Tag: Gene Clark

Advertising +/- marketing in popular music

This Record Could Win You $1 Million?

Insidious 1980s McDonald’s campaign that used music for crass commercial purposes: This musical ad immediately brings to mind last August’s piece about the history behind Jimmy Radcliffe‘s gospel-flavored “R&B” take on “You Deserve a Break Today” for McDonald’s in the 1970s. Radcliffe, by the way, would release at least eight

May 12, 2015 No Comments

"One in a Hundred"

“One in a Hundred”: Gene Clark’s Appeal to the One Per Cent

It’s nice to see Gene Clark getting more recognition in recent years for his role, along with Mike Nesmith, Hearts & Flowers, Byrds, Dylan (and others), in helping to forge a “country rock” (or as Gram Parsons envisioned it, “Cosmic American”) sound. Last year, in fact, folks on the East

April 1, 2014 No Comments