Remembering Guy Clark, an iconic songwriter

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Guy Clark, who died Tuesday at the age of 74, wrote many songs that were hits for other artists, including Johnny Cash, Bobby Bare, Ricky Skaggs and Vince Gill. Clark also released more than 20 of his own albums and won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Folk Album.
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