Gary Clark, Jr. is an American guitarist and actor based in Austin, Texas. Described as being the future of Texas blues, Clark's résumé has included sharing the stage with various legends of rock and roll. He has stated that he is "influenced by blues, jazz, soul [and] cou...
Gary Clark Sr., Sandi Clark, Bright Lights, When My Train Pulls In, Things Are Changin', Houston, TX, United States, New York, NY, United States
Siblings
Savannah Clark, Shawn Clark, Bright Lights, When My Train Pulls In, Things Are Changin', Houston, TX, United States, New York, NY, United States
Partner
Nicole Trunfio (2012–)
Nicknames
Gary Clark , Gary Clark Jr. Band , Gary Clark Jr , Gary Clark Jr.
Awards
SPIN Magazine's Golden Corndog award, 31st annual Austin Music Awards (2013, 8 awards), Austin Music Award for Best Blues and Electric Guitarist (2001), Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B performance at the 56th annual Grammy Awards Ceremony (2014), Blues Music Award in the 'Contemporary Blues M...
Record Labels
Hotwire Unlimited, Warner Bros., Records
Nominations
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song (2013)
Movies
"Miles Ahead" (2015), "Max Payne 3", "House of Lies", "Think Like a Man", "Need for Speed: The Run"
TV Shows
Dave Matthews Band (2012), Bridge School Benefit Concert, Bridge XXVI (2012), The Rolling Stones' 50th anniversary tour (2012), Glastonbury Festival (2013), NBA All-Star Game Halftime Show (2014), Austin City Limits (ACL) (2015), The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2016)
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Quote
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For a black male, the sound of the blues is pre-Civil Rights. It's oppression. In high school I had a friend who asked me why I played the blues, that black people don't play blues. And for the most part, he was right. But I said, how can you abandon what we came from? All that stuff you're jamming now came from this foundation. Jimmy Reed sang 'Big Boss Man' and, as a black man, he sang that because he couldn't say it in the workplace. If guys like that were ballsy enough to put that out, how can you deny it? That was the foundation to be able to say whatever the fuck you want.
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Fact
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Gary is a blues musician living and performing in his hometown of Austin, Texas. [February 2012]
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Hometown is Austin, Texas.
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Blues musician.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Conan
TV Series performer - 3 episodes, 2013 - 2017 writer - 2 episodes, 2015 - 2017
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2015-2017
TV Series performer - 3 episodes
The 59th Annual Grammy Awards
2017
TV Special performer: "Born Under a Bad Sign"
Deepwater Horizon
2016
performer: "TAKE ME DOWN" / writer: "TAKE ME DOWN"
Roadies
TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2016 writer - 1 episode, 2016
Documentary performer: "Third Stone from the Sun/ If You Love Me Like You Say", "Next Door Neighbor Blues", "Don't Owe You a Thang", "When My Train Pulls In"
$4 Million
