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Article: Clark, Gene
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Gene Clark
Singer, songwriter
As a singer and songwriter, Gene Clark was one of folk rock's most important innovators during the mid-1960s. He and Jim (later Roger) McGuinn founded the Byrds in 1964, and Clark was the group's primary songwriter for their first two albums. Although less commercially successful outside the Byrds, his work with Doug Dillard in the late 1960s and solo work in the early 1970s played a central role in the development of country rock. These successes, however, were sometimes countermanded by Clark's personal demons. His fear of flying prevented him from touring on a regular basis, and years of substance abuse would eventually destroy his health. He ...
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Article: FLOYD GENE CLARK
The Gazette;
March 25, 2004 ;
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...Floyd Gene Clark, 77, of Altamont, passed away Tuesday ... 31, 1927 to Earl and Anna (Steiner) Clark of Canon City, Colorado. Survivors are his wife, Leda Raye Clark of the home in Altamont; two sons, one ...
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