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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 achieve 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gene Clark has received more than 1,847,936 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Gene Clark is the 1,018th most popular musician (up from 1,109th in 2019), the 4,942nd most popular biography from United States (up from 5,428th in 2019) and the 334th most popular American Musician.

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  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gene Clark ranks 1,018 out of 3,175. Before him are Alan White, John Lewis, Alexi Laiho, Lennie Tristano, Trevor Pinnock, and Boris Grebenshchikov. After him are Jack DeJohnette, John McVie, Larry Carlton, Billie Joe Armstrong, Hank Jones, and André Cluytens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Gene Clark ranks 386. Before him are Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Bodil Joensen, Botho Strauß, Yang Song-guk, Berta Ambrož, and Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri. After him are Raewyn Connell, Diana Bracho, Ray Davies, Ivan Ćurković, Boz Scaggs, and Jean-François Stévenin. Among people deceased in 1991, Gene Clark ranks 140. Before him are Vasco Pratolini, Peggy Ashcroft, Ed Heinemann, Guy Bourdin, Northrop Frye, and Dean Jagger. After him are Richard Speck, Elisaveta Bagriana, Curt Bois, Johnny Thunders, Nutan, and Tamara Khanum.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Clark ranks 4,942 out of 20,380. Before him are Jack Haley (1898), Bessie Love (1898), Lennie Tristano (1919), Antoine Fuqua (1966), Dean Jagger (1903), and Joseph Hooker (1814). After him are Walter De Maria (1935), Ted Post (1918), Aron Ralston (1975), Jack DeJohnette (1942), Eddie Lawson (1958), and Larry Carlton (1948).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gene Clark ranks 334. Before him are Mark St. John (1956), Woody Herman (1913), Helen Merrill (1930), Otis Rush (1934), John Lewis (1920), and Lennie Tristano (1919). After him are Jack DeJohnette (1942), Larry Carlton (1948), Billie Joe Armstrong (1972), Hank Jones (1918), Sonny Stitt (1924), and Zakk Wylde (1967).

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