Guy Clark was an iconic American songwriter and folksinger with more than twenty albums to his credit. In 2014 he won a GRAMMY for “My Favourite Picture of You.” His songs have been recorded by a great many of the most important artists in the business including Jerry Jeff Walker, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Kathy Mattea, Lyle Lovett, and Johnny Cash.
An obituary that ran in the Guardian at the time of his death in 2016 said of Clark that he “was never a chart-busting phenomenon, but he was the embodiment of the painstaking craft of the songwriter, where meaning emerged from fine details, carefully observed and polished.”
One of the best examples of how he practiced his craft is surely “Dublin Blues,” the title track from his 1995 album.
Here’s a stunning version from an episode of Austin City Limits.