Ode to Guy Clark: Steve Earle in Austin, TX
Joined by his long-running five-piece band The Dukes, Earle hit the stage kicking off his Guy Clark tribute with the classic “Dublin Blues,” receiving exuberant cheers at the opening line “Wish I was in Austin.” Earle immediately went into “Texas 1947,” featuring the expert pedal steel work of Ricky Ray Jackson. After sharing a short story about how he met Guy Clark while hitchhiking around Texas, the band performed the ode to the Hill Country honky-tonkin’ queen “Rita Ballou,” featuring Eleanor Whitmore on violin. Following a tale about Clark’s loyalty to Texas BBQ over Tennessee style BBQ, Joe Ely joined Earle on stage to perform “Desperadoes Waiting For a Train” – two Texas music legends trading verses on one of the state’s most influential songs.
- Genre: Music
- Studio: KLRU Austin, Austin City Limits
- Keyword: concert, hard rock, austin, texas, alternative country, outlaw country music
- Cast: Steve Earle, Joe Ely, Rodney Crowell, Jo Harvey Allen, Terry Allen, Chris Masterson
