‘Godfather of Austin Blues’ W.C. Clark dies at 84
Clark is known for his work with Stevie Ray Vaughan, including helping to write “Cold Shot.”
AUSTIN (KXAN) — W.C. Clark, known as the “Grandfather of Austin Blues,” died Saturday. He was 84.
Clark is known for his work with Stevie Ray Vaughan, including helping to write “Cold Shot,” and playing at popular Austin spots like Antone's and on Austin City Limits, according to his website biography.
Wesley Curley Clark was born in Austin in 1939. His first music job was at the Victory Grill when he was 16, according to his biography.
In the 1980s and 1990s, his band played live music gigs across Austin and opened for acts like B.B. King and James Brown, according to his biography. He created bands including Southern Feeling and The W.C. Clark Blues Revue.
UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 2000: Photo of W.C. Clark (Photo by James Fraher/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) 
American Blues musician WC Clark (born Wesley Curley Clark) plays guitar on the Crossroads Stage at 19th Annual Chicago Blues Festival in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, June 1, 2002. (Photo by Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images)
"Blues stars from Stevie Ray and Jimmie Vaughan to Angela Strehli to Lou Ann Barton to Marcia Ball have all perfected their craft under Clark's tutelage," his biography said.
A visitation and funeral will be held Thursday at the Grant AME Worship Center, according to King-Tears Mortuary.