First Name |
Gene
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Last Name |
Clark
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Full Name at Birth |
Harold Eugene Clark
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Birthday |
17th November, 1944
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Birthplace |
Tipton, Missouri, USA
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Died |
24th May, 1991
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Place of Death |
Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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Cause of Death |
Perforated Ulcer
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Buried |
Saint Andrews Catholic Cemetery, Tipton, Moniteau County, Missouri, USA
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Height |
5' 11" (180 cm)
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Build |
Average
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Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
American
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High School |
Bonner Springs High School, in Bonner Springs, Kansas, in 1962
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Occupation Text |
Singer, Songwriter
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Occupation |
Singer
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Claim to Fame |
Member of The Byrds
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Music Genre (Text) |
Country rock, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Folk, Country, Bluegrass, Baroque Pop, Rock, Americana
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Music Genre |
Pop/Rock
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Year(s) Active |
1963–1991
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Music Style |
Country-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, Country, Progressive Bluegrass, Bluegrass, Baroque Pop
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Music Mood |
Brooding, Earthy, Laid-Back/Mellow, Poignant, Gentle, Bittersweet, Wistful, Intense, Somber, Intimate, Autumnal, Plaintive, Reflective, Earnest, Melancholy, Amiable/Good-Natured, Organic
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Instrument |
Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, Songwriter
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Instrument (text) |
Vocals, Guitar, Tambourine, Harmonica, Piano
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Record Label |
Columbia, A&M, Asylum, RSO, Capitol, Takoma, Sierra
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Associated Acts |
The Byrds, Dillard & Clark, Phoenix, McGuinn, Clark & Hillman, Jesse Ed Davis, Carla Olson, The New Christy Minstrels, the Gosdin Brothers, John York
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Official Websites |
www.nndb.com/people/330/000159850/, www.allmusic.com/artist/gene-clark-mn0000194036/biography, www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10074, www.geneclark.com/
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Harold Eugene "Gene" 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 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.