Composer
Gene Clark
American singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist
d. 1991
5 works in the index
- Died
- 1991
- Birthplace
- Tipton
- Place of death
- Sherman Oaks
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Harold Eugene Clark (November 17, 1944 – May 24, 1991) was an American singer-songwriter and founding member of the folk rock band the Byrds. He was the Byrds' principal songwriter between 1964 and early 1966, writing most of the band's best-known originals from this period, including "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better", "She Don't Care About Time", "Eight Miles High" and "Set You Free This Time".
Although he did not enjoy 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. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 as a member of the Byrds.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- guitarist; singer-songwriter; composer; country musician; songwriter
- Education
- Raytown Senior High School
- Recorded memberships
- The Byrds; McGuinn, Clark & Hillman; Dillard & Clark; The New Christy Minstrels
- Genres
- folk rock; country music
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 65650473
- ISNI
- 0000000079945103
- GND ID
- 130259764
- Library of Congress ID
- n91078714
- MusicBrainz ID
- 2b6f3780-6fb6-42c2-95bb-5e080772e38c
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Voice
- Genres represented
- pop, Rock
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 5
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock, pop | 5 |
| Polly Come Home | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | — | 2 |
| Through The Morning, Through The Night | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | — | 1 |
| All Day And All Of The Night | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Hot Burrito No. 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 65650473. Portrait: KRLA Beat/Beat Publications, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.