Clifford Antone (October 27, 1949 – May 22, 2006) was the founder of the eponymous Austin blues club Antone's and independent record label Antone's Records and Tapes, as well as a mentor to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, Kim Wilson, Gary Clark, Jr. and numerous other musicians.

Clifton Chenier, Fats Domino, John Lee Hooker, Delbert McClinton, Pinetop Perkins, Muddy Waters, Albert Collins, Jimmy Reed, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, B.B.

King, Sue Foley, Gary Clark Jr. and many other notable blues musicians have performed at Antone's since 1975.

Antone served time in federal prisons for drug charges in the early 1980s and in 2000.

"[5] In June 1997 the United States court system charged Antone with 11 counts of drug trafficking.