Gary Clark, Jr.

"The blues is always going to be relevant."

• Born on Feb. 15, 1984, in Austin, Texas
   
• Clark's major label debut, 2012's Blak And Blue, peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200.
   
• At the 56th GRAMMY Awards, Clark won his first career GRAMMY for Best Traditional R&B Performance for "Please Come Home." That same year, he made his GRAMMY stage debut, performing "Cop Car" with Keith Urban.
   
• Clark is part owner of Antone's, a legendary blues club in Austin, Texas, where he performed as a teenager.
   
• Clark was among the performers at the 2017 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute to Tom Petty. The official GRAMMY Week event raises funds for MusiCares, which provides services and resources that cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies for music people.
   
• He has led youth music education workshops as an ambassador for Music Unites, a nonprofit charity organization supporting music education worldwide.