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Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Lee Clark Jr. (born February 15, 1984) is an American musician from Austin, Texas. He is best known for his fusion of blues, rock and soul music with elements of hip hop. In 2011 Clark signed with Warner Bros Records and released The Bright Lights EP. It was followed by the albums Blak and Blu (2012) and The Story of Sonny Boy Slim (2015). Throughout his career Clark has been a prolific live performer, which has been documented in two releases; Gary Clark Jr. Live (2014) and Gary Clark Jr Live/North America (2017). He has shared the stage with Eric Clapton, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, B.B. King and the Rolling Stones. His latest album, This Land, was released on February 22, 2019. In 2014, Clark was awarded a Grammy for Best Traditional R&B performance for the song "Please Come Home.” In 2020, he won the Grammy Award for "Best Rock Song" and "Best Rock Performance" for the song “This Land” from his album of the same name.
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1984-02-15
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Austin, Texas, U.S.
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Watch Gary Clark Jr. enlist Samantha Fish for a show-stopping live rendition of When My Train Pulls In

Fish supported Clark Jr. on the night before returning to the stage for a 13-minute encore and some top-tier blues soloing. Last Tuesday (July 12), Gary Clark Jr. continued to warm up for his upcoming 2022 headlining tour of the US with a performance at Budapest Park in Hungary, for which he recruited fellow blues guitar ace Samantha Fish as the support act.
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Gary Clark Jr. Plots Fall Tour 2022

Gary Clark Jr. will embark on a month-long fall tour across North America from September 9 – October 9. The guitarist will play 16 headlining tour dates in addition to five festival appearances over the course of the trek. Buy Gary Clark Jr. tickets on Ticketmaster starting this Friday, July 15 at 10 a.m. local time.
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Gary Clark Jr. Coming to MGM Northfield Park — Center Stage in September

Guitar hero Gary Clark Jr. has just announced the dates of a fall tour. Clark Jr., who portrays American blues singer-songwriter Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup in. Baz Luhrmann’s new film Elvis, has been plenty busy lately. In addition to sustaining a career as a terrific blues/rock guitarist, he recently served as served as the official Music Director for Jon Stewart’s acceptance of the 23rd Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.
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Swae Lee does his hometown dance to the sounds of Diplo for their contribution off the Elvis motion picture soundtrack. Interpolating Elvis Presley’s cover of Arthur Crudup’s 1946 blues hit, “That’s All Right Mama,” Swae rejoices over Diplo’s upbeat instrumental, while Gary Clark Jr. and the film’s star Austin Butler keep the bluesy with their sultry vocals.
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Review – Gary Clark Jr. Absolved The Audience at Red Rocks

Monday nights are the last night of the week most people want to go out, but that wasn’t the case at Red Rocks Amphitheatre this week when new-age, blues guitarist Gary Clark Jr. played with openers Durand Jones & The Indications. What better way to start your week than with blues and soul? It was Sunday mass on a Monday followed by earnest absolution — a prayer made in possession and a confession without a church. It was a purging of hidden worries.
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Lord Huron, Gary Clark Jr. and the Best Concerts in Denver This Week

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Gary Clark Jr. takes Belly Up stage for two-night performance

Seeing Gary Clark Jr. sing and strum his electric guitar live is a memorable experience for any concertgoer. And seeing the eminent musician perform time after time, the experience only gets better — it becomes “mesmerizing,” said David Goldberg, co-owner and operator of Belly Up. Having played...
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Gary Clark Jr. finds the soul of Austin at the Paramount Theatre's 107th-anniversary gala

Lots of eyes were on downtown Austin on Saturday morning and afternoon. Abortion-rights activists gathered at the Capitol as part of a coordinated nationwide protest, while a twice-impeached former president tried to gin up support among his followers at the Austin Convention Center. It felt a bit like a battle for the soul of Austin — but come sundown, the city's inner light shone brightly from the stage of the Paramount Theatre, where hometown guitar star Gary Clark Jr. held court at the venue's 107th-anniversary gala.
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