Can't wait to grab this one from
Guy Clark. Garden and Gun Magazine has published
Cornmeal Waltz - so check out that track.
My Favorite Picture Of You, the first studio album in four years
from legendary songwriter Guy Clark, is set for a July 23 release on
Dualtone Records. As one of the most revered songwriters of his
generation, Clark embodies the term “songwriter’s songwriter.” The
simplicity of the recording shines brightly while capturing Clark’s
beautifully understated and road worn vocals. Clark co-wrote 10 of the
11 tracks on My Favorite Picture Of You and dug very deep for each performance on this truly inspired collection.
The
album’s heartfelt title track was written for Susanna Clark, Guy’s wife
of 40 years, and a successful songwriter in her own right, who passed
away in 2012. If a picture says a thousand words, then the cover photo
of My Favorite Picture Of You declares an entire life. The
cover depicts Clark, slightly blurred in the background, holding up an
old photo of his beloved from the 1970s. According to Clark, Susanna
walked in and found he and friend, the late Townes Van Zandt drunk,
again. She stormed out of the house, which is when the Polaroid was
taken.
The song is a loving tribute that melts your heart while
making you smile. As a master songwriter, Guy Clark has always made us
smile by infusing his wry wit into thoughtful storytelling.
Clark’s
vocals on My Favorite Picture Of You exude truth, wisdom and warmth,
only touching on the insight he has gained from an extraordinary life.
From the delicate sweetness of “Cornmeal Waltz” to the poignant story of
the veteran returned a changed man in “Heroes” to the determined “Hell
Bent On A Heartache,” Clark delivers a standout album in a four-decade
career overflowing with high points.
In 2004, Guy Clark was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of
Fame. He received the Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement
Award in 2005, and in 2013, he received the Academy of Country Music’s
Poet’s Award, along with Hank Williams. However, Clark’s multiple Grammy
Award nominations and accolades merely hint at the immeasurable impact
his songs and recordings have had. He has been a mentor to artists such
as Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell and his songs have been covered by a
multitude of artists, including Johnny Cash, Brad Paisley, David Allen
Coe, Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Kenny Chesney, Jimmy
Buffet, Asleep At The Wheel and many others. After 40 years of
songwriting, Guy Clark continues to be lauded and admired by his peers,
critics and artists young and old from different genres...and he is not
done yet.
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