Guy Clark’s debut, Old No. 1, did not sell many records upon its original release in 1975. However, over time the album has earned a reputation as a masterpiece that has inspired a zillion songwriters since. The list of notables influenced by Clark and this LP includes a host of prominent singer-songwriters, including Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith, and Vince Gill. They have all proudly paid tribute to Clark in song and story. Fifty years later, Truly Handmade Records, an independent record label and imprint established by Guy Clark LLC, has released Old No. 1: Revisited. It’s a track-by-track tribute to the original, featuring some of the best young(er) musicians working in the Americana and alternative country fields today, such as Margo Price,…

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