Gene Clark

While Gene Clark will always be best-known for his short stint as lead singer for the Byrds from 1964 to 1966, he also carved out a quixotic career that saw the singer/songwriter seeking success in a variety of settings in the years that followed. He made psychedelic pop singles in the mid-'60s, helped invent country-rock with 1968's Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers album, then teamed with Doug Dillard in the late '60s to make two records that served as a blueprint for Americana. In the '70s, Clark made a pair of solo albums that cemented his place as a visionary singer/son...