Jubal Clark passed away in 1997 at the age of 68. He was a pervasive influence in the early Austin music scene. He wrote songs, played guitar and sang with many Austin artists. Calvin Russell, Blaze Foley, Townes Van Zandt, Willie Nelson, Lost John Casner and many others were part of his circle. He considered his first invitation to play at a Willie Nelson picnic in 1976 one of his favorite moments. He made two solo recordings, Gypsy Cowboy and Bootleg.

Jubal's musical influences include his Aunt Lola, who played piano at the local church. He once commented that he was influenced by, "The cotton pickers in the fields who would sing while they worked and I would listen to them." Another influence was his childhood neighbor Bob Wills. According to Jubal, " We didn't think of him as famous, because he was just our neighbor and friend." As a young man, he met and was influenced by Scatman Cruthers.

Jubal began picking as a child on a $15 guitar he bought from Sears. He was always making up rhymes as a kid, the start of his career as a songwriter. His singing career started about the same time, where he sang in the choir of his local church.

Austin American Statesman writer Chris Riemenschneider described Clark as a, "lyrical troubadour described by one friend as 'a guiding light for Austin's aspiring singer-songwriters.' Riemenschneider wrote that Clark was, "Best known as part of the roaming, hard-living clan of singer-songwriters who frequented clubs such as Spellman's, Emmajoe's, the Aus-Tex Lounge and the Austin Outhouse in the mid-1970s through the late '80s, Clark is remembered more for his influence than his recording career. . . . Larry Monroe, a DJ at KUT-FM, said Clark and his longtime pals Blaze Foley and Calvin Russell should be remembered as the early cornerstones of the Austin country and folk scene. 'Jubal was one of those authentic musicians who were here before Austin even became a music scene,'Monroe said. 'He was one of those guys like Blaze, Townes and Calvin, guys (for whom) being a singer-songwriter meant everything to them. They lived their songs.'

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