Artist: Guy Clark Album: Looking For The Words: Live At The U Of H Coffee House Label: Truly Handmade Records – NA Country: US Released: 2025 Genre: Folk Rock, Acoustic Audio codec: FLAC | lossless Cover: Front

Recorded and produced by John Kuntz on October 30, 1970 during Guy Clark's performance at the University of Houston Coffee House, Houston, Texas

Tracklist:

1. Susanna
2. Frankie And Johnny
3. Rye Whiskey
4. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
5. Raggedy Ann
6. Spring Thing
7. Step Inside My House
8. The Gypsy Boy
9. Rain Brings Me Down 10.Corina Corina 11.Wine And Cigarettes 12.It May Come As News 13.These Days 14.Hill Country Blues 15.Looking For The Words 16.Hold On Brother 17.San Francisco Bay Blues 18.Headed Back To California

Looking For The Words: Live at the U of H Coffee House features Guy Clark performing solo acoustic versions of early originals and illuminating covers

Let’s travel back to October 30, 1970: A week before his 29th birthday, Guy Clark is performing on the University of Houston campus. Back in his home state after a short stint in California, Clark is still a couple years away from moving to Nashville, where his career as a songwriter would flourish. On this night, he delights a small coffeehouse audience with 12 original songs plus a half-dozen covers. And, as it happens, a reel-to-reel tape recorder is running. The tape was lost until 2021 when the opening act for that night, John Kunz, found the tape stuck in a cavity behind a storage tray.

Cover art is courtesy of Guy’s friend, renowned artist Mel Chin.

Eight of the Guy Clark originals on this album have never been heard before. In addition, there are rare Guy songs and interesting covers of songs by Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, and Jesse Fuller