{"id":744,"date":"2012-06-30T21:37:37","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T21:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/?p=744"},"modified":"2022-06-22T04:43:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T04:43:49","slug":"gene-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totallyguitars.com\/blog\/tg-classic-blogs\/band-trivia\/gene-clark\/","title":{"rendered":"Gene Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gene Clark by Steve Rose\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gbcOnAU0Gqg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>By: Stephen Rose<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gene_Clark_Gosdin2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-747\" style=\"border-image: initial; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 8px; border-width: 2px; border-color: black; border-style: solid;\" title=\"Gene Clark\" src=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gene_Clark_Gosdin2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Gene Clark was a folk-singer who gained fame in 1964 as founding member and chief songwriter for folk-rock pioneers the Byrds. \u00a0He made two albums with the Byrds and was responsible for some of their best songs and biggest hits, but was never able to jump start his solo career after leaving the group. Despite releasing several outstanding albums for major labels he spent most of his career toiling in relative obscurity.<br \/>\nGene Clark was born November 17, 1944 in Tipton, Missouri. The third of thirteen children, he grew up in Kansas City and learned guitar from his father when he was nine years old. When he was thirteen he joined a local rock and roll combo, then switched to folk after hearing the Kingston Trio. In August 1963 he joined The New Christy Minstrels (along with Barry McGuire and Kenny Rogers), but quit the group in early 1964 after discovering The Beatles playing on a jukebox in Toronto. \u00a0He moved to Los Angeles in the hopes of joining a rock band patterned after the energetic new style of \u00a0music coming from across the pond.<br \/>\nUpon arriving in Los Angeles, Gene Clark struck up a professional relationship with Jim McGuinn and David Crosby, whom he met one evening at the Troubadour. Both had also worked professionally as folk artists &#8211; Jim McGuinn (later Roger McGuinn) had been a songwriter at the Brill Building in New York, and performed with The Limeliters; while David Crosby performed with Les Baxter\u2019s Balladeers. Together they combined their folk upbringing with the rock sensibilities of the Beatles and lyricism of Bob Dylan to champion a new style of music that came to be known as Folk Rock. Rounding out the group were Chris Hillman (a former bluegrass mandolin player) on bass, and Michael Clarke on drums.<br \/>\n[Not only did The Beatles influence The Byrds, but The Byrds had a big impact on The Beatles. The two bands became acquainted when The Byrds toured Britain in July 1965, leading The Beatles to broaden their sound with influences drawn from The Byrds and Bob Dylan. The album cover on The Beatles \u201cRubber Soul\u201d (released December 1965) is photographed with a fisheye lens similar to that used on the The Byrds \u201cMr. Tambourine Man,\u201d released six months earlier. George Harrison wrote \u201cIf I Needed Someone\u201d after hearing The Byrds\u2019 \u201cBells of Rhymney,\u201d and John Lennon liked Jim McGuinn\u2019s little rectangular sun glasses so much that he began wearing a round version. ]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/clark_dylan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-758 \" style=\"border-image: initial; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; border-width: 2px; border-color: black; border-style: solid;\" title=\"Gene Clark and Bob Dylan (1965)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/clark_dylan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"248\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPrimitive demo recordings made in 1964 of the Byrds (then known as the Jet Set) developing their new style were released in 1969 on the album \u201cPreflyte.\u201d Gene Clark\u2019s songwriting skills and mastery of the new idiom were already on display on tracks such as \u201cHere Without You,\u201d \u201cShe Has A Way,\u201d \u201cYou Won\u2019t Have To Cry,\u201d \u201cFor Me Again,\u201d \u201cI Knew I\u2019d Want You,\u201d and \u201cBoston.\u201d David Crosby also contributed a fine early vocal lead on \u201cThe Airport Song.\u201d Another demo on the album that Clark co-wrote with Jim McGuinn, \u201cYou Showed Me,\u201d was never released by the Byrds, but became a big hit for The Turtles in 1969.<br \/>\n[Other notable folk-rock groups who follwed in The Byrd&#8217;s footsteps include Simon &amp; Garfunkle, and The Mamas &amp; The Papas. Also, Jefferson Airplane\u2019s first album, \u201cTakes Off,\u201d released in September 1966, is another prime example of the genre.]<br \/>\nGene Clark recorded two albums with the Byrds: Mr. Tambourine Man (June 1965), and Turn! Turn! Turn! (December 1965), and was at work on a third, Fifth Dimension (July 1966) when his tenure with the band ended. In February 1966 &#8211; just prior to the release of his last single with the group, \u201cEight Miles High\u201d (one of the first psychedelic rock hits on the radio) he had a panic attack as the band boarded a flight to New York. Gene Clark had witnessed a fatal airplane crash as a youth, which led to a lifelong fear of flying. He disembarked and refused to take the flight &#8211; prompting Roger McGuinn to tell him if he can&#8217;t fly then he can&#8217;t be a Byrd. (The joke at the time was he was the Byrd who couldn&#8217;t fly.) Internal tensions within the band resulting from the extra royalties he collected as the band\u2019s primary songwriter also contributed to his leaving the band. His compositions while with The Byrds included \u201cI\u2019ll Feel A Whole Lot Better,\u201d \u201cYou Won\u2019t Have To Cry,\u201d \u201cHere Without You,\u201d \u201cShe Has A Way,\u201d \u201cThe World Turns All Around Her,\u201d \u201cShe Don\u2019t Care About Time,\u201d and &#8220;Set You Free This Time.&#8221;<br \/>\nBassist Chris Hillman noted years later, &#8220;People don&#8217;t give enough credit to Gene Clark. He came up with the most incredible lyrics. I don&#8217;t think I appreciated Gene Clark as a songwriter until the last two years. He was awesome! He was heads above us! Roger wrote some great songs then, but Gene was coming up with lyrics that were way beyond what he was. He wasn&#8217;t a well-read man in that sense, but he would come up with these beautiful phrases. A very poetic man &#8211; very, very productive. He would write two or three great songs a week. He was the songwriter. He had the gift that none of the rest of us had developed yet&#8230;. What deep inner part of his soul conjured up songs like &#8220;Set You Free This Time,&#8221; &#8220;I&#8217;ll Feel A Whole Lot Better,&#8221; &#8220;I&#8217;m Feelin&#8217; Higher,&#8221; &#8220;Eight Miles High&#8221;? So many great songs! We learned a lot of songwriting from him and in the process learned a little bit about ourselves. At one time, he was the power in the Byrds, not McGuinn, not Crosby\u2014it was Gene who would burst through the stage curtain banging on a tambourine, coming on like a young Prince Valiant. A hero, our savior. Few in the audience could take their eyes off this presence.&#8221;<br \/>\nAfter leaving the Byrds, Gene Clark took time off to relax at his home in Laurel Canyon &#8211; a critical decision during an era when bands were pressured to release two albums a year to stay in the public eye. In May 1966 he formed a group called \u201cGene Clark &amp; and The Group,\u201d debuting with a series of summer concerts at the Whiskey A-Go-Go on the Sunset Strip. This was followed by an aborted recording session before he disbanded The Group.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gosdin_Brothers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-761\" style=\"border-image: initial; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; border-width: 2px; border-color: black; border-style: solid;\" title=\"Gene Clark With The Gosdin Brothers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gosdin_Brothers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>In December 1966, ten months after leaving the Byrds, Gene Clark re-signed with Columbia Records and went back to work on his first solo album. He was assisted in the studio by Leon Russell and Glen Campbell (of the legendary Wrecking Crew), who had contributed session work on the Byrds\u2019 earlier albums. Chris Hillman and Michael Clarke, of the Byrds, rejoined Gene Clark on bass and drums, while Van Dykes Parks performed on keyboards.<br \/>\nThe resulting album, released by Columbia Records in January 1967, was titled \u201cGene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers.\u201d Despite the misleading title, the album was strictly a Gene Clark solo project with all of the tracks being his original compositions. Vern and Rex Gosdin &#8211; bluegrass musicians who had played with Chris Hillman in the Hillmen &#8211; contributed effective vocal harmonies on songs such as \u201cThink I\u2019m Gonna Feel Better, \u201cI Found You,\u201d \u201cThe Same One,\u201d \u201cCouldn\u2019t Believe Her,\u201d and \u201cNeeding Someone;\u201d while future Byrd Clarence White planted the seeds of Country Rock with his electric guitar picking on \u201cTried So Hard,\u201d \u201cKeep On Pushin\u201d, and \u201dNeeding Someone.\u201d White also wove intricate guitar interplay with Glen Campbell on \u201cThe Same One.\u201d Another track, &#8220;Elevator Operator&#8221; has George Harrison\u2019s \u201cTaxman\u201d written all over it, down to the bouncing bass lines and fadeout harmonies.<br \/>\nListening to many of these tracks is like discovering a cachet of lost 60\u2019s gems. Certainly two of the album\u2019s highlights \u201cIs Yours Is Mine\u201d and &#8220;I Found You&#8221; could have been top 10 hits if given better promotion by Columbia or released while Gene Clark was still a member of the Byrds.<br \/>\nUnfortunately, the album was derailed by Columbia\u2019s decision to release it the same week they released the Byrds fourth album \u201cYounger Than Yesterday,\u201d thus stealing much of its thunder. Also, Leon Russell sabotaged two of the tracks, \u201cEchoes\u201d and \u201cSo You Say You Lost Your Baby,\u201d by adding psychedelic baroque string arrangements &#8211; somewhat fashionable at the time, but which have dated badly through the years &#8211; thus ruining any chance these two otherwise fine Gene Clark compositions had of gaining radio airplay.<br \/>\n[Most of these tracks are also available on the Sony anthology &#8220;Echoes,&#8221; which supplements the Gosdin Brothers album with demos from the Preflyte album, a few tracks that Clark recorded with the Byrds, and some unreleased songs.]<br \/>\nDavid Crosby was fired from the Byrds shortly after the Monterey Pop Festival in July 1967, and Gene Clark briefly rejoined the group as his replacement \u2013 including an appearance on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour \u2013 but left after only three weeks. He co-wrote the song \u201cGet To You\u201d with Roger McGuinn from the Byrds\u2019 fifth album \u201cThe Notorious Byrd Brothers,\u201d and contributed background vocals on the tracks \u201cGoin\u2019 Back\u201d and \u201cSpace Odyssey\u201d.<br \/>\nIn 1968, Clark signed with A&amp;M Records and began a collaboration with Laramy Smith in a group called Phoenix. They recorded a number of songs, including &#8220;Los Angeles&#8221;, but prior to completing an album the group disbanded when Clark and Smith could not agree on a common style. [\u201cLos Angeles\u201d is included in the \u201cFlying High\u201d Gene Clark anthology.]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/GENECLARKDILLARDS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-805 \" style=\"border-image: initial; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; border-width: 2px; border-color: black; border-style: solid;\" title=\"Doug Dillard and Gene Clark\" src=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/GENECLARKDILLARDS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIn October 1968, Gene Clark and bluegrass banjo player Doug Dillard (of The Dillards) formed the duo Dillard &amp; Clark and released \u201cThe Fantastic Expedition of Dillard &amp; Clark\u201d on A&amp;M records. The Dillards were among the first country musicians to perform on electric instruments, and their 1968 album \u201cWheatstraw Suite\u201d is considered a country-rock classic. Also contributing to the project were Chris Hillman and Michael Clarke of the Byrds on mandolin and drums, and future Eagle Bernie Leadon on guitar. The album was released August 30, 1968 and was an early foray into country-rock &#8211; following by a few months the Byrds\u2019 groundbreaking country-rock classic \u201cSweetheart of the Rodeo,&#8221; featuring Gram Parsons.<br \/>\nGene Clark\u2019s characteristic minor key, melancholy melodies and introspective lyrics permeated this work. He wrote nearly every song on the album including the opening track \u201cOut On The Side,\u201d \u201cWith Care From Someone,\u201d \u201cIn The Plan,\u201d and \u201cSomething\u2019s Wrong.\u201d Bernie Leadon co-wrote \u201cShe Darked The Sun,\u201d and \u201cTrain Leaves Here This Morning.\u201d [In 1972, the Eagles covered \u201cTrain Leaves Here This Morning\u201d on their self-titled debut.]<br \/>\nIn August 1969, Dillard &amp; Clark released \u201cThrough The Morning, Through The Night.\u201d Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke and Bernie Leadon returned, and were joined by Sneaky Pete Kleinow (Flying Burrito Brothers) on pedal steel and Doug Dillard\u2019s girlfriend Donna Washburn on vocals. The album was more bluegrass in nature than its predecessor and contains more covers. In addition to the title track, Gene Clark contributed \u201cCorner Street Bar,\u201d \u201cKansas City Southern,\u201d and \u201cPolly.\u201d The album also includes a cover of the Everly Brothers \u201cSo Sad,\u201d and closes with a bluegrass version of John Lennon\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Let Me Down.\u201d<br \/>\n[In 1972, the Dillard &amp; Clark song &#8220;Through The Morning Through The Night&#8221; was used in Quincy Jones&#8217;s soundtrack of the Sam Peckinpah movie The Getaway. In 1975, Pure Prairie League covered \u201cKansas City Southern\u201d on their \u201cTwo Lane Highway\u201d album. In 2007, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss covered \u201cThrough The Morning Through The Night,\u201d and &#8220;Polly&#8221; on their Grammy-winning release &#8220;Raising Sand.&#8221;]<br \/>\nIn 1970, Gene Clark recorded two songs with the original members of the Byrds for release as a single. The band was in fine form \u2013 especially Chris Hillman on bass &#8211; however, due to legal problems the two tracks, \u201cShe\u2019s the Kind of Girl\u201d and \u201cOne in a Hundred\u201d were not released at the time. [In 1973, these songs were included in the Roadmaster compilation.]<br \/>\nIn 1970 and 1971, Gene Clark contributed vocals and two compositions, \u201cTried So Hard\u201d and \u201cHere Tonight\u201d to albums by the Flying Burrito Brothers. [\u201cHere Tonight\u201d was also included in the Roadmaster compilation.]<br \/>\nA study in contrasts: While Gram Parsons stayed true to &#8211; and cultivated &#8211; his vision, pioneering country rock with the Byrds and introducing the world to alt-country in February 1969 with the first Flying Burrito Brothers album. Gene Clark, on the other hand, after making significant contributions to the birth of folk rock, psychedelic rock, baroque rock, newgrass and country rock, seemed slightly adrift in developing and maintaining a consistent style throughout his career. After Dillard &amp; Clark disbanded in late 1969, he and his new wife Carlie relocated to a secluded spot in Mendocino on the Northern California coast to escape the hectic L.A. lifestyle and began work on a new batch of songs.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/White-Light.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-767\" style=\"border-image: initial; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; border-width: 2px; border-color: black; border-style: solid;\" title=\"White Light\" src=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/White-Light.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Gene Clark returned to the studio in 1971 and recorded the folk masterpiece \u201cWhite Light,\u201d an album of understated beauty containing all new compositions bursting with love, hope and optimism. Jesse Ed Davis, of Taj Mahal\u2019s band, produced the album, providing Gene with sympathetic arrangements and solid production values. He also accompanied most tracks on slide guitar (including the final track, \u201c1975,\u201d which fades out with an extended slide guitar solo). Gene returned to his roots on this album, playing acoustic guitar and harmonica, and performing some of his most heartfelt compositions to date including the opening track \u201cThe Virgin,\u201d \u201cOne In A Hundred\u201d (a reworking of the single he recorded in 1970 with the Byrds), \u201cBecause Of You,\u201d and the title track \u201cWhite Light.\u201d He also covers Bob Dylan\u2019s \u201cTears Of Rage,\u201d making it sound like one of his own.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>.<br \/>\nWhite Light was released to critical acclaim, including Rolling Stone which declared it \u201ca fresh and innovative look at what came before in a new framework. One of the most interesting and exciting records of 1971.\u201d In the Netherlands, it was voted album of the year by rock music critics. However, Gene Clark\u2019s refusal to promote White Light by touring adversely affected its sales.<br \/>\nIn 1971, Gene Clark was commissioned by Dennis Hopper to contribute two tracks, \u201cAmerican Dreamer\u201d and \u201cOutlaw Song,\u201d to the film American Dreamer. [A re-recorded, longer version of the song \u201cAmerican Dreamer,\u201d plus a re-recorded version of \u201cOutlaw Song,\u201d was later used in the 1977 film \u201cThe Farmer.\u201d]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/gene_clark_roadmaster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-808\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px;\" title=\"Roadmaster\" src=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/gene_clark_roadmaster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>In 1972, Gene Clark began work on the follow-up to White Light for A&amp;M records. Intended as a country rock album, Clarence White was brought back on guitar, Sneaky Pete Kleinow played pedal steel, ex-Byrd Michael Clarke sat in on drums, and Spooner Oldham played piano. Eight tracks were recorded including \u201cShe Don\u2019t Care About Time,\u201d a reworking of the Byrds classic, before the project was terminated by the record company. In 1973, these tracks were included in the Roadmaster compilation for release in Europe, and later issued in the states. However, this album is not a good starting point for the novice Gene Clark fan. Apparently the recording session was a non-stop party for all involved, but the finished results sound more like a bad hangover. The production is missing spark and several tracks are down tempo to the point of being dirge-like &#8211; including the Byrds cover. The best song \u201cFull Circle\u201d was recorded again for the Byrds reunion album, released in 1973. Highlights include \u201cShooting Star,\u201d \u201cI Remember The Railroad,\u201d and \u201cRoadmaster,\u201d written by Spooner Oldham.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/byrds.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-773\" style=\"border-image: initial; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; border-width: 2px; border-color: black; border-style: solid;\" title=\"Byrds (1973)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/byrds.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>In September 1972, all five original members of the Byrds reunited at Wally Heider\u2019s studio in San Francisco to record a reunion album for Asylum Records. Gene Clark contributed the standout tracks \u201cFull Circle\u201d and \u201cChanging Heart,\u201d plus sang the lead on two Neil Young covers \u201cCowgirl in the Sand\u201d and \u201cSee the Sky About to Rain.\u201d The album, released in February 1973, was produced by David Crosby, and reached number 20 on the charts. Clark then briefly joined Roger McGuinn\u2019s solo group, and premiered the song \u201cSilver Raven,\u201d which would be included on his next solo effort.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/No_Other.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-774\" style=\"border-image: initial; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; border-width: 2px; border-color: black; border-style: solid;\" title=\"No Other\" src=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/No_Other.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>Based on his work on the Byrds reunion album, Gene Clark was offered a contract with David Geffen\u2019s Asylum Records label, and returned to the studio in early 1974 to begin work on \u201cNo Other.\u201d A trendsetter earlier in his career, Clark was now trying to keep up with changing tastes and fashions in the singer\/songwriter era of the early 70\u2019s, and searching for an audience for his post-Byrds solo excursions. No Other would prove to be his last chance at grabbing the brass ring, and he was in fine form on this album. His producer, Thomas Jefferson Kaye, delivered a well-crated, finely-orchestrated recording that proceeded along at an unhurried, leisurely pace. The most effective tracks on No Other were those with the simplest arrangements, taking advantage of Gene Clark\u2019s vocal and songwriting skills. Songs such as \u201cLife\u2019s Greatest Fool,\u201d \u201cSilver Raven,\u201d \u201cFrom a Silver Phial,\u201d \u201cThe True One,\u201d and \u201cLady of the North\u201d harkens back to the best of Gene Clark\u2019s earlier country-inspired classics. However, other tracks such as \u201cNo Other,\u201d and \u201cStrength of Strings\u201d are tainted by over-production and artistic excesses. A producer must walk a fine line between helping an artist achieve his vision, while not imposing a vision of his own on the artist. For example, on the title track, Kaye employs studio wizardry to double-track Clark\u2019s vocal, then channels the results through a telephone in order to create a cavernous effect. Also, \u201cSome Misunderstanding\u201d is almost too leisurely, clocking in at over 8 minutes. [The CD reissue includes a reworking of \u201cTrain Leaves Here This Morning\u201d first issued in 1968 by Dillard &amp; Clark.]<br \/>\nDavid Geffen was outraged at the $100,000 studio cost of producing just eight tracks. Additionally, Gene Clark\u2019s refusal to tour deprived the album of generating any buzz or gaining sales momentum, thus causing it to stall at #86 on Billboard\u2019s pop album charts. More damaging was Gene Clark\u2019s reversion to a hedonistic lifestyle during the recording session in Los Angeles which led to the disintegration of his marriage.<br \/>\nHis career in shambles, Gene Clark spent the next two years touring the country in his Dodge van, performing in small clubs in an attempt to promote his albums and recapture a fan base. His backup group at the time, The Silverados, featured Roger White on Telecaster guitar, and Duke Bardwell, who had previously performed with Elvis Presley and Loggins &amp; Messina, on electric bass and banjo<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/silverado.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-785 \" style=\"border-image: initial; margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; border-width: 2px; border-color: black; border-style: solid;\" title=\"Silverado '75\" src=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/silverado.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA 1975 performance of Gene Clark and the Silverados from Ebbets Field in Denver was broadcast for radio, then issued on CD in 2006 by Collector\u2019s Choice Music. \u201cSilverado \u201975 Live &amp; Unreleased\u201d contains two Byrds covers \u201cHere Without You\u201d and \u201cSet You Free This Time;\u201d three songs from Dillard &amp; Clark: \u201cKansas City Southern,\u201d \u201cShe Darked The Sun,\u201d and \u201cTrain Leaves Here This Morning;\u201d and two songs from No Other: \u201cSilver Raven\u201d and \u201cNo Other.\u201d Other highlights include \u201cHome Run King\u201d from Two Sides to Every Story, and an unreleased Clark original, \u201cDaylight Line.\u201d<br \/>\nIn 1977, producer Thomas Jefferson Kaye dismissed the Silverados and brought in studio musicians to back Gene Clark on his next album \u201cTwo Sides to Every Story,\u201d released on RSO Records. Stylistically the album was a return to Country Rock, with Doug Dillard rejoining Clark for this project. Once again the album failed to find chart success although Gene Clark overcame his fear of flying to promote the album with an international tour.<br \/>\nWhile performing in Britain, Clark reunited with ex-Byrds Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman. They regrouped as a trio and signed with Capitol Records to release a self-titled debut in 1979. It included the Roger McGuinn composition, \u201cDon\u2019t You Write Her Off,\u201d which reached #33 on the charts. On their second release, Gene Clark contributed \u201cWon\u2019t Let You Down,\u201d before leaving the group over artistic differences prior to the album\u2019s release.<br \/>\nGene Clark moved to Hawaii with Jesse Ed Davis to try to overcome his drug dependency, remaining there until the end of 1981. Upon his return to L.A., he assembled a new band and began work on what would eventually become the Firebyrd album (the title reflects how the group was comprised of members from Firefall and the Byrds.)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/GCFirebyrds_1984-2-31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-803 \" style=\"border-image: initial; margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; border-width: 2px; border-color: black; border-style: solid;\" title=\"Gene Clark and the Firebyrds\" src=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/GCFirebyrds_1984-2-31.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFirebyrd, released in 1984, would be the last solo outing for Gene Clark. The album is not one of his best efforts, although there are several good Clark compositions, including \u201cRain Song,\u201d \u201cSomething About You Baby,\u201d and \u201cBlue Raven.\u201d Overall, the production is too slick and synthetic sounding, which does not serve well Gene\u2019s organic, folk roots. Thomas Jefferson Kaye co-produced the album.<br \/>\nFirebyrd&#8217;s release coincided with the emergence of jangle rockers like R.E.M. and Tom Petty who sparked a new interest in the Byrds. Clark also began developing new fans among L.A.&#8217;s Paisley Underground scene (in particular, The Bangles, and the Three O\u2019Clock). Later in the decade, he embraced his new status by appearing as a guest vocalist with The Long Ryders on the song \u201cIvory Tower\u201d from their Native Sons release.<br \/>\nIn 1985, Clark approached McGuinn, Crosby, and Hillman about reforming the Byrds in time for the 20th anniversary of the release of &#8220;Mr. Tambourine Man&#8221;. The three of them showed no interest, so Clark decided to assemble a &#8220;superstar&#8221; collection of musicians, including ex-Flying Burrito Brothers member Rick Roberts, ex-Beach Boys singer\/guitarist Blondie Chaplin, and Richard Manuel of The Band, with ex-Byrds Michael Clarke and John York. Clark initially called his band &#8220;The 20th Anniversary Tribute to The Byrds&#8221; and began performing on the lucrative nostalgia circuit. As the band continued to tour, their agent decided to shorten their name to &#8220;The Byrds&#8221;, much to the chagrin of McGuinn, Crosby and Hillman. [David Crosby finally secured rights to the Byrds name in 2002.]<br \/>\nDuring this time, Gene Clark collaborated with Pat Robinson and John York in a side-project called CRY. They recorded several demos which were later released on the album \u201cUnder The Silvery Moon.\u201d Nicky Hopkins played piano with the group, and Rick Danko of The Band was on bass. Although the production values of the album are primitive, the album contains several spirited performances of new and old new Gene Clark material including \u201cMary Sue,\u201d \u201cNothing But An Angel,\u201d \u201cMore Than That Now,\u201d \u201cImmigrant Girl,\u201d and \u201cFair and Tender Ladies.\u201d John York closes the album with the rollicking, \u201cYou Just Love Cocaine.\u201d<br \/>\nIn 1987, Gene Clark and Carla Olson (of the Textones) released \u201cSo Rebellious a Lover.\u201d A true collaboration, Olson handles the vocal lead on several tracks including the opener \u201cThe Drifter,\u201d as well as \u201cEvery Angel in Heaven,\u201d \u201cDeportee,\u201d and \u201cAre We Still Making Love.\u201d The album is well produced by session drummer Michael Huey, with stripped down arrangements and a country-ish, adult contemporary feel about it. At this point in his career Gene Clark needed vocal accompaniment to help carry the singing load. Years of alcohol abuse and a heavy tobacco habit had taken a toll on his voice, leaving it thin and frail sounding. He captures some of his old magic on tracks such as \u201cGypsy Rider,\u201d \u201cFair and Tender Ladies,\u201d and \u201cWhy Did You Leave Me Today.\u201d Other highlights include an effective cover of Gram Parson\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m Your Toy,\u201d and John Fogarty\u2019s \u201cAlmost Saturday Night.\u201d<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/CarlaOlsenGeneClark.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-782\" title=\"Carla Olsen and Gene Clark\" src=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/CarlaOlsenGeneClark.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"359\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe album was a modest commercial success, but Clark soon began to develop serious health problems; he developed ulcers, aggravated by years of heavy drinking (often used to alleviate his chronic travel anxiety). In 1988, he underwent surgery, during which much of his stomach and intestines had to be removed. A period of abstinence and recovery followed until Tom Petty&#8217;s cover of &#8220;I&#8217;ll Feel a Whole Lot Better&#8221; on his 1989 album Full Moon Fever yielded a huge amount of royalty money to Clark who then quickly reverted back to drug and alcohol abuse.<br \/>\nOn February 3, 1990, Gene Clark and Carla Olson performed before a small audience at McCabe\u2019s, in Santa Monica, CA. The resulting album, \u201cSilhouetted In Light,\u201d is a modest document of the duo performing songs such as \u201cFair and Tender Ladies\u201d from their studio album; \u201cTrain Leaves Here This Morning,\u201d from Dillard &amp; Clark; \u201cI\u2019ll Feel A Whole Lot Better\u201d and \u201cSet You Free This Time\u201d from the Byrds. Gene Clark also performs his original \u201cYour Fire Burning;\u201d and Carla Olson contributes, \u201cNumber One Is To Survive,\u201d and \u201cPhotograph.\u201d The album also includes covers of Tom Paxton\u2019s \u201cLast Thing On My Mind,\u201d and John Prine\u2019s \u201cSpeed of the Sound of Loneliness.\u201d<br \/>\nIn January 1991, The Byrds set aside their differences long enough to appear together at their induction into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame. They performed several songs together, including Clark&#8217;s &#8220;I&#8217;ll Feel a Whole Lot Better.&#8221; However, Clark&#8217;s health continued to decline as his drinking accelerated. He died of a heart attack on May 24, 1991 at age 46, brought on by a bleeding stomach ulcer. He was buried in his hometown of Tipton, Missouri under a simple headstone inscribed &#8220;Harold Eugene Clark &#8211; No Other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gene_Clark_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-800\" style=\"border-image: initial; margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; border-width: 2px; border-color: black; border-style: solid;\" title=\"Gene Clark \" src=\"http:\/\/www.totallyguitars.com\/thelisteningpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gene_Clark_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Video<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Byrds \u2013 I\u2019ll Feel A Whole Lot Better (May 11, 1965)<br \/>\n<a href=\"httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5cuWjHoEB0Q\">httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5cuWjHoEB0Q<\/a><br \/>\nThe Byrds \u2013 Mr. Tambourine Man(May 11, 1965)<br \/>\n<a href=\"httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uPqAvgN6Tyw\">httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uPqAvgN6Tyw<\/a><br \/>\nThe Byrds \u2013 All I Really Want To Do (Top of the Pops, 1965)<br \/>\n<a href=\"httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KjAI9R94X-M&amp;feature=g-vrec\">httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KjAI9R94X-M&amp;feature=g-vrec<\/a><br \/>\nThe Byrds \u2013 Set You Free This Time (1965)<br \/>\n<a href=\"httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vxd4kFmIWeU\">httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vxd4kFmIWeU<\/a><br \/>\nThe Byrds \u2013 The Times They Are A Changin&#8217; (1966)<br \/>\n<a href=\"httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PZUL6cPc26g&amp;feature=fvwrel\">httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PZUL6cPc26g&amp;feature=fvwrel<\/a><br \/>\nGene Clark &#038; the Firebyrds &#8211; Rodeo Rider<br \/>\n<a href=\"httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3plt9tfdR38&#038;feature=g-vrec\">httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3plt9tfdR38&#038;feature=g-vrec<\/a><br \/>\nGene Clark \u2013 Silver Raven (1985)<br \/>\n<a href=\"httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X3kb-FB_08M\">httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X3kb-FB_08M<\/a><br \/>\nGene Clark \u2013 Eight Miles High (1985)<br \/>\n<a href=\"httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CuWDk2tb-HE&amp;feature=related\">httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CuWDk2tb-HE&amp;feature=related<\/a><br \/>\nGene Clark &amp; Carla Olson \u2013 Gypsy Rider<br \/>\n<a href=\"httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j5ruo6h6AGk\">httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j5ruo6h6AGk<\/a><br \/>\nGene Clark &amp; Carla Olson \u2013 The Drifter<br \/>\n<a href=\"httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KavgvB2ePyk&amp;feature=related\">httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KavgvB2ePyk&amp;feature=related<\/a><br \/>\nGene Clark &amp; Carla Olson \u2013 Almost Saturday Night<br \/>\n<a href=\"httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OgFFDEljqLw&amp;feature=related\">httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OgFFDEljqLw&amp;feature=related<\/a><br \/>\nGene Clark Interview (1984)<br \/>\n<a href=\"httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F0IwK3EM9_A&amp;feature=g-vrec\">httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F0IwK3EM9_A&amp;feature=g-vrec<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Words<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Byrds Speak About Gene Clark<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/die-augenweide.de\/byrds\/speak\/aboutclark.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">href=&#8221;http:\/\/die-augenweide.de\/byrds\/speak\/aboutclark.htm<\/a><br \/>\nThe Byrds Speak About The Beatles<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/die-augenweide.de\/byrds\/speak\/aboutbeatles.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/die-augenweide.de\/byrds\/speak\/aboutbeatles.htm<\/a><br \/>\nJohn Einarson &#8211; Mr. Tambourine Man: The Life and Legacy of the Byrd\u2019s Gene Clark<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mr-Tambourine-Man-Legacy-Byrds\/dp\/0879307935\/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1334622447&amp;sr=8-2-fkmr0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mr-Tambourine-Man-Legacy-Byrds\/dp\/0879307935\/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1334622447&amp;sr=8-2-fkmr0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Stephen Rose Gene Clark was a folk-singer who gained fame in 1964 as founding member and chief songwriter for folk-rock pioneers the Byrds. \u00a0He made two albums with the Byrds and was responsible for some of their best songs and biggest hits, but was never able to jump start his solo career after leaving [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2276],"tags":[2298,2299,2300,400],"class_list":["post-744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-band-trivia","tag-gene-clark","tag-gosdin-brothers","tag-kingston-trio","tag-the-byrds"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - 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