Travis' first instrument was trombone. His orthodontist recommended that he play a horn to reinforce his braces, so I bought him a pawn shop trombone. When I realized that he was learning to read bass clef, I gave him an electric bass and soon he was playing with the Hamlin Jr. High School band. He was a very smart kid, and he had plenty of talent coupled with a great ear. His first guitar was a '65 Mustang, which I refurbished and gave him in 1981. Gave him 'lessons' in our living room. Later he played with The High-Tops, a trio that was very successful here in town. I miss him. He was a wonderful human being.
have to ask, what Hamlin JR. High? Any chance it was in Corpus Christi? if so, i would have been a Carroll High Kid, but Life got in the way. But I did go to Baker Jr. High!
I met him once when, he told me his name , I asked him if he was related to Guy Clark, and he said, " Yeah, He's my dad..." We talked as if he had known me most of my life.. Very Nice Man.
There is no songwriter I admire more than Guy Clark, and no one has had more influence on my writing. If I ever grow up I wanna be just like him. But then, I'm not too sure I want to ever grow up. I think I'll just keep climbin up on the roof with that flour sack tied around my neck till it's all over.
Thinking about the night in Portland when I first heard your songs. Got to say, found them to touch the heart and please the ear. And Ive jump off the storage shed, but I cheated, there was always a bed of green tumbleweeds waiting just in case I couldn't fly that day.
The world needs men like Guy Clark to tell us stories in song. He brings an incredible integrity and warmth to his music & touches our hearts with his beautiful words & melodies. This is real & heartfelt with great humour , poignancy & brilliant observation... Him & Townes - master songsmiths & "old tortured souls..." They're probably jammin in heaven if they got any instruments handy...
I went to highschool with guy..really nice person..can u honestly imagine such talent??? just so proud to know him and our little town of rockport..tx.
Dam nothing on here talking about what a bad ass Travis Claark was!! Playing sum wicked fretless bass and harmonies!!!! Apple didnt fall from the tree. Love this shit!! GUY n TRAVIS !!!
Imagine their Christmas and Sunday afternoon after lunch jams! As brilliant as Gary's lyrics and melody are, how so dialled in, gorgeous and unique is Travis' contributing. His Dad must have been so proud. I can't help myself I keep coming back here from time to time. Bravo. Respect.
Paying my respects to my favourite texas songwriter of all time Mr Guy Clark. ....may he rest in peace. .. Greetings from IRELAND 😉 salamat for the memories you were loved here....gone on the magnolia wind....
Found music early in my life but the struggle for the legal tender ruled, I needed to eat. Retired and met my piano and all those songs I loved now comfort me. Thank you Guy Clark, John Prine. America needs more like you and I believe they will always be around
I've played this video so much I feel like I owe Guy Clark some moola. I love that he is playing with his son, Travis, how cool to perform with your son. One of the great songwriters in my simple life.
I saw Guy and Travis in Denver. I’m guessing it would have been in 1996 during the period of this video. Great show. Guy signed a pack of Black Diamond Strings for me and had a laugh that they were still around. Thanks for posting this. It takes me right back to that night in Denver.
The Cape, it`s one of his songs I sing at any of my cabaret shows. stuff that works, is dedicated to my wife for sticking by me. magnolia wind because it`s just a great song.RIP. Mr. Guy Clark RIP..
Went to Kerrville specifically to see Guy.....must have been 1986 or so. Was so happy to speak to him for a minute while he was grabbing some pre performance BBQ. Saw him a few other times. Last saw him with Mary Gauthier at Floore's Country Store. Man, I miss him. And I miss how Texas was back then. Glad I got to experience all that.
I first met Guy at The Telluride Bluegrass Festival back in 1995. Travis played bass and Guy was playing his big ol' Burgoise guitar. We had a fine time at the beer tent and then Guy and I burned one together.
caught these two @ a Houston show around this time - I was seated next to a drunk who was was heckling Guy, who enjoyed bantering with guy so much that I think it sobered up the SOB - great times
I sent for an album mailorder and got guys first album by mistake ,as they the rest is history seen him twice in the uk and once in Nashville when I was on hliday , R, I ,P
Travis made Guy sound musical. He turned out to be a good player, and his vocal harmony lines are spot on. His first axe was trombone, and when I discovered that he could read bass clef, I gave him a cheapie electric bass and hooked him up. It didn't take him long, and in high school he played bass with the 'stage' band (they brought out an amplifier to the bandstand at halftime so he could play Friday night football games.) Later he fronted 'The Hightops,' a reggae/blues band that worked a lot here in Corpus. He was a very good student- he once asked me, 'Well, how DO you play a 7b5 chord?' You can hear a little Jaco in there too - his bassist hero. Travis eschewed the spotlight. I think we both did. When Guy decided to present his music in an ensemble format for the first time, he tapped Peter Gorisch and me. It was '69, I believe. Guy moved to L A a little later and worked at the Dobro factory while he wrote songs.
@@freddymclain Thanks for sharing that. May I ask how you knew them/how you came to know them? I hope my ignorance isn't offensive, this performance just really piqued my curiosity about the subject of Guy and his son
Little known fact; Guy took the photos of the 13th Floor Elevators on the back cover of Easter Everywhere. Well known fact; Guy was a supreme songwriter. Rest easy, sir.
My severe regret is not discovering this man many years before I did. It happened the time I was driving and heard Stuff That Works. It was a lightning bolt event about 10 years ago. As a guy that tries to write something meaningful into a song, I at least know where Mount Everest lies. Climbing it til I can,t no more
I feel sorry for you. An artist I liked, name dropped him and I beat you by a decade and got to see Guy at a converted church in Eugene, Oregon in 2003. It was 2.5 hours of bliss.
I learned of him through Verlon Thompson ( who had a hand in many of the songs you've lessened to ... ) Verlon one of Guy's closest friends was so wounded by Guy's passing .... Both are great song writers and musicians ...
Yes. Travis Carroll Clark (December 18, 1966 - October 12, 2017). “Travis Carroll Clark Travis Carroll Clark was born on December 18, 1966 in Houston, Texas. He graduated from W. B. Ray High School Corpus Christi, Texas in 1984. Travis died of an aortic aneurysm Thursday morning, October 12, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Krista McMurtry Clark; his children Dylan Marley Clark (Mary) and Elissa Nicole Clark; his mother, Susan Slocum, step-father Freddy McLain, and siblings Nathan and Ramona McLain. Travis learned to play guitar from his stepfather Freddy McLain. In the late 1980's he played bass for a local reggae band, the Hi-Tops. After moving to Nashville, he recorded and toured for several years with his father, Guy Clark. He was a devoted and loving husband and father whose sense of humor and generosity will be missed. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, October 20, 2017 at the Old Hickory Presbyterian Church in Old Hickory, Tennessee. Published by Corpus-Christi Caller-Times on Oct. 18, 2017.
Baton Rouge Boats to Build Texas - 1947 L.A. Freeway Homegrown Tomatoes The Cape Ramblin' Jack & Mahan Desperados Waiting for a Train Dublin Blues Texas Cookin' Old Friends
Guy is some of the best hands down, glad to see he played with his son, but off topic this is for the administrators - I'm noticing a serious lag between the video and sound.
Baton Rogue Boats To Build Texas 1947 L.A. Freeway Homegrown Tomato The Cape Ramblin Jack and Mahan Desperadoes Waiting For A Train Dublin Blues Texas Cooking Old Friends Stuff That Works
@@CeeJayKay Poor kid died from a brain (?) aneurysm the October after Guy passed in May,2016. Way too young. More sadness. Saw these 2 with Joe Ely and REK in 1994 at Park West in Chicago. Been a fan since I heard JJW's brown, self-titled 1972 album where he covered LA Freeway and That Ol' Time Feelin'. I miss this Guy everyday.
Travis' first instrument was trombone. His orthodontist recommended that he play a horn to reinforce his braces, so I bought him a pawn shop trombone. When I realized that he was learning to read bass clef, I gave him an electric bass and soon he was playing with the Hamlin Jr. High School band. He was a very smart kid, and he had plenty of talent coupled with a great ear. His first guitar was a '65 Mustang, which I refurbished and gave him in 1981. Gave him 'lessons' in our living room. Later he played with The High-Tops, a trio that was very successful here in town. I miss him. He was a wonderful human being.
have to ask, what Hamlin JR. High? Any chance it was in Corpus Christi? if so, i would have been a Carroll High Kid, but Life got in the way. But I did go to Baker Jr. High!
yep. Corpus Christi
I met him once when,
he told me his name , I asked him if he was related to Guy Clark, and he said, " Yeah, He's my dad..." We talked as if he had known me most of my life.. Very Nice Man.
My condolences.
@@ColeWheeler4Lyfe He was my step-son, but I loved him and raised him. I miss him.
How have I not seen this?
The real deal, a man and his son making beautiful music without flashing lights or jumping off the stage.
There is no songwriter I admire more than Guy Clark, and no one has had more influence on my writing. If I ever grow up I wanna be just like him. But then, I'm not too sure I want to ever grow up. I think I'll just keep climbin up on the roof with that flour sack tied around my neck till it's all over.
Thinking about the night in Portland when I first heard your songs. Got to say, found them to touch the heart and please the ear. And Ive jump off the storage shed, but I cheated, there was always a bed of green tumbleweeds waiting just in case I couldn't fly that day.
Thank you Hector! I just sang "The Cape" at the Kerrville Folk Festival" in tribute to Guy. It was really a special night.
Hey Claudia, as long as you're pretty sure you can fly...always trust your cape!
kristopherson
Claudia Nygaard ❤️👍
RIP Guy. He was one of the best songwriters ever. I've been a fan since the 70's. He and Townes was the best at the time. No one close to them today.
Wade McDaniel I think Steve Earle is close.
Harlan Howard.
Kris Kristofferson
Townes. It's Townes.
The world needs men like Guy Clark to tell us stories in song. He brings an incredible integrity and warmth to his music & touches our hearts with his beautiful words & melodies. This is real & heartfelt with great humour , poignancy & brilliant observation... Him & Townes - master songsmiths & "old tortured souls..." They're probably jammin in heaven if they got any instruments handy...
Well spoken...Travis, RIP, is jammin' with 'em too, now.
All the angels in heaven play Martin guitars!
@@douglasbowman1955 I think there's one playing an old Gibson that he bought used in 1946. I have the shell, but soul of it left with him in '99.
I went to highschool with guy..really nice person..can u honestly imagine such talent??? just so proud to know him and our little town of rockport..tx.
Dam nothing on here talking about what a bad ass Travis Claark was!! Playing sum wicked fretless bass and harmonies!!!! Apple didnt fall from the tree. Love this shit!! GUY n TRAVIS !!!
It's a shame both Guy and Travis are gone now. Travis died a year after Guy. :(
@@marcosmomma1 Ya I couldn't believe that when I looked up Travis. Totally sad!
Imagine their Christmas and Sunday afternoon after lunch jams! As brilliant as Gary's lyrics and melody are, how so dialled in, gorgeous and unique is Travis' contributing. His Dad must have been so proud. I can't help myself I keep coming back here from time to time. Bravo. Respect.
I was there in the 1st 5 rows. What a treat… Father & Son!!! And Guitar’s… it don’t get any better than that… ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Paying my respects to my favourite texas songwriter of all time Mr Guy Clark. ....may he rest in peace. ..
Greetings from IRELAND 😉 salamat for the memories you were loved here....gone on the magnolia wind....
Mr Clark was an amazing writer. And a humbled man despite his success.
Found music early in my life but the struggle for the legal tender ruled, I needed to eat. Retired and met my piano and all those songs I loved now comfort me. Thank you Guy Clark, John Prine. America needs more like you and I believe they will always be around
This is wonderful document, May they both rest in peace.
There are people on this side of the Atlantic Ocean who won't forget. Thank you, Guy, for all the beautiful songs and the Dublin Blues.
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I hope I can go the rest of my life without ever going to a “cabaret show”, I managed to do so for my first 60 years.
I've played this video so much I feel like I owe Guy Clark some moola. I love that he is playing with his son, Travis, how cool to perform with your son. One of the great songwriters in my simple life.
Guy Clark was an amazing Texas troubadour song storyteller for sure. Thanks for posting that!
One of my all time heroes. So sad they have both passed away. Let’s hope that they are both making music together in paradise. R.I.P.
It is sad. Just found out Travis died
1996 Kerrville. Rod was still alive and back then you did not have to sell a kidney to have enough money to buy a weekend pass. I miss that Texas.
I worked backstage at Kerrville. Such talent, so many are gone.💜
One of my all time favorite songwriters. There will always be great songwriters, but none like Guy Clark.
Al Maginnes none like Guy Clark
Agreed!
I saw Guy and Travis in Denver. I’m guessing it would have been in 1996 during the period of this video. Great show. Guy signed a pack of Black Diamond Strings for me and had a laugh that they were still around. Thanks for posting this. It takes me right back to that night in Denver.
Dude, his son really is incredible. Good grief.
30 years later and I still listen to this performance on the reg
30 years…?
Me too man he was special
@@jacobdalton6868 math is HARD!
The Cape, it`s one of his songs I sing at any of my cabaret shows. stuff that works, is dedicated to my wife for sticking by me. magnolia wind because it`s just a great song.RIP. Mr. Guy Clark RIP..
One of the few songs I've played in public. I use the same introduction as Mr. Clark, "Here's a song about jumping off the garage."
Thank you for making this available, Austin History Center. RIP Guy Clark.
“Life is just a leap of faith. Spread your arms and hold your breath and always trust your cape.”
There are singers, there are songwriters, there are story tellers then there is Guy "God' Clark
Went to Kerrville specifically to see Guy.....must have been 1986 or so. Was so happy to speak to him for a minute while he was grabbing some pre performance BBQ. Saw him a few other times.
Last saw him with Mary Gauthier at Floore's Country Store.
Man, I miss him. And I miss how Texas was back then. Glad I got to experience all that.
Some of the best stuff ever written!
Thanks for posting this awesome show!
I first met Guy at The Telluride Bluegrass Festival back in 1995. Travis played bass and Guy was playing his big ol' Burgoise guitar. We had a fine time at the beer tent and then Guy and I burned one together.
Guy Clark, 5-17-16. Travis Carroll Clark, 10-12-17. RIP
What? Travis died? How sad!
Dam man ....
Great set,well played and nicely recorded,and he played my fave of his, "Boats to Build"
caught these two @ a Houston show around this time - I was seated next to a drunk who was was heckling Guy, who enjoyed bantering with guy so much that I think it sobered up the SOB - great times
True Texas songwriter with the best lyrics this side of Nashville.
I sent for an album mailorder and got guys first album by mistake ,as they the rest is history seen him twice in the uk and once in Nashville when I was on hliday , R, I ,P
Greats were there then,Guy Clark, Bill Stains, Alan Damon, Tim Henderson, never a dull moment, I worked back stage.🎶
I was on the Maintenance 1991 - 2003. Best years of my life… ❤❤❤❤❤
This is great stuff! Thank you Austin History Center for making this available. Rest well, Mr. Clark.
love this. wish we had gone to the kerrville folk festival to see him in 1996.
'Old Friends' has really started to grow on me, I think its one of the songs that reflects Guy's music best.
Holy smokes! Just what an ole boy needed on saturday mornin'.
Glad I was there. R.I.P. Glad you were too.
LA Freeway at 12:23. Good Lord do we all miss you, Guy.
I am so thankful for the person responsible for making it possible that I can see this!
Guy's son Travis has excellent musicality, how is he not more well known?
draft 16 ?
Heard verlin Thompson say that Travis passed away recently rest in peace
Travis made Guy sound musical. He turned out to be a good player, and his vocal
harmony lines are spot on. His first axe was trombone, and when I discovered that he could read bass clef, I gave him a cheapie electric bass and hooked him up. It didn't take him long, and in high school he played bass with the 'stage' band (they brought out an amplifier to the bandstand at halftime so he could play Friday night football games.) Later he fronted 'The Hightops,' a reggae/blues band that worked a lot here in Corpus. He was a very good student- he once asked me, 'Well, how DO you play a 7b5 chord?' You can hear a little Jaco in there too - his bassist hero. Travis eschewed the spotlight. I think we both did. When Guy decided to present his music in an ensemble format for the first time, he tapped Peter Gorisch and me. It was '69, I believe. Guy moved to L A a little later and worked at the Dobro factory while he wrote songs.
That is awesome
@@freddymclain Thanks for sharing that. May I ask how you knew them/how you came to know them?
I hope my ignorance isn't offensive, this performance just really piqued my curiosity about the subject of Guy and his son
and Travis!
Little known fact; Guy took the photos of the 13th Floor Elevators on the back cover of Easter Everywhere. Well known fact; Guy was a supreme songwriter. Rest easy, sir.
Both have passed on may the be at peace together 🌹
Thanks for posting this FANTASTIC concert--a historical document----and WITH his amazing talented son Travis--this is great.
Another great Father/Son team was Doc and Eddy Watson,until Eddy was tragically killed in an accident
My severe regret is not discovering this man many years before I did. It happened the time I was driving and heard Stuff That Works. It was a lightning bolt event about 10 years ago. As a guy that tries to write something meaningful into a song, I at least know where Mount Everest lies. Climbing it til I can,t no more
I feel sorry for you. An artist I liked, name dropped him and I beat you by a decade and got to see Guy at a converted church in Eugene, Oregon in 2003. It was 2.5 hours of bliss.
I learned of him through Verlon Thompson ( who had a hand in many of the songs you've lessened to ... ) Verlon one of Guy's closest friends was so wounded by Guy's passing .... Both are great song writers and musicians ...
Simply magnificent. Why wld anyone put a not like to this ?
Such a great video ! Thanks for this one.
Is that Guy’s son? Holy shit! He’s amazing. Great singer.
Yes. Travis Carroll Clark (December 18, 1966 - October 12, 2017).
“Travis Carroll Clark
Travis Carroll Clark was born on December 18, 1966 in Houston, Texas. He graduated from W. B. Ray High School Corpus Christi, Texas in 1984.
Travis died of an aortic aneurysm Thursday morning, October 12, 2017.
He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Krista McMurtry Clark; his children Dylan Marley Clark (Mary) and Elissa Nicole Clark; his mother, Susan Slocum, step-father Freddy McLain, and siblings Nathan and Ramona McLain.
Travis learned to play guitar from his stepfather Freddy McLain. In the late 1980's he played bass for a local reggae band, the Hi-Tops. After moving to Nashville, he recorded and toured for several years with his father, Guy Clark.
He was a devoted and loving husband and father whose sense of humor and generosity will be missed.
A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, October 20, 2017 at the Old Hickory Presbyterian Church in Old Hickory, Tennessee.
Published by Corpus-Christi Caller-Times on Oct. 18, 2017.
o my goshhh this sounds good jus the two of em
Thank you Guy!
God Bless Texas
Gorgeous! Always trust your cape!
wow...great music
great channel
thank you for no commericals
R.I.P. Guy Clark!
True Love and Home-Grown Tomatoes...
Though an extraordinary songwriter, I have read that he considered himself a luthier foremost. They must have been some amazing guitars.
Baton Rouge
Boats to Build
Texas - 1947
L.A. Freeway
Homegrown Tomatoes
The Cape
Ramblin' Jack & Mahan
Desperados Waiting for a Train
Dublin Blues
Texas Cookin'
Old Friends
Requiescat in pace Guy Clark.
I wish I had knew of his music earlier ....
Man his son makes that fucking bass SING
Guy is some of the best hands down, glad to see he played with his son, but off topic this is for the administrators - I'm noticing a serious lag between the video and sound.
Great performance....
Always trust your Cape, love that line
Pure gold
Always trust your cape!
Wonderful!
You have the performance of Nanci Griffith from this day?
Baton Rogue
Boats To Build
Texas 1947
L.A. Freeway
Homegrown Tomato
The Cape
Ramblin Jack and Mahan
Desperadoes Waiting For A Train
Dublin Blues
Texas Cooking
Old Friends
Stuff That Works
Thank you. :)
He had me at “Home Grown Tomatoes.” And sealed it with “Stuff That Works.”
Thanks!!
If i can just get off of this LA freeway without getting killed or caught.
I took a songwriters class from Guy Clark at Kerrville,.
That must've been a blast!
Those were the days...
Going back again tomorrow, without Guy though.
Tom Witanek and I’m so glad you did
Anyone know what bass Travis is playing
45:00 Are you experienced?
My bad, it's third stone from the sun!
Turn it up! The volume's too low!
welcome home
Why is some other dudes face on the title of this clip. ?
Brought to you by Whole Foods. : P
Just found out last nite Travis Clark died in 2017.
Man, his son had it figured out
Thanks to his step dad
@@lastnamefirst4035 pretty sure Travis is his son from a previous marriage
@@CountBeetle yeah from Guys 1st wife who re-married when travis was very young. His step dad taught him guitar
12:15
The song makes no sense but knows a few chords and a pretty good voice.
ifheonlyhadabow
yikes...what obnoxious bass playing.
If he would turn it way down it would be bad.
whoa...you missed the train,,,
I love his bass. 👍🏻❤️
@@CeeJayKay Poor kid died from a brain (?) aneurysm the October after Guy passed in May,2016. Way too young. More sadness. Saw these 2 with Joe Ely and REK in 1994 at Park West in Chicago. Been a fan since I heard JJW's brown, self-titled 1972 album where he covered LA Freeway and That Ol' Time Feelin'.
I miss this Guy everyday.
oops.Aorta aneurysm 2017. Is Travis'wife a relative of Larry and James McMurtry. Looks like that was her maiden name, eh.
duhbase