Guy Clark: Sierra Center Stage
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- The legendary singer/songwriter Guy Clark and his sidekick Verlon Thompson, with special guest Ramblin' Jack Elliott, recorded in front of a live audience at the Sierra Nevada Brewery Big Room in 2005, released to PBS stations in 2006. A full hour of Guy Clark's best songs, including interview segments with Rodney Crowell, Ramlin' Jack, Bob Littell, and Guy Clark himself.
Been listening to that man for 50 years. Thanks JJ for bringing him to the world's attention, and may you both RIP..
Guy was a killer writer and musician. But what I find marvelous about this performance is Verlon's mastery of the role of "side-man". It's a hard to have the ability to out play the front man, but instead layback and make him sound a good as you possible can. Guy is great by himself, but Verlon's picking adds to the performance without ever taking the spotlight when Guy doesn't want it. In Guy's later years Verlon stood by him and continued to do everything he could to make Guy sound his best. Verlon if a hero.
Rel class Musicians side people are bored
To make you sound better where would McCartney b e without lennon or vice versa,two front guys who took side steps to each others songs to make them come out better like yesterday, not really a Beatle song ,but sure still makes lennon McCartney aton of money the whole band let McCartney go with that and it was the right move ,'xbiggest song in music history,
@robert flagg You make a very good point. But I was thinking of Verlon in the role of "side-man". I never saw Lennon in a supporting role for McCartney, or vice-a-versa. They were both showed genius in their own right.
My thought was Mr. Thompson is better as a picker but never overshowed Guy when it wasn't appropriate. If you watch ruclips.net/video/tSjhhJzRwHE/видео.html you'll Verlon say Guy let him play by himself to promote him as a musician and song writer. I never thought of Lennon & McCartney relationship.
I think a second acoustic guitar really fills out the sound. Jim Croce had the same set up with Maury Mueheisen.
Verlon Thompson was always this good. His playing may have been obsurred by the the campfire's smoke but it carried the poet's words upward to heaven.
not everyone wants the limelight, they were a matched pair and better than the sum of their parts
I am 74, and born again to music. Now again, herein my early teens... The Rhythms of my soul, this was a blessing tonight. Beautiful guitars stars and never again music, but for this recording. Amazing. Thank you, Great Spirit, Thank you Guy Clark. John Prine is your brother in Heaven, He's pipkin tunes with you, and Ramblin Jack, and all those others. Those Carters had something to do with it all. Al right Vernon, on 4....
I'm just seeing this for the first time.
It just fills me with joy, love and pain.
I spent a lot of hours and days traveling to and sitting In front of Guy, filling my soul with his magic.
I love the love he shares with his musical brothers, and I loved how he got tickled telling his stories. Most of all I loved his poetry.
Now, you'll think I'm lying but it's the truth! I shared Nachos and drank Mad dog margaritas with him at the Chili parlor bar in Austin one night.
I helped do a Texas cooking party for him after a weekend event in Ann Arbor. I was cooking fried okra when he got there. He made a beeline to the stove where I was cooking and grabbed a sample and said my God, it's as good as my grandmas!
I lived in Monahans TX when he lived with his grandma at her hotel, across the street. I was 4, he was 6 years older.
One day some big boys tied me to a tree that was crawling with stinkbugs and terrified me! I told him the story when he and I were in our 50s. And he said, i think that was me, I seem to remember that day! I miss him so much, but the music lives on. I Love you Guy!
Oh this music is awesome from the vocal to the voice i love it so much, so pretty, Are you a lover of good music like i do?
❤️❤️❤️😘
Thank you, Linda... WE would have never known without this lost concert that goes so deep, how cool? God let me hear this story. You keep us connected like that through song, and love of neighbor. I'm a neighbor with a quiet acoustic, as beautiful as these old ones they are p[aying. I'm smiling. They touched me deep.
I met Guy Clark in 1966 when he was playing at a the Sand Mountain Coffeehouse on Richmond Street in Houston, Texas. I was with a group of kids from high school, and several very pretty girls, and I think Guy came over to meet the girls. We were very impressed to actually get to talk to the performer and he was really nice to us, considering we were all about 15 or 16 years old. Years later, in my early 20s, I was roommates with the singer/songwriter Eric Taylor, and we lived a few doors down Stratford street from Guy and his wife Susanna. During those years, none of them had "hit it big" yet. They were all just local musicians. Eric and I did our drinking at the Family Hand Café, the Anderson-Fair Retail restaurant and the Old Quarter Bar downtown. I met Townes Van Zandt at the Old Quarter--he and Guy Clark were great friends. I miss those years a lot. I was never musically inclined, so I was always kind of on the fringes of that group. I was a hitchhiker and a trainhopper, and spent a lot of time gone on the road. Eventually Eric and I drifted apart. Eric married Nanci Griffith (I had such a huge crush on Nanci, but she was married to my best friend--gotta be a song in that situation somewhere) and I enlisted in the Marines. I saw Eric a couple of times when we were in our 30s, but by then the magic was gone. We were totally different paths.
Keep telling your stories, a world will be eager for them
That’s what I call soul music. Wonderful songs, great guitar playing. Enjoyed every minute.
Guy Clark is amongst the best, and there is a reason Verlon is his preferred sideman
These men especially guy are like old testament prophets to me this is spiritually moving gets me emotional.
I agree... spirit,and connection to His soul through these 2 Men. I needed some God is here Music. I floatin on a cloud, at age 74. Feeling Good.
Picked up my guitar and told my grandson hey Guy Clark wrote this song called The Cape about you, man. He’s 7. He was like, really, Granddude? Played it for him and he loved it. Guy’s been gone for years but his music is still brand new.
Saw Guy and Verlon twice , small church turned art center venues. Got there early for front "pew" seats. There was some sound issue, Guy unplugged his guitar and stood 4 feet from me, and sang Randall Knife, swear he sang it to me, changed my soul......... forever....... Amazing to see these two play together......
Oh this music is awesome from the vocal to the voice i love it so much, so pretty, Are you a lover of good music like i do?
Let's give thanks to all the dedicated facilitators who collaborated to leave us this beautiful production.
We appreciate that
Very appreciated 👍
Thanks good sir!!!
I miss great songwriting like this and great musicians. Guy was always a favourite and even better with Verlon. Thanks for posting this.
This is pure gold.
I wish I could like this a million times, pure talent without equal. Mr. Clark you are very much missed, rest easy.
AGREE 💯
Just another night at an intimate bar I used to frequent in the next town. My town was dry so we had to drive for about 30 minutes to the next town for entertainment.
November 23 1991 was a great night. We got there early enough to sit on the big ole church pew.
Townes Van Zandt, Robert Earl Keen Jr. and my hero, Guy Clark entertained us all night! What a night!
I feel so fortunate to have been there that night.
I’ll never forget it.
I'm so proud of all that great work we did. I'm also very grateful to have had the opportunity to be on the Sierra Center Stage crew. Great memories! Thanks Peter!
i am proud of you too
when Guy decided to present his music in an ensemble format, he tapped Peter Gorsich (bass) and me. We played gigs in Houston, where Guy lived at the time. He had only a handful of tunes at the time, so it didn't take long to get 'em tight. We had lots of fun then...no pressure either. Just meet at the club, hit, and split. I remember it fondly. It was 1969.
That's amazing. What a memory.
@@sinceunati Yeah, I was Guy's first sideman. I provided the instrumental 'color.'...the fills and the solos.
We had a modern sound and folks seemed to dig it. I remember one night i looked up at Guy and there were tears streaming down his cheeks. It alarmed me, and I said, 'What's wrong?' Guy smiled and said, 'It's
just so beautiful.' I believe at that moment that he kind of saw his future laid out for him, and it was a lovely picture.
@@freddymclain Man, that's great. I sure there's a few more good stories as well.
"Spread your arms and hold your breath and always trust your cape"!
Thank you for taking the time to post this fabulous video!
Indeed what would life be like without homegrown tomatoes! Do it, it costs less than $5!
Guy Clark wasn't so much a songwriter as a poet who set words to melodies rooted in the soil of Texas watered by cheap whiskey and lies to impress the girls. He was a storyteller in the tradition of Faulkner, Flannery, Welty and McMurtry. He spoke of life's simple enduring pleasures. He kept the wolf away from the door.
Damn I love this man.
I've been a closet folk singer for well over 50 years. Never have I been more impressed than I am just now. Guy is one of the rare songwriters you cannot choose which is your favorite song.
Great songs, amazing talent and some of the best acoustic guitar playing I think I have ever heard
So flipping awesome. Holy Cow😳🙃
This show is incredible. The song selection and quality of sound…and the health of Guy…perfection.
He was far from healthy by then but he was doing ok still. Great show.
Unfortunately, I found out who Guy Clark was long after I found out about his songs, covered by others through the years. Better late than never !
Saw guy clark/verlon thompson ...Jessee Winchnester opened Vermont 1999...
Guy is the best fellal ever met in my life ever saw ever heard play. never make another American fella like that
"The Cape" Beautiful Song on Life! Great Message and Truly a Great Metaphor on Life!
Let him roll. Let him roll. He's going down to Dallas God rest his soul.
Let It Roll makes me cry everytime i hear it
Verlon has amazing fingers
What a beautiful, sweet, nostalgic trip down memory lane. Thank you! Every minute was pure delight.
Oh this music is awesome from the vocal to the voice i love it so much, so pretty, Are you a lover of good music like i do?
Got to sit and play a little bit with Guy Clark back in Missouri and 86 what an awesome talent
Sitting here, Saturday morning, coffee in hand. Wondering where this went and wondering if it will ever come back again.
The 50s 60s were the best times to be alive for any kind of music it was all new and 70s and 80s was trying to rehash what already had been done some great bands just not the same.be lucky we lived in these times is all l can say and we still have all these recordings thank God or budda whoever for, the recotding technology .
Man there is so much going on right now. It's just that there's so much that it gets diluted among all that's going on. Seek and you'll find.
This is brilliant. Guy is one of the best ever.
Vern..the best colorman an artist could want..lucky ..great Guy the wonder Clark saw your genius sir.
Guy Clark has influenced my life in a good way ! One of the best singers I've ever heard, and Best song writer as well ! God bless Guy Clark ! I would have loved to had a conversation with him .
Love seeing Guy's art living on through this video. 👏😍😇
This is a religious experience. The video production is complimentary to the talent.
Transfixed I was, both subperb,not often I sit still through an act, I did this one, well done guy and Vernon.
Superb!!!
Wow to have seen him and Vernon must have been the Highlights of your life. La Freeway I played when I left there
Thanks!!! Love Guy Clark/Verlon sure can pick'em RIP
Thanks for posting and for the care and affection given the original production, Dan & Peter.
Goddamn Guy, Rodney, Jack, Sweet Verlon...?!? It's hard to see all the beauty and wonder going west on 550 in New Mexico through all the laughter and tears y'all are giving me!! I can't THANK Y'ALL enough 🖤🖤🖤🖤
I love highway 550! -It’s a beautiful road.
@Diana Allbrett, it truly is! My first time that way, and I could not have wished for better travel companions!
How I love this performance!
Oh this music is awesome from the vocal to the voice i love it so much, so pretty, Are you a lover of good music like i do?
Just dont get no better! Best lyrics ever. The sweet bird of youth was sitting on my should yesterday. But I anyways new shed get up and fly away.
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and, i'd like to add: the street clock walked hit stairs face going tall then shoe.
How sweet was that.
Saw Guy only once.. at an old Calgary city center church. Felt sad when it was over. He was struggling some, and a few months later I heard he'd passed, but not before the legendary old balladeer had touched my soul ..too. Thank you Guy ❤
My Heroes. Miss ya man. Thank u Vern
Guy is in form here …hot damn man this is good
I have watched EVERY LIVE Guy Clark video but NOT this one!!
I have these shows with Verlon on audio, but Never seen them like this on VIDEO!
Thanks so much!!!
Why did I just discover this now... or maybe this is the time I was meant to discover it so I could understand it
Priceless. Beautiful sound and video befitting these two great artists and men. Thanks Sierra Center Stage. - Ramcey in Nashville
They don't write them like this anymore.
And they don't make them like these guys anymore
Who’s still watching this in 2016?
2024!
2024
May 2024, bruh!
I do greetings from germany
Sept 2024
Guy is so friggin cool
after years of working and raising seven kid's I finally got to see and meet Guy and Verlon and I sure did enjoy the music. they go together like sunshine and blue sky's....I also saw Guy's last show and he was in considerable discomfort but still played a class above other's and I'll sure miss his music but I got every record he created and many bootleg live show's and this on youtube is icing on the cake...like Townes there's only one of a kind to label them...singer songwriter and same for Verlon..a great fellow and exellent guitarist/singer and hope to catch his show when around my area and recommend to friends...stuff thats real....too live is to fly..Thanks for the music and memories..
God, I wish I could have been there for this. Too fucking good. I love and miss Guy Clark.
Great show from the best of them .
Bought Old No. 1 in 1975/76 Best 33 of even owned. still have it and what a line up of talent on it.
The heart & soul of a poet indeed.
That was really something ... Thank you very much for posting this.
Thanks for this wonderful show Peter!
いや~素晴らしい❗
まさか、ジャック･エリオットが、ゲストで出てくるなんて･･･。ガイとジャック、二人が唄っている映像に、とてつもなく感動しました‼️ありがとうございます‼️
THERE IS A NEW MOVIE "Without Getting Killed or Caught" OUT ABOUT GUY....I AM HOPING WE CAN FIND A WAY TO GET A SHOWING IN CHICO...
Damn wight wish I wasn't a poet lol but at least I'm free, but hats off to all who could and did give so we could all share and enjoy this
Thank you!!
What an awesome experience to see this performance of such a songwriting legend!
Great show. I was lucky to meet Guy on a few occasions, Beginning in Austin in the late 70s and in Dallas in the mid 80s and along with Townes at a restaurant in Pennsylvania where we drank Vodka and played pool for a couple hours. I first heard Guy's tunes when another Texan came along and was playing his songs.. I thought that dude wrote them, he didn't tell me he didn't.... But then I heard Guy's album. Sometime around 74 or 75... Blew me away. And did for the next nearly 50 years. Nice to sit back and listen to this. It was these tunes that made me learn to play guitar in a similar style at the time. Played all his songs most of my life... RIP Guy Clark
Thanks for saving this.
I know Clark is the front man and the “star” but the accompaniment is often the more talented individual. Shout out to that guy! This whole thing was great!
Two geniuses at work.
God I miss this Guy
Really like Verlos's playing perfect Accompaniment for Guy...
Thanks,I needed that
Oh this music is awesome from the vocal to the voice i love it so much, so pretty, Are you a lover of good music like i do.?
Excellent set,beautiful guitar work and great vocals
Just superb,enough said 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🇬🇧👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Absolutely perfect...
American Exceptionallism
In it's truest form
Kristofferson, Guy Clark and the legendary Mickey Newbury. The three best writers out of Texas. Very honorable mention Billy Joe Shaver and of course Townes Van Zant. Can’t forget Willie!
Not a bad list, but putting Newbury above Townes is crazy. Townes is number one on that list. I can just about agree with the rest of the order except Newbury, who is below every one you mentioned imo.
Jimmie Dale Gilmore is way up there as well.
@@marquettegloves9907
BRILLIANT STORY LINDA ,GUY CLARK JUST BLOWS ME AWAY .RAY TWELVE STRINGS U.K , WE GOT THE SAME SURNAME.
My house song is Kevin Kinney peacemaker …this concert is epic thank you
Verlin complimented him just as should. I don’t think he was a better guitar player.
Makes my eyes leak
Cold Dog Soup and Rainbow Pie?
Beautiful music. Real.
Just Great !!!
I like their brews & music .
Are they still open? My grandson goes to college in Chico, it's a cool little town
Love it
Oh this music is awesome from the vocal to the voice i love it so much, so pretty, Are you a lover of good music like i do?
Thank you.
Old fan missing Guy
Masterful performance
Home grown termaters! What the country needs
Fly my friend. Thank you.
Jack Eliot is just not well enough known.
He was pretty well known with the ladies.
I love how the artists from my era dressed for performances. Crisp button ups or pearlsnaps, Sunday jeans polished boots and buckles. Merle in a suit. Now they dress like homeless people or like they pulled from the dirty clothes. Especially for indoor concerts. Is it really that hard ?
If i didn’t knew better, i sure as h#ll would say that Guy is Billy Joe Shaver’s brother… and they sure are in music and soul…bless em
That’s what I always thought. They sort of look the same and both fantastic song writers.
Guy was the coolest!!
I will keep this forever❤️none better