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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
13 location references across 8 songs
Songs & Places
When My Ship Comes In
Rocky Mountains, CO
Colorado
"No sun on the Rockies, not even the light of day"
Nothin' But the Taillights
Kentucky
"Blue Kentucky highway, headin' for the line"
The Gulf of Mexico
Texas Gulf Coast, TX
"TITLE"
Happiness Alone
New Orleans, LA
Mississippi River
"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
Louisiana
Bossier City, LA
"Headin' down to Louisiana, he stopped and let 'em in"
The Goodnight-Loving
East New Mexico
Texas Plains, TX
Raton, NM
Goodnight-Loving Trail, TX
"in east New Mexico"
Killin' Time
Sealy, TX
GOAT Standings
7
Thumbs Up
2
Thumbs Down
0.4317
Wilson Score
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Measures confidence in approval rating. Accounts for sample size — an artist with 8/10 likes ranks higher than 1/1. Ranges 0–1; higher is better.
93
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Region: Upper Gulf Coast / Houston Area
Conference: Texas
Regional Rank: #12
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