Guy Clark -- The Guitar [REACTION/RATING]

[@wendel5520]

RIP Guy Clark. One of the best storytellers ever. Also should do "Let Him Roll" Great song.

[@Kelslovesgoldens]

Glad you enjoyed that. Now time for his buddy Jerry Jeff Walker, "Mr. Bojangles".

[@jessehill6366]

john prine townes van zant texas steve goodwin open these and follow the thread FORT WORTH TEXAS answers your quesrion

[@cowtowncustoms2110]

Great story, Great song! I'm glad you liked that one. The story is Guy and his long time guitar playing friend were doing a weekend music class at Jorma's Fur Piece Ranch in southern Ohio and they wrote the song with the class. About a year later Guy finished it and recorded it. He gave everyone in the class songwriting credit for it! I am a disabled/retired guy that lives in an old dairy farm in rural north central Ohio and my hobby is building custom electric guitars. So I build them under the CowTownCustoms name. If you can PM me somehow I will send you a T-shirt. Thanks again!

[@ritamead6318]

CowTownCustoms THAT is an amazing back story to "The Guitar" song! Thanks for sharing it with us..

[@wendel5520]

Anyone that liked this owes it to themself to check out more of this great songwriter/storyteller. Let him Roll LA Freeway Stuff that works The Cape Dublin Blues

[@GaOutlawVinyl]

wendel hardy one song you left out that must be listened to is My Favorite Picture Of You.

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

RANDALL KNIFE!

[@karowak1]

GOOSEBUMPS

[@nonenone3257]

Dublin Blues is a beautiful song. It's a must.

[@JackCerro]

Verlon Thompson is playing the lead lines here. Decent songwriter in his own right.

[@nickolaskunz5735]

I love how he mellows it out a bit compared to when he plays by himself

[@johndavidson5228]

Very, very nice ! (You may know that COWTOWN is one of the Nicknames of Fort Worth, Texas along with "The city where the west begins". I don't know if there is any connection with the "Cowtown Customs" that you mentioned.) Thanks to all who requested this song.

[@vassg5]

The only reaction to this song I've seen on youtube. Thank you for doing this one. I appreciate it as always.

[@RockN2Country]

@G V You're welcome--I'm glad I got one in under the wire!

[@lilymcallister9751]

I play the violin/fiddle. When I asked my dad what the difference between the two were he said "A proper case VS a flour sack". That is a memory I'll never forget.

[@kennethmalone4689]

I've never heard that. What I have heard is that the two names describe the specific style of playing. Fiddle is used for musical styles that are more folk driven or roots in nature. This would include Cajun, some country, bluegrass, bluegrass, cajun, and some types of traditional Celtic music. Conversely "Violin, is typically used for Western classical music and jazz.

[@JackCerro]

So many choice Guy Clark song... Texas 1947 (Keepers album version) Heart broke (Keepers) Heartbroke (Keepers) South Coast of Texas. Black Diamond Strings, Out in the Parking Lot, Soldiers Joy 1864, Dublin Blues, L.A. Freeway, Stuff that Works, Ramblin Jack and Mahan....

[@hoop4hope]

You react to the best songs, man. Nobody does it like you. You are so passionate.

[@Gary_007]

WOW !! I wasn't expecting this. One of the best story-telling songs I have ever heard, and I have heard a bunch.

[@jlopez97122]

L.A. Freeway should be next! Love me some Guy Clark. May he rest in peace.

[@potatopeeler1179]

dublin blues just as good

[@GT90ford]

Cowtown is Ft. Worth, Tx.

[@TripletDad3]

Glad you enjoyed it. The first time I heard that solo, I played it about 3 times in a row. I think you'd also like Sturgill Simpson's "Life of Sin" or "You Can Have The Crown". Both are upbeat songs that showcase what made Simpson famous.

[@Sjackson2369]

There used to be old stories of blues musicians making a deal with the devil to play guitar. Reminds me of those.

[@jesseduke694]

I know & love alot of older country but I dont know much from this guy. I've herd of him but never dug into him. I love it!

[@ritamead6318]

Don .. your reaction was right saying that song was outside of any kind of musical boundaries! So well told and was played exquisitely! And the back story Cowtowncustoms shared about it is remarkable!

[@davidemswiler4351]

Great reaction! Sadly we may never get to hear a part two as Mr. Clark passed away a few years back. But I bet he's in heaven still pickin' away on that old guitar wearing his "barbed wire halo"! Don't know where Cowtown Customs is hangin' his hat but Fort Worth is the most famous Cowtown. You should visit the Stockyards one day...alot of history and fun things to do at the place "where the West begins"!

[@GrandmasGoneGamingLW]

Love that song very much, and you did a GREAT reaction and rating. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! Thank you loads and loads!!! SIDENOTE...speaking of "fiddles," I've been meaning to give you this link. It's definitely not for reacting. I just thought you would like it. My mom was a superb violinist for many years before she learned about bluegrass. After that, she called herself (as a performer), "Phyl and Her Fiddle," for many, many years. She passed away at age 90, in 2014. I recently unearthed a video taken just after my youngest daughter (with whom we live, now) was married, shortly before we moved over here to SD. She (Mom) had taken a huge fall just two months before the wedding, and hadn't been able to play at their wedding as she had promised. In the fall, one shoulder and the other thumb were dislocated, and she had to have a pin put in the thumb. She healed well, and was able to practice a bit, finally, and she did this one last performance before she handed over her fiddle to my younger sister (who still has it). During the start of the video, she tells the story of the violin she was holding. :-) The video isn't professional and not the greatest quality, but I uploaded it for friends and family, here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHbYooWEn6lrhZI I also uploaded her own story of her musical history, on my website, here: lindawing.net/arts/music/the-music-of-phyllis-minish-my-mom/ There are elements in her story that actually echo this song's story! I think you will enjoy it. :-D BTW--I'm the helper in the video, at age 56 (I'm now 69). After having two hips replaced in 2017, I can stand straight once again, and am about 90# lighter than I was back then. My white hair, though, started in 1964, the night and morning after the big earthquake, when I was only 14, and it's still the same color as in the video. ;-)

[@GT90ford]

The reason it sound spanish at the beginning and other parts is, he was playing a 10 string guitar. This is classic Guy, my favorite story teller, right along with him is Kris Kristofferson.

[@nickolaskunz5735]

The guitar player wrote the song Adalee. Amazing tune

[@latimoresky9421]

if you like that story you should check out his song "Randall Knife"

[@elipatrickmusic]

I second this

[@Puncheons84]

Good one. Looking forward to the Steve Earle tribute album to Guy Clark. In the meantime there is always "Goodbye Michaelangelo" by Steve Earle

[@adamyoung6797]

I really like your thoughts. I agree that the story-telling is what makes the genre.

[@RockN2Country]

Thanks, Logan! Yeah, it's all about the stories for me, too. I think for most folks.

[@weslennon3425]

Guy Clark has been one of my favorite storytellers in Country or just about any music, listened to him most of my life. I have everything he's ever released and some which were not released, but recorded in a bar or was allowed to plug into the mixer at a show. Mush of the Country Music today sounds too much like rock, don't get me wrong, I love all kinds of music, but when I want to hear country, I like Guy of course, Waylon, Willie, Kris Kristofferson (an ole storyteller himself), most of those were back in the early to late 1970's and through the early 2000s. When Nashville only wanted Willie and the guys to just write songs for Patsy Cline, Porter Wagoner, and many of the old greats. But the Outlaws moved to Texas to do their own thing, and it worked and was the right time. But I do love me some Guy Clark...May he Rest in Peace, he earned it the hard way, no regrets.

[@RockN2Country]

@Wes Lennon Good stuff right there, and agree all the way around. Welcome aboard the channel!

[@jeremylilly1054]

I just found this song a couple weeks ago digging deeper into the red dirt scene myself. I'm glad I went back and found this reaction. I think this song is the kinda song that just transcends music and is almost spiritual in a sense

[@RockN2Country]

Totally agree, Jeremy. This one is a different kind of song.

[@drusmithwick7081]

One of the greatest songwriters of all time. LA Freeway and Dublin Blues are 2 of my favorites of his

[@dianethornhill3651]

You need to listen to Guy’s Randal Knife

[@rickforshee3315]

The guitarist is Verlon Thompson. He is one of the best, dig a little deeper on him. Joe Walkers Mare is a good one by Verlon as is Stringbean and Estelle

[@jodyparrish637]

Great reaction!! Love the song!! Fred Eaglesmith ‘Betty Oshawa’ ‘Cigarette Machine’ ‘Trucker Speed’ ‘Joe’ or ‘Alcohol & Pills’

[@shaanp9796]

Verlon Thompson said the song was inspired by a time when Guy (a luthier) made a really nice guitar and put it under a bed or something. Verlon pulled it out and asked him how much he could pay for it, as it looked to be like a dream guitar for him. Guy said, “Why don’t you just, take it?”. Verlon eventually goes, “Ok fine. I’ll take it but it’ll always be yours”, to which Guy replied with a dry “Whatever.” That’s the concise version. He told this story before playing it around a campfire in one KZbin video. You can look it up, it’s cool.

[@calogger83]

So the story I read to it it's a guy that pawned his guitar before he was famous, just starting out then went back in years later and found it.

[@billyhoward5934]

Randal Knife is the best story and autobiographical from Guy. Amazing song. One of those things you are better after your encounter. God bless and great taste.

[@billyhoward5934]

And Cowtown is Dallas/Ft. Worth area

[@bothgunsblazin]

You gotta do Guy's "The Cape."

[@bothgunsblazin]

Oh, and "Stuff That Works," and "Let Him Roll!"

[@jimdunagan4180]

a bit of Hotel Cali in there too...nice ghost story/devil

[@WiseMuffin457]

If you're a fan of the picking check out some of Verlon Thompson

[@Joestaxi854]

Verlon Thompson on guitar behind him.

[@goldenlittlefield9757]

This one reminds me of The Devil Wears a suit and tie by Colter Wall.

[@jeremylilly1054]

That's a great song. I listen to Colter every day

[@Robertwilde-w4i]

Wow... I found your critique because I was going to suggest this 21 of these people reacting to sogs... I love your idea of follow-up this song would be a great precursor To a follow-up S song. My request to you is to do 2 songs where there is a precursor and a follow-up.... I suggest the old classic Big John.... The follow-up is Cajun Queen By second would be the devil went down to Georgia... And yes there's a follow-up the devil returned to Georgia... Travis Tritt Johnny Cash and of course Charlie daniels

[@karowak1]

DEVIL IN THE GUITAR

[@tradways]

Country song campfire ghost stories!

[@dianethornhill3651]

There is a difference between a violin and a fiddle. The shape of the bridge.

[@ronaldsears834]

Cowtown is ft.worth Texas

[@simeonteitelbaum3673]

Jason Isbell did an incredible cover of "Desperadoes" at the tribute to Guy Clark show a few years ago. Sadly, Guy was too ill to attend

[@AO-ip6yx]

I love your videos and i sincerely thank you for making them but if you don’t know Guy Clark’s entire body of work I’m not sure what you are trying to introduce people to? Him, Townes Van Zandt, Billy Joe Shaver, Jerry Jeff, Fred Eaglesmith and Ray Wylie Hubbardinvented this genre!

[@scottdoesknowbitch]

Think songs a play on the musician saying you don’t pick the guitar the guitar picks you.

[@jimdunagan4180]

In country it's fiddle lol

[@mikeshane9415]

Check out james mcmurtry, we cant make it here anymore

[@RockN2Country]

@Mike Shane Thanks for the rec--I put it on the list. Please be patient with me since the list is kinda long, but I'll give it a shot. And welcome aboard the channel!

[@karowak1]

VERLON THOMPSON ON GUITAR

[@Rlstr4459]

You cannot call this music country! Country has gone pop. It is now Americana music, kinda folky but damn good music what ever it labeled.

[@tbirdfan93]

Try Justin Moore kinda don't care

[@ritamead6318]

LOVE Justin Moore!

[@HoNkYforLiFe1]

Too many interruptions

[@RockN2Country]

@HoNkYforLiFe1 I can't argue with that. The good news is I got better as time went on, as it was a learning process.