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".
Joe Clark writes nostalgic songs about life’s highs and lows - music that makes you feel like you're driving on a quiet backroad but is powerful enough to hold a packed venue’s attention. He spent his early years honing his guitar skills and developing the raw Kentucky baritone heard on his debut hit, It Is What It Is.
Recorded while touring venues across the Midwest, Clark’s first two full-length albums, Storyteller and 10 Years Too Late, showcase an artist leaning into his acoustic roots. Word-of-mouth support quickly built him a devoted local following, and in 2024 he earned the Appy Award for Album of the Year. Both records are filled with relatable songwriting that tackles timeless struggles set against modern, often dark realities.
Following a major shift in his personal life, Clark embraced a grittier, riff-driven sound on his 2024 release, HillBilly Voodoo. He later reimagined several earlier songs including It Is What It Is, revealing a talent for blending acoustic country with rock influences.
Clark closed out 2024 with the release of the single Steel Toes and Coveralls in November and was named the 2024 Country/Southern Rock Artist of the Year at the Josie Music Awards. He carried that momentum into early 2025 with One Way or Another, leading up to the release of his highly anticipated album, The Healing, on December 12, 2025. The album marks a new chapter for Clark, who will be taking these songs on the road in 2026.
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."