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Guy Clark, Ray Benson, Carolyn Wonderland and Lucinda Williams part of Janis Joplin tribute
Guy Clark, who plays the Cactus Cafe on Nov. 20, will play Saturday at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s “Kozmic Blues: The Life and Music of Janis Joplin,” part of the hall’s American Music Masters series. Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson, Carolyn Wonderland and Lucinda Williams are also scheduled to perform. Here, Clark talks about his involvement with the show:
“I met Janis a couple times in Texas and San Francisco, and we had a lot of mutual friends. In later years, I met her sister Laura Joplin, who lives in California. She’s involved in this thing, I think. Laura and I had gotten to be friends, and we were talking about how when Janis was just starting she was more of a folk singer, traditional blues and ballads.
“I’m going to do the old blues song “Trouble in Mind” (on Saturday). I’d bet anything we both learned that from Lightnin’ Hopkins. Janis’ version and mine are pretty much the same, aside from the vocals. I’m not scared, you know, but I’m not really sure why I’m doing this. I wasn’t a bosom buddy, but I guess there was some connection they wanted to make. They asked me to do an original, too, and I chose ‘She Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere.’ It kind of reminds me of what Janis was going through when she left Texas.”
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