Gary Clark Jr.

Gary Clark Jr. Born February 15 1984 Is An American Guitarist And Actor Based In Austin Texas. Described As Being The Future Of Texas Blues Clark's Resume Has Included Sharing The Stage With Various Legends Of Rock And Roll. He Has Stated That He Is "influenced By Blues Jazz Soul And Country As Well As Hip Hop". Clark's Musical Trademarks Are His Extremely Fuzzy Guitar Sound And Smooth Vocal Style.
Gary Clark Jr. Began Playing Guitar At The Age Of Twelve. Born And Raised In Austin Clark Played Small Gigs Throughout His Teens Until He Met Promoter Clifford Antone Proprietor Of The Austin Music Club Antone's. Antone's Was The Launch Pad From Which Stevie Ray And Jimmie Vaughan Redefined Rock At The Time. Soon After Meeting Clifford Clark Began To Play With An Array Of Musical Icons Including Jimmie Vaughan. Vaughan And Others In The Austin Music Community Helped Clark Along His Musical Path Facilitating His Ascent In The Texas Rock & Roll Scene. Clark's Music Demonstrates How The Blues Have Shaped Virtually Every Medium Of Music Over The Past Century From Hip-Hop To Country.
Clark Performed At The 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival Alongside B.B. King Eric Clapton Buddy Guy Steve Winwood John Mayer Sheryl Crow Jeff Beck And ZZ Top. He Joined Doyle Bramhall II And Sheryl Crow On Stage For Their Performance With Eric Clapton And Also Debuted Several Original Songs.
In June 2011 Clark Played At The Annual Bonnaroo Music Festival In Manchester Tennessee At The Miller Lite On Tap Lounge. On June 10 2012 Clark Again Played At Bonnaroo And His Performance Was Streamed Live Online Via The Bonnaroo MusicFest Channel On YouTube.
Rolling Stone Declared Clark "Best Young Gun" In Its April 2011 "Best Of Rock" Issue.
Clark Sang On The Bonus Track Cover Of "I Want You Back" By The Jackson 5 On Sheryl Crow 's Album 100 Miles From Memphis.
More Recently Clark Recorded With Alicia Keys On Two Different Songs In New York NY.
In February 2012 Clark Performed Alongside Blues Legends At The Red White And Blues Event At The White House. The Event Aired On PBS Also Included B.B. King Mick Jagger Jeff Beck And Buddy Guy Among Others. Clark Played "Catfish Blues" And "In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down " As Well As Contributing To Performances Of "Let The Good Times Roll" "Beat Up Old Guitar" "Five Long Years" And "Sweet Home Chicago".
"Bright Lights" Can Be Heard In A 2011 Jack Daniel's Commercial As Well As In The 2012 Max Payne 3 Videogame. It Has Also Heard In The Recent Movie Stand Up Guys In The Final Shootout Scene.
In June 2012 Clark Guested With The Dave Matthews Band Playing "Can't Stop" And All Along The Watchtower At Dates In Virginia Beach And Indianapolis.
On August 28 2012 Alicia Keys Revealed Via Twitter That Clark's New Album And Major-Label Debut Called Blak And Blu Will Be Released On October 22 2012. Later That Day The News Appeared On Clark's Official Website.
On October 21 And 22 2012 Clark Appeared As The Opening Act At The Bridge School Benefit Concert Bridge XXVI.
On December 8 2012 Clark Appeared At The Rolling Stones' First US-Gig Of Their 50th Anniversary Tour At The Barclay's Center In Brooklyn NY To Perform The Don Nix Song "Going Down" With The Band. On December 15 2012 He Joined Them Onstage Again To Play The Same Song Along With John Mayer During The Last Date Of The Stones' Mini-Tour At The Prudential Center In Newark NJ. read less