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Gary Clark and coffee while I edit my slide deck before the in-progress review w/the boss (Original Post) The Polack MSgt May 2019 OP
He is out playing everywhere this summer lunasun May 2019 #1
My wife and I saw him 3 years ago at the Pageant The Polack MSgt May 2019 #2
Oh whoaa drray23 May 2019 #3
I'm overjoyed to introduce great artists to people who never knew them The Polack MSgt May 2019 #4

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
1. He is out playing everywhere this summer
Wed May 15, 2019, 10:41 AM
May 2019

Don't get too comfortable, just plan on moving over


“I wanted every note and lyric to mean something,” he told RS. “With the records I’ve made before, there’s so much emphasis on guitar: We’ll just play a badass guitar solo, and no one cares about the lyrics. That’s not what I got into it for. I like Quincy Jones. I like Stevie Wonder. I like Ray Charles. I like Cab Calloway’s arrangements. I like bridges, pre-choruses. That’s something I never really paid attention to
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/see-gary-clark-jr-s-vision-of-rural-america-in-what-about-us-video-795835/



The Polack MSgt

(13,182 posts)
2. My wife and I saw him 3 years ago at the Pageant
Wed May 15, 2019, 11:42 AM
May 2019

Which is a great theater in St Louis - But I doubt we'll be able to catch him in a small venue ever again.

He is amazing live, plays every genre effortlessly, sings so much better than I expected too

drray23

(7,616 posts)
3. Oh whoaa
Wed May 15, 2019, 06:34 PM
May 2019

I never knew him before you posted that. He is incredible. Perfect guitar playing coupled with solid lyrics and good singing.

The Polack MSgt

(13,182 posts)
4. I'm overjoyed to introduce great artists to people who never knew them
Wed May 15, 2019, 06:42 PM
May 2019

It's one of the most rewarding parts of being an obsessive music nerd.

Glad you like him

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