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Gene Clark

1944 - 1991

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Gene Clark is the 1,209th most popular musician (down from 1,019th in 2024), the 6,256th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,942nd in 2019) and the 425th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Gene Clark ranks 1,209 out of 3,175. Before him are Donald "Duck" Dunn, Emily Armstrong, Jason Becker, Helen Merrill, Edoardo Bennato, and Paul Bley. After him are John Dolmayan, Joe Henderson, Dave Alexander, Gene Autry, Bruce Kulick, and Shawn Crahan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Gene Clark ranks 438. Before him are John Onaiyekan, Andrew Loog Oldham, Daniel Morelon, Nelson Prudêncio, Annette Lu, and Kati Kovács. After him are Doreen Massey, Yitzhak Mordechai, José Dolhem, Patrick Devedjian, Susana Baca, and Willeke van Ammelrooy. Among people deceased in 1991, Gene Clark ranks 151. Before him are Richard Speck, John McIntire, Tamara Khanum, Viviane Romance, Károly Bartha, and Ellen Braumüller. After him are Renato Rascel, Billy Vaughn, Josef Stroh, Curt Bois, Nutan, and Reidar Andersen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Clark ranks 6,257 out of 20,380. Before him are Kim Manners (1951), John Hopcroft (1939), Ron Silver (1946), Dorothy Stang (1931), Bessie Coleman (1892), and Helen Merrill (1930). After him are Stephen Root (1951), Robert Ettinger (1918), John Ostrom (1928), Marc Wright (1890), Phil Anselmo (1968), and Richard Burgi (1958).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gene Clark ranks 425. Before him are Tony Williams (1945), Sterling Morrison (1942), Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941), Emily Armstrong (1986), Jason Becker (1969), and Helen Merrill (1930). After him are Joe Henderson (1937), Dave Alexander (1947), Gene Autry (1907), Bruce Kulick (1953), Shawn Crahan (1969), and Mike Bloomfield (1943).

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