re: "Muscle Shoals" Documentary on Netflix

Yep, great documentary - I grew up in Huntsville in the late 60s/early 70s, played in a rock band, hung out w/fellow musicians, went to all of the local concerts and had no idea what was happening there...and I read the Huntsville and Birmingham newspapers cover-to-cover every day - no coverage.

I watched this a few days ago:



Gene Clark (1944-1991) was a founding member of The Byrds, a superb songwriter who helped establish country-rock in the late '60s, both as a solo artist and as a member of Dillard and Clark.

This documentary dwells on Clark's troubled personal life as much as his music. It has some flaws: there is much too much heard from David Crosby, who had little to do with Clark after the latter left The Byrds; unless I blinked and missed it it did not discuss Clark briefly returning to The Byrds for a few weeks in late 1967, and didn't show the clip of Clark lip-synching "Goin' Back" with the band on The Smothers Brothers Show; also it didn't show the extant video of Clark singing his great ballad "Hear The Wind" (there may have been rights issues involved in the latter two cases).

A perceptive review of the film:
LINK

For those new to Gene Clark:

His classic 1968 album with Doug Dillard, The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark, was a pioneering effort in the genre of country-rock.

Dillard & Clark - "There's A Train Leaves Here This Morning"

Dillard & Clark - "Why Not Your Baby"

Dillard & Clark - "Don't Let Me Down" Great Beatles cover

But The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark didn't sell, nor did Clark's solo albums of the 1970s, despite frequent moments of brilliance.

Gene Clark - "Spanish Guitar" Supposedly Bob Dylan told GC he "would have been proud to write this song"

Gene Clark - "Some Misunderstanding"

Live video of a later classic:

Gene Clark - "Hear the Wind"

kafka

have you seen "the life of riley"?

Riley B. King "BB King"

watched it last night, very good!

over 2 hrs long, enjoyed every minute