W.C. CLARK

⬇️ W.C. CLARK ⬇️

(Wesley Curley Clark)

(6CD)

 BIOGRAPHY 

W. C. Clark (born Wesley Curley Clark, November 16, 1939) is an American blues musician. He is known as the "Godfather of Austin Blues" for his influence on the Austin, Texas blues scene since the late 1960s.

Clark was born and raised in Austin, Texas, United States, where he sang gospel music in the choir as a young boy. In the early 1950s at age 14 he first learned the guitar, and then later experimented with blues and jazz on the bass guitar.

By the early 1960s, he began attracting the attention of such Texas blues performers as Big Joe Turner, Albert Collins and Little Johnny Taylor.

In the late 1960s, he joined the R&B Joe Tex Band, and left Austin, where he thought the R&B scene had died. But during a tour with the band back through Austin, Clark sat in on bass with younger Austin locals Jimmie Vaughan and Paul Ray at an East Austin club. After the session playing with Vaughan and Ray, Clark changed his mind about Austin.

He left Joe Tex two weeks later and moved back to Austin, where he then remained to guide and inspire numerous Austin musicians and lay the foundation of the prolific Austin blues and rock scene of the 1970s and later.

In the early 1970s, Clark formed an Austin blues quintet named Triple Threat Revue, with members Stevie Ray Vaughan and Lou Ann Barton. He also formed several bands with various names, which also included as members Jimmie Vaughan and Angela Strehli.

In 1975, Clark formed the W. C. Clark Blues Revue. Through the 1980s that band played venues with international greats such as James Brown, B.B. King, Albert King, Freddy King, Sam and Dave, Elvin Bishop and Bobby Blue Bland.

By the early 1980s Clark had taught future rock prodigy brothers Charlie Sexton and Will Sexton how to play guitar, while they were still young boys.....

Something For Everybody

(LP)

TRACKS A1-Can't You Hear Me Calling You A2-My Song A3-Crossroads A4-Certain Girl A5-Summer Days A6-So Hard to Bear B1-Rushin' B2-Lovers Plea B3-My, My Mys B4-Rough Edges B5-Pretty Little Mama B6-Bottomless Pit

WCCK-1987-Something For Everybody (LP) @320

Heart of Gold

TRACKS 01-Heart of Gold 02-I Want to Shout About It 03-Where There's Smoke There's Fire 04-Cold Shot 05-Come Back 06-Let's Straighten It Out 07-Don't Make Me Pay for His Mistakes 08-You've Got Love Me 09-Make my Guitar Talk, Talk, Talk, to You 10-I Want to Get Married 11-All I Can See is You 12-The Blues Is at Hand

WCCK-1994-Heart of Gold @FLAC

Texas Soul

TRACKS 01-I Only Have Love For You 02-Just The One I Was Looking For 03-Reminiscing 04-Why Do Things Happen To Me¿ 05-Rough Edges 06-Leave My Heart Alone 07-That's Where It's At 08-Funny How Time Slips Away 09-You'll Need Another Favor 10-I Want To Keep You 11-Ain't No Fun To Me 12-Baby, What About Me¿

WCCK-1995-Texas Soul @ALAC

Lover's Plea

TRACKS 01-Changing My Life With Your Love 02-Lover's Plea 03-Lonely No More 04-Someday 05-Pretty Little Mama 06-Are You Here, Are You There 07-Everywhere I Go 08-Sunshine Lady 09-I'm Hooked On You 10-Why I Got The Blues 11-Do You Mean It 12-That's a Good Idea

WCCK-1998-Lover's Plea @ALAC

From Austin With Soul

TRACKS 01-Snatching It Back 02-Midnight Hour Blues 03-I've Been Searching 04-Don't Mess Up 05-How Long Is A Heartache Supposed To Last 06-Bitchy Men 07-Let It Rain 08-Got Me Where You Want Me 09-Got To Find A Lover 10-Get Out Of My Life, Woman 11-I'm Gonna Disappear 12-Real, Live Livin' Hurtin' Man 13-I Keep Hanging On

WCCK-2002-From Austin With Soul @ALAC

Deep in the Heart

TRACKS 01-Stronger Than You Need To Be 02-Cold Blooded Lover 03-You Left The Water Running 04-I Want To Do Everything To You 05-Twist Of The Knife 06-Tip Of My Tounge 07-Jaded Lady 08-Ain't Lost Nothin' 09-Soul Kind Of Loving 10-My Texas Home 11-I Didn't Know The Meaning Of Pain 12-If You Think About 13-Promises 14-Okie Dokee Stomp

WCCK-2004-Deep In The Heart @FLAC