Ode to Guy Clark Steve Earle in Austin TX (2019)

Joined by his longrunning fivepiece 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 honkytonkin queen Rita Ballou featuring Eleanor Whitmore on violin Following a tale about Clarks 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 states most influential songs