Bob dylan described missouriborn country boy gene clark as one of the three best songwriters in the world. It would be three years before clark made another album, and two sides to every story was a very different affair. Gene clark documentary the byrd who flew alone trailer. The byrd who flew alone the triumphs and tragedy of gene clark.
Its been made with the support and involvement of genes family, as well as a whole host of friends and fellow musicians. Watch this movie, then take a closer look at his body of work. The byrd who flew alone is a feature length documentary, exploring the life and work of gene clark singersongwriter with the byrds, one of the 60s most influential and iconic bands, and a pioneer in american music. Gene clark s cult 1974 album no other is getting a reissue that comes with a documentary about the project. His backing musicians included exbandmates chris hillman and michael clarke, as well as future byrd clarence white and clark collaborator doug dillard, not to mention the gosdin brothers, whose harmonies resembled a rockier. Gene clark documentary clip 2 flying high with david. But in a film in which clark is more spectre than star, you finally see, as well as hear, the legend in everyones memories and. A documentary on the life and work of gene clark, cofounder of the byrds, whose subsequent career was a rollercoaster of pioneering music and personal disaster.
New film reveals the sad flight of the byrds gene clark. Gene clarks 1974 album no other has come to be seen as a masterpiece in the decades after its release, but that was hardly the consensus at the time, and the albums considerable production cost and negligible sales quickly made clark persona non grata in the music business. Terry melcher left, gene clark center, and david crosby right in the recording studio. Gene clark biography wikipedia harold eugene gene clark november 17, 1944 may 24, 1991 was an american singersongwriter and founding member of the folk rock band the byrds. Its been made with the support and involvement of gene s family, as well as a whole host of friends and fellow musicians. Gene clark was an american singersongwriter and founding member of the byrds. The triumphs and tragedy of gene clark cfour suns productions 20. Gene clark biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. An excerpt from the documentary the byrd who flew alone. Clip from the byrd who flew alone gene clark documentary on. Gene clark had been writing music and exploring rock and country music genres since leaving the byrds after two albums but, with very little fanfare. Lobby card of the big tnt show featuring the byrds. Its been gratifying over the past few years to see the rise of the rockumentary detailing the lifes and music of numerous musicians with more. A documentary on the life and work of gene clark, cofounder of the byrds, whose subsequent career was a rollercoaster of pioneering music and personal.
His discography consists of 7 studio albums, 3 live albums, 10. With gene clark, david crosby, roger mcguinn, chris hillman. The byrd who flew alone does a great job covering his life as a musician and as a vulnerable human being. The byrd who flew alone is a feature length documentary, exploring the life and work of gene clark singersongwriter with the byrds, one of the 60s most. New film reveals the sad flight of the byrds gene clark rolling. Profile of gene clark, the former byrds frontman who pioneered folk rock and country rock. Gene clark with the gosdin brothers gene clark songs. Gene clark documentary clip 4 falling to earth youtube. The first album that gene clark released after his departure from the byrds followed very closely on the model of his earlier efforts on the byrds first two albums. Original byrd and legendary singersongwriter who crafted highly poetic folk and countryrock.
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