Tony Clarkson

Tony Clarkson is a bassist from Birmingham, England, who made his biggest contribution to music as a member of the psychedelic pop band the World of Oz in 1968-1969. Born in Birmingham in 1945, he reached his teens just as rock & roll started to boom as a homegrown phenomenon in England. Birmingham -- often referred to in the local vernacular as "Brum" -- had a fiercely active music community by the start of the 1960s, rooted in American-style rock & roll as well as R&B and jazz, and Clarkson was active as a bassist on what became known as the "Brumbeat" scene. He played bass ...