Gene Clark

Harold Eugene "Gene" Clark (November 17, 1944 – May 24, 1991) was an American singer-songwriter, and one of the founding members of the folk-rock group The Byrds.

Gene Clark is best remembered for being The Byrds' main songwriter between 1964 and early 1966. He created a large catalogue of music in several genres but failed to achieve solo commercial success. Clark was one of the earliest exponents of psychedelic rock, baroque pop, newgrass, country rock and alternative country.

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The Very Best Of The Byrds - Track Listing
351 "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" (Gene Clark) – 232 "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season)" (Book of Ecclesiastes/Pete Seeger) – 349 "The Times They Are a-Changin'" (Bob Dylan ...
Gene Clark - Discography - Covers and Tribute Songs
... During his career and subsequent to his death, Gene Clark's songs have been covered by a number of artists ... Ian Matthews was an early promoter of Clark's songs, covering "Polly" on Matthews' 1972 Journeys from Gospel Oak album, and "Tried So Hard" on his 1974 Some Days You ... Scottish band Teenage Fanclub recorded a tribute to Clark on their album Thirteen entitled "Gene Clark" ...
Byrds (album) - Post-release
... Gene Clark offered his thoughts on the album during a 1977 interview "I am disappointed in that album ... punch that it could have had if we'd taken the time." Chris Hillman concurred with Clark, telling The Byrds' biographer Johnny Rogan "In all honesty, we didn't have enough time on the album ... In addition, none of the parties, save for perhaps Gene Clark, seemed willing to contribute their best material to the album, instead holding back their finest songs for their own individual solo ...
Set You Free This Time
... band The Byrds, written by band member Gene Clark and first released in December 1965 on the group's Turn! Turn! Turn! album ... According to Clark, the song was written in just a few hours during The Byrds' 1965 British tour, after a night spent carousing with Paul McCartney at the Scotch of St James club ... The song's lead vocal is performed by Clark, who also plays acoustic guitar and harmonica on the track ...
There Is A Season - Track Listing - Disc One
... The Only Girl I Adore" (Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn) - 226 performed by The Jet Set "Please Let Me Love You" (Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn, Harvey Gerst) - 223 performed by The Beefeaters "Do ... Tambourine Man" (Bob Dylan) - 232 "I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better" (Gene Clark) - 234 "You Won't Have to Cry" (Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn) - 210 "Here Without You" (Gene Clark) - 239 "The Bells of Rhymney" (Idris ...

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    It seems as though women keep growing. Eventually they can have little or nothing in common with the men they chose long ago.
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