Clifford Antone (1949-2006)The legendary Austin club owner, who died May 23, helped launch many a Texas musician, from Stevie Ray Vaughan to Charlie Sexton. ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons remembers the larger-than-life music impresario.One evening, at the club’s third location, on Guadalupe, Buddy Guy had just finished a set, and I happened to be in Clifford’s office. Buddy Guy came in to collect his paycheck. Clifford was in his famous dark suit, white shirt with the collar open, and he was counting out a stack of $100 bills. Buddy Guy said, “Clifford, I gotta go. We gotta make another show.” Clifford smiled, gestured to a chair, and said, “Sit down. We’ll get to it in a moment.” And he kept thumbing through this stack of hundreds.…
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