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Clint Black

Katy, TX

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country Popularity: 59

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Region: Upper Gulf Coast / Houston Area Conference: Texas Regional Rank: #826

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Did You Know

  • • Clint Black self-financed his debut album, *Killin' Time*, by selling door-to-door vacuum cleaners.
  • • His debut single, *A Better Man*, reached #1 on Billboard, making him the first since 1974 to achieve this.
  • • Black co-wrote most of his hits with Hayden Nicholas, a partnership lasting over three decades.
  • • He played drums in his brother's band, learning music before picking up a guitar.
  • • Black briefly considered an acting career, appearing in films like *Maverick* and *Going Home*.
  • • His album *No Time to Kill* was the first country album to spawn four consecutive #1 singles.
  • • Black holds a black belt in martial arts, showcasing his diverse interests.
  • • He voiced himself in *King of the Hill*, portraying a Texas-born country star.
  • • Black married actress Lisa Hartman in 1991, a union that became a country music 'power couple'.
  • • He owns a vineyard and produces his own wine label, 'Black Wine'.
  • • Born in Long Branch, New Jersey but raised in Katy, Texas — his father nearly named him Cole, after Cole Porter.
  • • Worked as a construction worker, fishing guide, and bait cutter by day while playing Houston nightclubs at night.
  • • The youngest of four brothers — Saturday backyard barbecues with neighborhood crowds were his first performances.
  • • Taught himself harmonica before 13 and guitar by 15, then hit Houston clubs playing Merle Haggard and Dire Straits covers.
  • • Got off to one of the fastest career starts in country music history — his debut single "A Better Man" went straight to #1.

Locations in Lyrics

4 location references across 7 songs

Songs & Places

When My Ship Comes In
, CO
"No sun on the Rockies, not even the light of day"
Nothin' But the Taillights
, KY
"Blue Kentucky highway, headin' for the line"
The Gulf of Mexico
, TX
"TITLE"
Happiness Alone
New Orleans, LA
"I think I'll go back down to New Orleans"
There Never Was a Train
San Antonio, TX Santa Fe, NM
"I hopped a westbound for San Antone"
Cadillac Jack Favor
, LA Bossier City, LA
"Headin' down to Louisiana, he stopped and let 'em in"
The Goodnight-Loving
, NM , TX Raton, NM
"in east New Mexico"

Rivers & Roads in Song Nearby

Interstate 10 32 US Route 90 8 Brazos River 37 U.S. Route 59 7 Interstate 45 7 Texas Colorado River 6

Connected Places

Katy, TX
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