Michael Clarke (musician) - Wikipedia
Michael Clarke (born Michael James Dick; June 3, 1946 – December 19, 1993) was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the 1960s rock group the Byrds from 1964 to 1967. [1] He died in 1993, at age 47, from liver failure, a direct result of more than three decades of heavy alcohol consumption.
The Byrds Speak about Mike Clarke - Interviews
We saw Michael (Clarke) on the street man, and he just looked right. David had met him up in Big Sur playing conga drums and he said, 'Hey man, you wanna be a drummer?' and Michael said, 'Sure.' so we all got together and did it.
Michael Clarke (1946-1993) - Find a Grave Memorial
Dec 19, 1993 · Michael Clarke was the original drummer of the Byrds, appearing on their first five albums before leaving around the end of 1967. Clarke was the least talented of the five members that were on the Byrds' 1965-67 recordings, as unlike the other for he did almost no songwriting.
Mike Clarke, Byrds' first drummer, dies - Tampa Bay Times
Oct 10, 2005 · Michael "Mike" Clarke, 49, the original drummer for The Byrds, who sparked a lawsuit from other original band members in recent years when he started performing under the Byrds' name, died...
The Byrds - Wikipedia
Michael Clarke also found success following the Byrds reunion as the drummer for soft rock group Firefall, [21] while Gene Clark returned to his solo career, producing the critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful albums No Other (1974) and Two Sides to Every Story (1977).
Michael Clarke Interview - The Byrds drummer - YouTube
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Obituaries : Michael Clarke; Drummer With the Byrds Rock Group
Dec 21, 1993 · TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. — Michael Clarke, the original drummer for the influential rock band the Byrds, has died from liver failure at his condominium here. He was 49.
Mike Clarke, 49, Dies; First Byrds Drummer - The New York Times
Dec 21, 1993 · Mike Clarke, the original drummer for the rock band the Byrds, died on Sunday at his home. He was 49. The cause was liver failure, said Billy Moore, the organizer of a New Year's Eve concert...
Clarke, Michael (3rd June 1946-19th December 1993)
Dec 19, 1993 · He started his own Byrds band in 1987, incurring the wrath of Byrds alums for using the name. In spite of this, the original band members reunited for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
Michael Clarke | American musician | Britannica
In the Byrds. December 4, 1942, Los Angeles), Michael Clarke (b. June 3, 1944, New York, New York—d. December. 19, 1993, Treasure Island, Florida), Gram Parsons (original name Ingram Cecil Connor III; b. November 5, 1946, Winter Haven, Florida—d. September 19, 1973, Yucca Valley, California), and Clarence White (b. June 6, 1944, Lewiston ...