Gene Clark Retrospective Coming to Laurel Canyon Radio November 17

Listen to the Gene Clark Retrospective here!

We were excited to have guest podcaster and archivist Indigo Mariana @neon_brambles bring her curation skills and love of music to Laurel Canyon Radio for a retrospective of the great Gene Clark (of The Byrds, Dillard/Clark,The New Christy Minstrels). On the week of what would have been Mr. Clark’s 74th birthday, we had reverential tribute to this extraordinarily talented pioneer of the country-rock and Laurel Canyon Sound. See the setlist below:

Check out the Gene Clark website here: https://www.gene-clark.com/

With no guns before its gate

The mysterious estate

Lies waiting for its history’s dawning page

“White Light” – Gene Clark

It seems that history has finally dawned on Gene Clark’s legacy. This year alone has seen two significant archival releases – Gene Clark Back Street Mirror EP (Entrée Records) and Gene Clark Sings For You (Omnivore Recordings) along with two reissues of his best-loved albums – White Light (Intervention Records) and So Rebellious A Lover (Sunset Boulevard Records), not to mention the 50th Anniversary of his ground-breaking country-rock album The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard and Clark which paved the way for the country-rock and the modern Americana genres. All proof positive that Gene’s music is alive and well in the 21st Century.

Gene Clark began his career as a member of the New Christy Minstrels folk troupe in a Hollywood scripted scenario of being discovered at a local club in Kansas City, MO where he was pulled out of obscurity at the tender age of 18 and thrust into the limelight within days, never looking back and always moving forward. It was while he was on the road that the still teen-aged Gene first heard the Beatles “She Loves You” and was soon on his way to new territory in LA to start his own band. Inspired by the energy and enthusiasm of the Beatles he met the like-minded Jim McGuinn who was at The Troubadour putting his own spin of folk ballads with a “Beatle Beat”. Gene wasted no time and approached Jim to get something going. Enter David Crosby who liked what he heard by this dynamic duo and added his voice to make “magic” as Gene once said. They were soon joined by Chris Hillman and Michael Clarke and they eventually became the Byrds – paving the way of Folk-Rock and creating their own L.A. sound. Fame and stardom soon followed, but that was not to last. Tired by touring, jealousy from band-mates over song writing royalties and most likely the need for a bigger creative outlet, Gene soon left the Byrds to pursue a solo career in 1966, launching with the poetic single “Echoes” followed by the Gene Clark With the Gosdin Brothers LP which unfortunately did not do well commercially. In what would most likely have been songs for his follow-up album, the recent release of Gene Clark Sings For You, reveals the immense talent that Gene was maturing into. His music evolved as he did. In his brief but abundant career, Gene went from the roots of Folk to the groove of pop and the highs of psychedelia, into the origins of country-rock and the mellowness of the singer-songwriter era. Like most of his contemporaries, he struggled in the 80s, but nonetheless continued to write great songs up until his final days.

And so, this November, Gene’s birth month, we celebrate the man and his music. I am honored to have been given the opportunity to curate this show for Laurel Canyon Radio listeners. This podcast presents almost 3 hours of Gene’s finest work from his career, covering the broad spectrum of his music with some songs you may know, some you may not and some done in a way you may not have heard before. There is something for everyone. That was Gene’s gift to the world and my gift to you. Enjoy!

Indigo Mariana, @neon_brambles

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Set List From The Gene Clark Retrospective on Laurel Canyon Radio November 17:

Gene Clark Retrospective – Laurel Canyon Radio

Name Time (Album) Artist

1 Intro 0:16 Voice Neon Brambles

2 For Me Again 2:32 (Echoes) Gene Clark

3 I Knew I’d Want You 2:20 (Echoes) Gene Clark

4 She Don’t Care About Time [Single)… 2:34 (Turn! Turn! Turn!) The Byrds

5 It’s No Use (Alternate Lead Guitar2:24 (Mr. Tambourine Man) The Byrds

6 The Day Walk (Never Before) 3:00 (Turn! Turn! Turn!) The Byrds

7 Eight Miles High [Alternate RCA… 3:22 (Fifth Dimension) The Byrds

8 Elevator Operator 2:55 A Single Odessey Velvet Crush

9 Till Today 3:16 A Trip Through The Garden The Rose Garden

10 Lay Down Your Weary Tune 3:30 Turn! Turn! Turn! The Byrds

11 songs 1-8 identification 0:54 Voice Neon Brambles

12 Los Angeles 2:39 Flying High Gene Clark

13 On Her Own 4:19 Gene Clark Sings For You Gene Clark

14 Echoes 4:14 To Try For The Sun Starry Eyed And Laughing

15 One in a Hundred 2:47 Roadmaster Gene Clark

16 You Showed Me (Bonus Track) 2:06 Preflyte The Byrds

17 I Found You 3:02 Gene Clark With The Gosdin Brot… Gene Clark

18 So You Say You Lost Your Baby 3:01 Scorpio Rising Death In Vegas

19 Past Tense 3:42 Gene Clark Sings For You Gene Clark

20 Songs 9-16 identification 0:50 Voice Neon Brambles

21 04-If I Hang Around 3:51 Gene Clark Back Street Mirror EP

22 With Tomorrow 2:41 Blood (Remastered) This Mortal Coil

23 From A Silver Phial 3:41 No Other (US Release) Gene Clark

24 Tried So Hard 3:09 The Flying Burrito Brothers The Flying Burrito Brothers

25 In The Plan 2:08 The Fantastic Expedition/Throug… Dillard & Clark

26 Lonely Saturday 4:05 Two Sides To Every Story Gene Clark

27 The World Turns All Around Her (… 2:12 Turn! Turn! Turn! The Byrds

28 The Bells Of Rhymney 3:31 Greatest Hits The Byrds

29 Doctor Doctor 2:59 Gene Clark Sings For You Gene Clark

30 Back Street Mirror 3:22 The Lost Studio Sessions 1964-1… Gene Clark

31 Songs 17-26 identification 1:14 Voice Neon Brambles

32 In a Misty Morning 4:59 Roadmaster Gene Clark

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33 Full Circle 2:51 Full Circle Dan Fogelberg

34 Through The Morning, Through T… 4:08 The Fantastic Expedition/Throug… Dillard & Clark

35 The American Dreamer 1:55 Flying High CD2 Gene Clark

36 Changing Heart 2:43 Byrds The Byrds

37 Something’s Wrong 3:01 The Fantastic Expedition/Throug… Dillard & Clark

38 Opening Day 5:19 Here Tonight: The White Light De… Gene Clark

39 The Awakening 2:58 The Lost Studio Sessions 1964-1… Gene Clark

40 For A Spanish Guitar – IR 5:01 White Light – Intervention Gene Clark

41 Silver Raven [Demo] 3:03 No Other [Bonus Tracks] Gene Clark

42 Songs 27-36 identification 1:22 Voice Neon Brambles

43 Kansas City Southern 4:35 Two Sides To Every Story Gene Clark

44 Daylight Line 3:41 Two Sides Bonus LIve Gene Clark and the Silverados

45 Rodeo Rider 4:01 Firebyrd Gene Clark

46 Gypsy Rider 4:28 So Rebellious A Lover Gene Clark & Carla Olson

47 She’s The Kind Of Girl 3:01 The Lost Studio Sessions – Bonu… Gene Clark

48 My Marie 6:28 In Concert Gene Clark

49 Your Fire Burning 6:42 In Concert [Disc 2] Gene Clark

50 Mr. Tambourine Man 5:38 Firebyrd Gene Clark

51 Past Addresses 5:40 Two Sides To Every Story Gene Clark

52 Lady Of The North 6:05 No Other (US Release) Gene Clark

53 songs 37-46 identification 3:00 Neon Brambles

54 Identification 0:08 Voice Neon Brambles

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For more information, visit the Gene Clark website at www.Gene-Clark.com