Mr. Tambourine Man : the life and legacy of the Byrds' Gene Clark / John Einarson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Einarson, John, 1952-

Contributor:

Byrds (Musical group)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clark, Gene, 1944-1991.

Clark, Gene.

Rock musicians--United States--Biography.

Rock musicians.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 339 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Backbeat Books ; Berkeley, CA : Distributed to the book trade in the U.S. and Canada by Publishers Group West, [2005]

Summary:

Gene Clark soared to fame as a founding member and frontman of The Byrds, one of the most important and influential groups of the '60s. His songwriting with The Byrds and subsequent work as a solo artist and with Dillard and Clark mark him as one of rock's key innovators and a pioneer of folk-rock, psychedelia, and alt-country. Yet Clark's personal demons shadowed him throughout his life, and until now his legacy has been clouded in mystery. Told through the personal recollections of those closest to Clark, Mr. Tambourine Man offers a rare glimpse into his life and work, a revealing portrait of one of rock's greatest bands, and a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of fame. Endorsed by the Gene Clark estate, the book also features rare and previously unseen photos from family and friends.

Contents:

Kansas City Southern : Missouri/Kansas roots and the two Gene Clarks

Set you free this time : from New Christy Minstrel to Byrd

Eight miles high : the Byrds take flight

Out on the side : ex-Byrd flies solo

Full circle : the return to country music roots

Some misunderstanding : marriage, Mendocino, and no other

Past addresses : reunions try to capture the past

Day for night : the descent into drugs and alcohol

No other : Gene's final days.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0879307935

OCLC:

57434178