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Author Saviano, Tamara, author

Title Without getting killed or caught : the life and music of Guy Clark / Tamara Saviano
Edition First edition
Published College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2016]

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Series John and Robin Dickson series in Texas music
John and Robin Dickson series in Texas music.
Contents Intro; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Prologue; PART ONE: The Beginning; CHAPTER ONE: Monahans; CHAPTER TWO: The South Coast of Texas; CHAPTER THREE: Kennedy, Hurricane Carla, and the Peace Corps; CHAPTER FOUR: Houston; CHAPTER FIVE: Bunny, Susanna, San Francisco, and Los Angeles; PART TWO: Nashville, 1972-1997; CHAPTER SIX: Outlaws and Poets; CHAPTER SEVEN: The RCA Years; CHAPTER EIGHT: The Warner Years; GALLERY OF IMAGES; CHAPTER NINE: Fresh Voices and Old Friends; CHAPTER TEN: Hangin' Your Life on the Wall; CHAPTER ELEVEN: Americana Music Comes to Town
CHAPTER TWELVE: To Live Is to FlyPART THREE: Guy and Me, 1998-Present; CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Always Trust Your Cape; CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Exposé; CHAPTER FIFTEEN: My Favorite Picture of You; Epilogue; NOTES ON SOURCES; LYRIC CREDITS: USED WITH PERMISSION; INDEX
Summary For more than forty years, Guy Clark wrote and recorded unforgettable songs. His lyrics and melodies paint indelible portraits of the people, places, and experiences that shaped him. He has served as model, mentor, supporter, and friend to at least two generations of the world's most talented and influential singer-songwriters. In songs like "Desperados Waiting for a Train," L.A. Freeway," "She Ain't Going Nowhere," and "Texas 1947," Clark's poetic mastery has given voice to a vision of life, love, and trouble that has resonated not only with fans of Americana music, but also with the prominen
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Clark, Guy
SUBJECT Clark, Guy fast
Subject Country musicians -- United States -- Biography
Music / Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional.
Music / Genres & Styles / Country & Bluegrass.
Biography & Autobiography / Music.
Country musicians
United States
Genre/Form Electronic books
Biographies
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2016010392
ISBN 9781623494551
1623494559