Rebooted by request...Again
Originally posted March 25, 2016
Gene Clark will always be best remembered for his two-year stint as a vocalist with the Byrds between 1964 and 1966. A fine legacy to be sure, but the shame of it is that there was far more to Clark's body of work than that; he was a superb songwriter, one of the founding fathers of country-rock, and recorded a number of fine albums with an impressive array of collaborators whose quality far outstripped their modest sales figures.
Gene Clark and The Byrds set aside their differences long enough to appear together at their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in January of 1991, where the original lineup played a few songs together, including Clark's "Feel a Whole Lot Better." However, Clark's health continued to decline as his drinking accelerated, and on May 24, 1991, not long after he had begun work on a second album with Carla Olson, Gene Clark died, with the coroner declaring he succumbed as a result of "natural causes" brought on by a bleeding ulcer.
~AM
John York (guitar, vocals)
Rick Danko (guitar, vocals)
Blondie Chaplin (guitar, vocals)
Greg Harris (guitar, banjo, fiddle)
Jim Goodall (drums)
Michael Clarke (drums)
Set List:
1. Intro + Tuning (3:35)
2. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (2:30)
3. Set You Free This Time (3:56)
4. Chimes Of Freedom (6:01)
5. Band Intro (1:00)
6. Full Circle (4:14)
7. Sail On Sailor (4:27)
8. Mr. Tambourine Man (4:59)
9. My Back Pages (3:07)
10. You Ain't Going Nowhere (4:02)
11. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star (2:48)
12. Eight Miles High (5:11)
13. Turn Turn Turn (3:41)