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by RICK REILEY
A TRUE VOICE OF COMFORT
K. C. CLIFFORD
I first heard K.C Clifford about ten years ago at the Blue Door in Oklahoma City as one of many artists performing at their annual Woody Guthrie tribute. I was impressed. She was very talented, personable and I assumed she was just another young, famous person I’d never heard of (there are many of them)! At the time I believe she was living in Texas and I was unaware of her Okie roots. I knew then I wanted to hear more about her. Her superb voice and the way she controlled it reminded me a little of Trisha Yearwood. Even though that’s not a completely fair comparison, it’ll do for now. I’d forgotten about that night until I was searching for recent music offerings by Oklahoma artists and her name popped up a couple of times. So I looked and listened. This album, her seventh, titled simply K.C. Clifford, released in February of this year, has been on constant repeat on my player for a week now and I see no sense in changing course. The song I keep coming back to is that final cut on this project, simply titled, Salt. Here’s the verse that grabbed me: PeaceMay you know it well What the road will bring Only time will tell Oh and hope Let it be your guide Hear your own sweet song Welling up inside May there be such love among you When one of you cries 30 THE CORRIDOR MAGAZINE / JULY 2020
