'A Night for Guy' to honor the life and music of musician Clark on first anniversary of his death

By ANDREW DANSBY

…Clark is one of the greatest songwriters ever to have called Houston home. He was born in Monahans and grew up in Rockport. And starting in the mid-1970s in Nashville, he made a name as a songwriter of uncommon poetry and depth. But between his youth on the Gulf Coast and his career in Nashville, Clark first wrote songs and performed at clubs in Houston.

By GLADYS FUENTES 

Texas songwriting legends Guy Clark and Richard Dobson famously wrote about the unquantifiable value of having a true friend in their song “Old Friends.” Six years after his passing, some of his old friends and admirers are getting back together to celebrate his legacy yet again.

By ANDREW DANSBY

Last year Shawn Parks, owner of the Bojangles Music School, found himself frustrated after seeing tributes to the late, great musician Guy Clark in Austin and Nashville but not Houston, where Clark spent some formative years as a songwriter. So Parks created A Night for Guy, during which about a dozen great local performers — including Matt Harlan, the Mighty Orq, John Egan — each played a pair of Clark songs. A few fun surprises also took place, including two songs performed by famed attorney Dick DeGuerin and an unannounced appearance by Lyle Lovett.