# Who is this singer/guitar player?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 7, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-singer-guitar-player/670622 "2013-10-07T21:28:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-singer-guitar-player/670622/1 "2013-10-07T21:28:09Z")

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From the [2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame all star jam](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3cCw1Vy-WY#t=298). The first guy to sing, Who is he? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-singer-guitar-player/670622/2 "2013-10-07T21:36:27Z")

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I’m from Austin, so I’d BETTER know this one.

It’s Gary Clark.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary\_Clark,\_Jr](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Clark,_Jr).

Great blues guitarist- I was just a bit surprised to see him on stage for that number, since most of the other artists were new inductees into the Hall of Fame (Geddy and Alex from Rush, Ann & Nancy Wilson from Heart) or current members (John Fogerty of CCR).

Tom Morello, of course, is neither (yet).

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**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-singer-guitar-player/670622/3 "2013-10-07T21:59:58Z")

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Thanks! And now I shall investigate further. He’s got a great voice. I imagine his guitar playing is up there too.

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-singer-guitar-player/670622/4 "2013-10-08T00:34:27Z")

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> [@Daddypants](#):
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> Thanks! And now I shall investigate further. He’s got a great voice. I imagine his guitar playing is up there too.

Yeah, he’s great. Newish album is called Blak and Blu, I think. Great playing on it; I’d say the songs are a bit hit and miss…

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-singer-guitar-player/670622/5 "2013-10-08T01:01:30Z")

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I used to watch him play at the Continental Club on Wednesdays.