As a founding member of the Byrds, Gene Clark was folk rock royalty. Onstage, he usually stood center, leaning into his microphone while occasionally shaking a tambourine. Though his well-built physicality, near-bowl haircut and cool inscrutability instantly drew the eye. Clark’s real value to the Byrds was as a songwriter...
Bob Dylan joins the Byrds onstage at Ciro's on Hollywood's Sunset Blvd. in March 1965. : David Crosby, Gene Clark , Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman. Not pictured on drums: Michael Clarke.
Still, it came as a bit of a shock when less than eight months after the band’s debut single hit No. 1—a danceable cover of Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man,” Clark abruptly left the band, citing frustrations with his bandmates and—ironically—a fear of flying. On some he’s backed by members of the Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, and Manassas, along with musicians Leon Russell and Hugh Masekela.
“He’s also dealing with themes of philosophy, ecology and spirituality. His voice has a quality of grace on the acoustic material here, and I don’t use that term lightly. I’m not sure that he ever captured that sound again,” Sandford continues. “There was bad luck, bad decisions along the way in terms of management. All of this material is not half-assed and it’s well-recorded. And that’s the miracle of this set,” Sandford says.
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