Guy Clark Introduction

Rating: 10/10 (20 January 2015)

Casting and performances were superb and the fact that the screen play is based on true life events makes it even more special. You don't even realize how many excellent songs, and such a wide variety of song styles are in the movie until you review the sound track. Great inspirational movie but I am especially thankful for my introduction to Guy Clark. He sang "Stuff That Works" and I was hooked. I now have most of Guy Clark's albums, and eventually will have all of them. If you haven't listened to Guy Clark's music - you have missed one of life's greatest pleasures. Simple, everyday life lyrics combined with strong guitar licks. He is a Grammy Award winning American Texas Country and folk singer, musician, songwriter, recording artist, and performer. He has released more than twenty albums, and his songs have been recorded by other artists including Johnny Cash, David Allan Coe, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner, Hayes Carll, Brad Paisley, John Denver, Alan Jackson, Rodney Crowell, The Highwaymen, and Kenny Chesney. Guy Clark won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Folk Album: My Favorite Picture Of You. The Rookie is a movie that can be re-watched and enjoyed every year, and the sound track is every bit as good as the movie.
Most people watch a movie and concentrate on the visual images, never realizing the contribution made by a great soundtrack. If you asked viewers to name songs included in The Rookie, they probably couldn't name two, and the movie contains 18 carefully crafted songs written and/or performed by masters of the art, like Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, and John Fogerty. Look em up!