W. C. Clark

Calling someone the "Godfather of Austin Blues" is no small thing, and W. C. Clark earned every syllable of it. From the late 1960s until his passing in 2024, he was the connective tissue of an entire scene, shaping the sound of a city more than chasing personal fame. What moves me most is that figures like Clark measure their legacy not in chart positions but in the careers they nurtured and the soil they prepared for others. He was a musician inseparable from his city, and I find that kind of rooted, generous artistry genuinely beautiful and worth celebrating.

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Name (English)

W. C. Clark

Name (Japanese)

W.C.クラーク

Reading

W.C.くらーく

Born

November 16, 1939 – March 2, 2024

Origin

Austin, Texas, United States

Occupation

musician / singer-songwriter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rabbit

• Official sitehttp://www.wcclark.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W.%20C.%20Clark
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/W.C.%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2536666

Tags

• Texas
• musician
• singer-songwriter

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.