It's just something I've always done. In South Texas, the first guitar you get is a Mexican guitar. And the first one I got, the first thing I did was take it apart.

The album was nominated for "Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album" at the Grammy Awards. In 1982 Bobby Bare made it to the Country Top Twenty with Clark’s "New Cut Road". They were best friends for many years until Van Zandt's death in 1997 and since then Clark has included one of Van Zandt's compositions on most of his albums.

A. Freeway and Desperados Waiting for a Train that helped launch his career were covered by numerous performers. Clark was born in Monahans Texas and eventually settled in Nashville also known as Music City where he helped create the progressive country and outlaw country genres.