Coat From the Cold". Thank you with all my heart.

To the Clark family sorry for your loss of Guy, he will be truly be missed always. RIP GUY.

Well, you wanted to do music, and THAT, you DID! Many of us knew you as a living legend, countless others will learn of the eternal legend you become. Always a fond and frequent memory, YOU will be missed, deeply.

My husband and I met at a Guy Clark show in Dallas and danced to Magnolia Wind at our wedding. He is the background music of our life. He will be missed.

I'll never forget the night , my brother visited you backstage , thank you for all the songs and memories my brother
Rio Colton Austin

I wish I were in Austin!! Guy you ate such a great soul and will be missed daily.
Aaron
Canyon Lake Texas

I bet he's gone to Dallas rest his soul. Hope to meet him there some day.

Your songs and music have been an inspiration in not only in my life but lives of my children and grand children, I will continue to play and sing your songs until I can't strum a guitar anymore, then I will enjoy listening to my offspring play your songs until I'm gone. God bless you Guy!
Johnny Flores
Needville, Texas

The life lesson I learned from you... "Always trust your cape". You'll be deeply missed.

Guy,
Thank you for the countless hours of pleasure your music has given me over the years. You will be missed as both a gentleman and a musician.
Gary Wilson, Mt. Juliet TN

Sorry to see you go, Guy. Thank you, for all your kindness, over the years.

"I'd rather not hear pretty music again...if I can't catch your fiddle on a magnolia wind". God bless you, Guy. Yu will be missed but your words and wisdom will always remain. If there is any justce, the angels are singing "Home Grown Tomatoes" right now.

What a ride .

I played "Desperados waiting for a train" at full volume in my kitchen the night before your passing. I got the news of your passing the next evening and just "sat in the kitchen and cried". Your music inspired my life and often helped me make hard times make sense. May the family have peace knowing they were part of the greatest troubadour that ever lived. -

My condolences to his family and close friends. I know Guy had many friends through his music, I was one. My family was firmly from Monahans, I was born in Odessa because Monahans didn't have a hospital back then. When I was a teen in the 70'she had moved to a farm outside Burnet,(outside Austin) and I was learning Guy's music through Jerry Jeff, my grandmother realized I was talking about someone whose mother and family she had known, Monahans never being a large town. She related stories of Guy's mother, etc and we listened to the music together.
I'm 56 now, my folks are gone, but the multi-generational Texas tie I have always felt for Guy Clark is blood deep. I took my two sons to his 70th birthday party show here in Austin, so they would see him for themselves, to carry on what's important. Guy always wrote of things important, maybe using a watermelon rind for second base or squashing a penny on the train tracks.

Good to know he's with Susannah and Townes; they knew he was coming.
Sorry he's no longer here in the flesh, but we all know he'll forever remain in his legacy. He is sorely missed.

He did not know he could not fly so he did.

Your songs have enriched my life beyond what my words can say. They gave me a clue about life and helped me to understand what is important. You will always be in my heart. Thank you is not enough.

As much as you can know a person through his thoughts and words, Guy seemed like a wise big brother ~dispensing his measured wisdom with love, compassion and humor. My heart breaks for your family and the collective "all of us" who were touched by his brilliant, shining example of living life like each day was a precious gift to treasure. He was somethin' alright

Guy made really important contributions to music and he will be remembered by all country musicians.
Maybe there's something about the fascinating bleakness of west Texas (Monohans, where Guy was born) that develops the heart outreach that is embedded in his songs.

We'll miss you Guy. You were like an old friend with your beautiful songs. Say hello to Susanna.

What a gift we have in Guy. For those who play his music, those who know it and those who get exposed to it by others. This is what will live on for so many. His words and music have inspired and comforted me more times then I can count. We will continue to play and share him in San Diego for years to come. The "Guy Clark Sessions" will be a special addition to our East County Brown Bag Lunch & Acoustic Jams. I am honored to be part of his music legacy - he will truly be missed. My love to all those he has touched and those that were the closest to him.
David Jones - Crest California

Guy Clark will always be my greatest inspiration songwriting. Not many have written songs better than Guy! Thank you Guy for your songs. Rest in Peace

I'm sorry for your loss. "While you throw all your anxiety on him[God], because he cares for you."

My condolences to the Clark Family and friends for your loss of Guy. May God help you to reflect upon the many cherished moments that you shared with him while comforting and strengthening you to cope with his absence (Daniel 12:13) ~ Linda, Queens, NY

So sorry for your loss,may God's blessing be with the family....

I loved Guy Clark's version of Steve Earle's "Fort Worth Blues." Each place mentioned in the song was a place I visited with my mom or dad, both of whom have now passed. I never met the man, and I never had the privilege to see him perform in person, but he touched my life as only a great artist can do.

I am a singe song writer and today is a very sad day.
I admired Guy from the first day I heard him play that awesome guitar.
One of my favorite songs among many is home grown tomatoes

RIP Guy
You will never be forgotten

Guy was my favorite songwriter/performer. I met him twice and he was very genuine. I will always treasure his musical contributions to the world. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

What a hole Guy's death drills into the hearts of his admirers. I was in Houston in the '70's when we just took excellent musicians for granted, thanks to artists like Guy and Townes and so many others hanging around. One evening at the Texas Folk Life Festival I was privileged to witness Guy and many of the other performers having a private jam--you never heard such great music! We are losing these talented icons waaaay too fast.

Guy, you left many musical treasures for the world to enjoy. Thank you--and safe travels into the hereafter...

His song, Watermelon Dream, always makes me think of the summers of my youth...I'm really sad to think of Guy Clark gone now from this life.

A list of Guy's songs I fell in love with would cascade down a page... And all the stories he ever told about those songs would illuminate them in a world color and character I longed to be part of. Even if only for that moment, before the notes and words drifted off into the night.

To know I got to see him play, and the memories of tunes like Let Him Roll and The Randall Knife make me feel very very privileged today.

A master, one of a kind, Guy Clark.

Time to pick up my guitar and carry the load... Where is that flour sack?

Guy's music has gotten me through many lonely nights. He will be missed dearly. Close down all the Honky Tonk Bars in his memory.

Lord...Let him Roll

I cannot get through The Randall Knife without tearing up. The same goes for the last verse of Desperados Waiting for a Train. I was a fan the first time I heard him in 1976. I drove by the Texas Chili Parlor on Lavaca Street in Austin today and almost went in for a few mad dog margaritas, but didn't. Instead I just went to a nearby park and took a nap. Those days are long gone. Sadly now, so is Guy Clark.

I can cut through the years to the very night that I went over to the Texas Opra House over on Richmond and saw Gary P and the Lost Gonzo's open for him. It was his first show after the release of Old #1. "Let Him Roll" and roll he did. Boy that song still brings tears to my eyes

As funny as it sounds I had just discovered Guy's music and feel I have missed one of the greatest. His style reminds me of another great , John Prine, and something tells me they must've been close friends. So sorry to hear .

I first saw him at the Texas Rose Cafe in Houston. It was around 1972. Last time was in Austin, about 2008. In between, he never wrote a false word. He was the best of the best. Good-by, Guy. Rest easy.

Thank you for sharing a part of your life with us.

Thanks for the music, Guy. And thanks for sharing a drink with me after the Southern Scramble. RIP

HE SAID I LIVE EACH DAY LIKE IT'S MY LAST
TIME WON'T KEEP, IT GOES SO FAST
YOU BETTER DO THE BEST THAT YOU CAN DO

HE SAID, LIFE'S A TUNE YOU WHISTLE IN THE DARK
WHEN YOU GET IT RIGHT, YOU GET A LITTLE SPARK
AND THE SUN COMES UP AND IT ALL DAWNS ON YOU

R.I.P. I WILL MISS YOU!!

Rest in Peace

Saw Guy Clark at the Kerrville Folk Festival back in 1978 or 79, and he embodied all that was good and fine in Texas music. "Texas Cookin'" is a classic CD. His many other songs, like "Desperados Waiting for a Train", will endure.

Guy played Abilene in 2011; good to see him in concert again.

He was a poet whose melodies captured the small and great beauties in our lives, with lyrics original and authentic.

My sincere condolences to his family and friends.

Godspeed to Heaven, Guy Clark. Thank you for your gifts.

Dear Clark Family..
I'm sorry for your loss,
May the peace that surpasses all understanding helps you as you cope with your loss.

Godspeed Mr. Clark. You are missed.

Thank You For your Dedication to The REAL.

Viva Terlingua. Mr. Clark's tune was the sentimental heart of that record. Mr. Clark was one of a kind and we'll always have his songs.

With all my love Guy, from you classmate and fiend. Rose Nava Manceaux, Lafayette, La.

A very sad day indeed but he will live on forever through his great songs. One of the best of all time.

RIP Guy!

"Spread your arms and hold your breath and always trust your cape"

Rest In Peace. Great Song Writer.

GUY WAS A GREAT ARTIST AN HE WILL BE MISSED FOEVER. MAY HE R.I.P.

RIP Guy! Spread your arms and hold your breath and always trust your cape!

Thank you for all your wonderful music Mr. Clark. May you rest in peace and continue making music with your friends that went before you.

You were the best. You left a legacy that will last for generations. Singers and songwriters 100 years from now will know a giant named Guy Clark once walked this earth.

I feel fortunate to have seen Guy 3 times before he stopped touring. I loved his music and his songs and his story. country music has lost a giant! may God bless his family in this time of sorrow.

Sad news for people who love music. From Rita Ballou, to Waiting for a Train to The Guitar -- and so many more. He was a real Troubadour! We will miss him but can continue to listen to years of his wonderful music.

Sad day. I saw him on the National Mall during the Smithsonian Folk Festival a few years ago. It was a thrill....

Just got back to L.A. from Austin, only to read this sad news. My thoughts are with his family. He lives forever in his music. Much love,