About Joe Clark

“I just write whatever comes out of me,” says Joe Clark, vocalist and acoustic guitarist, “all I ever want with my music is to make that connection”. Joe has been building a steady following with his down-home, "come as you are" authenticity, releasing music that his fans call "relatable" and "just what the world needs".

Clark pens nostalgic ruminations on life's ups and downs that are homespun enough for backroad driving yet captivating enough for a packed venue. Clark spent his early years refining his picking on guitar, while shaping his voice into the raw Kentucky baritone that was captured on his debut hit, It Is What It Is. Recorded while playing venues across the Midwest, Clark's first two full-lengths, Storyteller and 10 Years Too Late, showcase an artist homing in on his acoustic instincts. Joe gained a rabid local following through word-of-mouth enthusiasm, earning himself the 2024 Album of the Year Appy Award, with both albums brimming with relatable songwriting that addresses timeless struggles amid modern-day, often dark realities. After a shift in his personal life, Clark transformed his music into a gritty, riff-heavy sound, resulting in 2024's highly anticipated release of HillBilly Voodoo. He went on to reimagine several cuts, including a version of It Is What It Is, that reflects a gift for shaping acoustic country into a novel expression of rock music. 

While Joe's sound has evolved over the years, his approach to songwriting has remained the same. He's found life-long inspiration in artists like Chris Knight, Jason Isbell, and Chris Stapleton, and spends a lot of his time writing in the woods of Henry County, Kentucky. “It's a good place to escape, these particular woods have raised me and gotten me through the best and worst parts of my life so far” Joe says. “Some songwriters can make up stories for songs and tell them well enough to make you believe it. I’m just the opposite, I don’t do fairytales or make believe, I only know how to write about my life experiences, from my own point of view".

Clark is currently nominated in the 10th annual Josie Music Awards in three categories; Artist of the year: Country rock/southern rock, Album of the year: Country music, and Musician of the year: Guitar. 

Joe's followers often comment about how his music represents how we all live, feel and see ourselves. He has a very special knack for storytelling, which turns into music that you just feel in your soul.