Gene Clark

Carla Olson “Set You Free This Time” – with Gene Clark

October 4, 2023 Jonathan Aird 2

Oh, this is truly something special for you today dear reader. Taken from Carla Olson’s third album of duets, entitled ‘Have Harmony Will Travel 3‘ comes this previously unreleased recording of Carla and Gene Clark singing […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Byrds songs

April 20, 2023 Ljubinko Zivkovic 3

Even the most casual followers of americana are aware of the importance The Byrds had on the genre, even though formally they released ‘only’ 12 official albums. And among those, even the weaker ones, like ‘Dr. […]

Paperback Riders – John Einarson “Mr Tambourine Man: The Life and Legacy of the Byrds’ Gene Clark”

January 27, 2023 Tim Martin 3

A few months back we looked at David N Meyer’s book on Gram Parsons. That book spent much of its time stripping away the myths that have followed Parsons’ name. Einarson has a different task with […]

Classic Americana Albums: Gene Clark “Firebyrd”

June 22, 2022 Tim Martin 9

You’d be forgiven for thinking that Gene Clark’s career stalled sometime in the late seventies. However, in a life filled with “What ifs” 1984 provided one of the biggest with the release of ‘Firebyrd’. To put […]

Classic Clips: McGuinn Clark And Hillman – “I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better”

June 10, 2022 Tim Martin 1

A few weeks ago Martin Johnson offered us the Desert Rose Band’s ‘Wheels’ in the Classic Clips slot. That set me thinking about Chris Hillman’s other band. The partial Byrd’s reunion McGuinn Clark And Hillman produced […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers