ENTERTAINMENTGuy Clark over the yearsSongwriters Susanna and Guy Clark share a moment Dec. 10, 1975, at the Exit/In, a place they have been involved with since its beginnings in 1971.Jack Corn / The TennesseanEnjoying the unique "listening room" of the Exit/In on Dec. 10, 1975, are songwriter Dick Feller, left; Pat Carter, professional manager of Sunbary-Dunbar Music Inc.; RCA artist Dottie West; and songwriters Susanna and Guy Clark.Jack Corn / The TennesseanThe most talked-about single on Music Row and among country fans is "Homegrown Tomatoes" by Guy Clark, sitting here in a tomato patch July 12, 1983. Clark, who has been in town since 1971 writing hits for others, has found one for himself.Dianne Milam / The TennesseanGuy Clark, left, and his wife. Susanna Clark. talk with Emmylou Harris during the annual ASCAP Awards gala at the Opryland Hotel on Oct. 16, 1985.Kathleen Smith / The TennesseanEmmylou Harris, left front, Guy Clark and Nanci Griffith, and Vince Gill, left back, and Rodney Crowell gather at the home of Clark for a night of music May 14, 1999.Freeman Ramsey / The TennesseanCountry music stars including Kathy Mattea, Dolly Parton, Roger McGuinn, Lee Nash, Kim Richey, Guy Clark and Radney Foster wait for their cue as a crew prepares to make an IMAX film about country music Sept. 14, 2000, in Cookeville, Tenn.Larry McCormack / The TennesseanGuy Clark is in the beginning stages of one of two guitars he is building for 2003 at his home.Bill Steber / The TennesseanWhen putting the sheets of rosewood together for the back of the guitar, Guy Clark reinforces them with a lattice of braces on what will be the inside of the guitar as he works at his home Jan. 26, 2003.Bill Steber / The TennesseanGuy Clark tests the initial fit of the guitar's rosewood back to the rest of the box while working at his home Feb. 3, 2003.Bill Steber / The TennesseamAttaching the back of the guitar sound box is one of the most subtle stages of the process, according to Guy Clark, working at home Feb. 3, 2003.Bill Steber / The TennesseanSongwriter Guy Clark attaches the binding to his guitar with Elmer's glue as he works at home May 10, 2003.Bill Steber / The TennesseanIn the final step, Guy Clark gives the guitar a French polish by starting with a bag of natural Shellac flakes imported from India. The flakes are dissolved in grain alcohol and, with the addition of a drop of walnut oil, are applied to the surface of the guitar as he works at his home May 10, 2003.Bill Steber / The TennesseanGuy Clark takes his No. 8 handmade guitar for a spin for the first time in the basement shop of his home Dec. 27, 2003.Bill Steber / The TennesseanThis is the eighth numbered handmade guitar by songwriter Guy Clark on the day it was finished Dec. 27, 2003.Bill Steber / The TennesseanGuy Clark writes songs and builds guitars, which include the slot-head acoustic he's holding at home in his Nashville workshop Sept. 7, 2006.Mandy Lunn / The TennesseanGuy Clark, left, Rodney Crowell, Will Kimbrough and Verlon Thompson rehearse before Clark's artist-in-residence concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Sept. 13, 2006.Mandy Lunn / The TennesseanRodney Crowell, left, and Guy Clark rehearse backstage before performing at Clark's concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Sept. 13, 2006.Mandy Lunn / The TennesseanGuy Clark works on a set list before his artist-in-residence concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Sept. 13, 2006.Mandy Lunn / The TennesseanGuy Clark listens as friend and acolyte Rodney Crowell, not pictured, performs at Clark's concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Sept. 13, 2006.Mandy Lunn / The TennesseanGuy Clark briefly pauses backstage before performing at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Sept. 13, 2006.Mandy Lunn / The TennesseanGuy Clark, center, performs with guests Verlon Thompson, left, and Rodney Crowell at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Sept. 13, 2006.Mandy Lunn / The TennesseanGuy Clark, left, invites Vince Gill to perform with him at his artist-in-residence concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Sept. 13, 2006.Mandy Lunn / The TennesseanGuy Clark performs at his artist-in-residence concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Sept. 13, 2006.Mandy Lunn / The TennesseanGuy Clark performs at his artist-in-residence concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Sept. 13, 2006.Mandy Lunn / The TennesseanGuy Clark performs "The Randall Knife" in tribute to Vince Gill during the medallion ceremony at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Oct. 28, 2007.Shauna Bittle / The TennesseanGuy Clark sings "Bang the Drum Slowly" during a salute to Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Emmylou Harris in Nashville on April 27 2008.Larry McCormack / The TennesseanVince Gill, left, Guy Clark, Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster, Willie Nelson and Lyle Lovett attend the Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award gala dinner Aug. 29, 2010.George Walker IV / The TennesseanGuy Clark, left, plays with Vince Gill and Keb Mo as they perform during the premiere of the "Music Voyager" episode about Middle Tennessee at the Franklin Theatre on Feb. 15, 2012.Samuel Simpkins / The TennesseanGuy Clark, left, plays with Vince Gill and Keb Mo as they perform during the premiere of the "Music Voyager" episode about Middle Tennessee at the Franklin Theatre on Feb. 15, 2012.Samuel Simpkins / The TennesseanGuy Clark, left, plays with Vince Gill and Keb Mo as they perform during the premiere of the "Music Voyager" episode about Middle Tennessee at the Franklin Theatre on Feb. 15, 2012.Samuel Simpkins / The TennesseanGuy Clark performs for the audience during the premiere of the "Music Voyager" episode about Middle Tennessee at the Franklin Theatre in Franklin on Feb. 15, 2012.Samuel Simpkins / The TennesseanGuy Clark, left, plays with Vince Gill and Keb Mo as they perform during the premiere of the "Music Voyager" episode about Middle Tennessee at the Franklin Theatre on Feb. 15, 2012.Samuel Simpkins / The TennesseanGuy Clark performs at the Americana Music Awards at the Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 12, 2012.Steve Harman / The TennesseanGuy Clark performs at the Americana Music Awards at the Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 12, 2012.Steve Harman / The TennesseanGuy Clark performs for the audience at the ASCAP Awards dinner at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center on Oct. 29, 2012.Dipti Vaidya / The TennesseanGuitar maker and songwriter Guy Clark tunes one of his guitars at his workshop and home July 16, 2013, in Nashville.Sanford Myers / The TennesseanOld demo tapes and other music line one of the walls at guitar maker and songwriter Guy Clark's workshop and home July 16, 2013.Sanford Myers / The TennesseanGuitar maker and songwriter Guy Clark tunes one of his guitars at his workshop and home July 16, 2013, in Nashville.Sanford Myers / The TennesseanEvery Guy Clark guitar is signed, numbered and given a thumbprint in blood at his workshop and home July 16, 2013, in Nashville.Sanford Myers / The TennesseanGuitar maker and songwriter Guy Clark tunes one of his guitars at his workshop and home July 16, 2013, in Nashville.Sanford Myers / The Tennessean