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From the NY Times:
Nashville: Guy Clark, who along with Townes Van Zandt, Jerry Jeff Walker and others patented the rugged, imagistic brand of narrative-rich songwriting that became associated with the Texas Troubadour movement of the 1970s and '80's, died Tuesday at his home here. He was 74.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/18/a...the-texas-troubadours-is-dead-at-74.html?_r=0
On the inspiration for "LA Freeway":
Before finally settling in Nashville, Clark briefly lived in Los Angeles, where he pursued a publishing deal and worked at a local dobro factory. But the Texas native didn't exactly like the lure of Hollywood – the long hours on the highway weren't feeding his soul, and one day while on the road back from a gig in San Diego, a thought popped into his head. "If I can just get off of this L.A Freeway without getting killed or caught," he thought, realizing the power of the line and quickly jotting it down on the back of a burger sack with his wife Susanna's eyebrow pencil. The note became the basis for "L.A. Freeway," the second song on his debut LP Old No. 1. Opening with a simple strum soon met with a wistful fiddle, it was not only a tune about leaving California but the restless spirit of anyone who feels the crush of a reality they often dream about escaping.
"L.A. Freeway" - Guy Clark: 12 Essential Songs | Rolling Stone
Nashville: Guy Clark, who along with Townes Van Zandt, Jerry Jeff Walker and others patented the rugged, imagistic brand of narrative-rich songwriting that became associated with the Texas Troubadour movement of the 1970s and '80's, died Tuesday at his home here. He was 74.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/18/a...the-texas-troubadours-is-dead-at-74.html?_r=0
On the inspiration for "LA Freeway":
Before finally settling in Nashville, Clark briefly lived in Los Angeles, where he pursued a publishing deal and worked at a local dobro factory. But the Texas native didn't exactly like the lure of Hollywood – the long hours on the highway weren't feeding his soul, and one day while on the road back from a gig in San Diego, a thought popped into his head. "If I can just get off of this L.A Freeway without getting killed or caught," he thought, realizing the power of the line and quickly jotting it down on the back of a burger sack with his wife Susanna's eyebrow pencil. The note became the basis for "L.A. Freeway," the second song on his debut LP Old No. 1. Opening with a simple strum soon met with a wistful fiddle, it was not only a tune about leaving California but the restless spirit of anyone who feels the crush of a reality they often dream about escaping.
"L.A. Freeway" - Guy Clark: 12 Essential Songs | Rolling Stone
