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Although he did not achieve commercial success as a solo artist, Clark was in the vanguard of popular music during much of his career, prefiguring developments in such disparate subgenres as psychedelic rock, baroque pop, newgrass, country rock, and alternative country.
My favorite Gene Clark song, and possibly the most beautiful song I’ve ever heard by anybody, is “For a Spanish Guitar,” from 1971’s Gene Clark, a.k.a. White Light, where he sings with heartbreaking purity about the restorative power of music in the face of constant hardship.
Jan 22, 2014 · Byrd Lives: Cult Hero Gene Clark’s 21 Best Songs. With some of indie-rock's brightest stars touring in his honor, we pick the former Byrds frontman's essential tracks. By Rolling Stone....
Gene Clark was an American singer-songwriter and founding member of the Byrds. His discography consists of 7 studio albums, 3 live albums, 11 compilations, 2 EPs, and 10 singles. Studio albums. Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers ( Columbia, February 1967) – reissued in 1991 as Echoes. White Light aka Gene Clark ( A&M, August 1971)
May 24, 2011 · Gene Clark is known best for writing some of the Byrds’ finest work, but over a long if unsung solo career, he proved a versatile songwriter and musician. On the 20th anniversary of his death ...
May 26, 1991 · Gene Clark, one of five founding members of the Byrds, a leading folk-rock musical group of the 1960's, was found dead Friday at his home in Sherman Oaks, a Los Angeles suburb. Books...
Nov 14, 2019 · November 14, 2019. The Byrds frontman’s deliriously opulent solo work was misunderstood upon release, but this lavish repackaging restores a spiritual singer-songwriter classic. For those...
Aug 18, 2013 · Our list of the Top 10 Gene Clark Songs is topped by probably his best-known track, probably because of Tom Petty’s cover version on smash-hit 1989 album ‘Full Moon Fever.’ We find Clark at ...
Nov 6, 2019 · The plaintive, spare “White Light” (1971, a.k.a. “Gene Clark”) is a superb album which merits a central place in the singer-songwriter canon. Within a year of the release of “No Other”, Fleetwood...
Oct 10, 2018 · Gene Clark: The Byrd Who Wouldn’t Fly. It’s a rainy day in early October 2018, and Gene Clark still hasn’t received his full due. It is happening, though. Slowly but surely.
