Sanford Clark
Sanford Clark | |
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| Born | October 24, 1935 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | July 4, 2021 (aged 85) Joplin, Missouri, U.S. |
| Genres | Rockabilly, country |
| Years active | 1955–1969 |
Sanford Clark (October 24, 1935 – July 4, 2021)[1] was an American country-rockabilly singer and guitarist, best known for his 1956 hit "The Fool".
Biography
Clark was born in
Clark's 1957 follow-up single, "The Cheat", gave him a second minor hit, peaking at No. 74 Pop.
Moving to Hollywood, he recorded for several other labels and had several almost-comebacks; his 1964 version of Hazlewood's "Houston" was eclipsed by Dean Martin's version, and in 1965 he re-recorded "The Fool" with Waylon Jennings on guitar.[2] Hazlewood, by now an established songwriter, signed Clark to his own label, LHI, on which Clark released "The Black Widow" b/w "The Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp" in 1967, and "Farm Labor Camp #2" and the album Return of the Fool in 1968.
A few years later Clark left the music business and worked in construction, though he occasionally recorded in later decades on his own label, Desert Sun Records.
Clark’s publicist and fellow performer, Johnny Vallis, said that Clark died at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri, where he had been receiving cancer treatment before contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri, according to NewsTalk KZRG radio.[4]
TV and film
Clark's most popular and well-known song, "The Fool", was featured in the
Discography
1950s
| Date: Title | Record Label | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1955: The Fool | MCI Records / Dot Records | 7", Single, 10", Shellac |
| 1956: The Fool / Bad Luck | London Records / Reo Records |
10", Shellac |
| 1956: 9lb. Hammer / Ooo Baby | Dot Records | 7", Single, 10", Shellac |
| 1956: A Cheat / Usta Be My Baby | Dot Records | 7", Single, 10", Shellac |
| 1957: The Glory of Love / Darling Dear | Dot Records | 7", Single |
| 1957: Lou Be Doo / Love Charms | Dot Records | 7", Single |
| 1957: Swanee River Rock / The Man Who Made an Angel Cry | Dot Records | 7", Single |
| 1958: Presenting Sanford Clark | London Records | 7", EP |
| 1958: Modern Romance | Dot Records | 7", Single |
| 1959: Still As the Night | Jamie Records / Reo Records | 7", Single |
| 1959: Run, Boy Run | London Records / London American Recordings | 7", Single, 4 P, Tri |
| 1959: Son-of-a-Gun | London Records / London American Recordings | 7", Single |
| 1959: My Jealousy | Jamie Records | 7" |
1960s
| Date: Title | Record Label | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1960: Go On Home / Pledging My Love | London Records / London American Recordings | 7" Single / Promo |
| 1961: Guess It's Love / It Hurts Me Too | Trey Records | 7" Single |
| 1964: She Taught Me / Just Bluesin' | Warner Bros. Records |
7" Single / Promo |
| 1965: Houston / Hard Feelings | Warner Bros. Records | 7" Single / Promo |
| 1966: The Fool / Step Aside | Ramco Records | 7" Single / Promo |
| 1966: Shades / Once Upon a Time | Ramco Records | 7" Single / Promo |
| 1966: It's Nothing To Me / Calling All Hearts | Ramco Records | 7" Single / Promo |
| 1967: The Black Widow Spider / The Son of a Hickory Holler's Tramp | LHI Records | 7" Single / Promo |
| 1967: (They Call Me) Country / Climbin' The Walls | Ramco Records | 7" Single / Promo |
| 1968: Farm Labor Camp #2 / Love Me Till Then | LHI Records | 7" Promo |
| 1968: They Call Me Country | Ember Records | Cassette / Album / LP |
| 1968: Return of The Fool | LHI Records | Album / LP |
1970s
| Date: Title | Record Label | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1975: Modern Romance | Do-Ja Records | LP, Compilation |
1980s
| Date: Title | Record Label | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1983: The Fool | Ace Records | LP, Compilation, Mono |
| 1986: Rockin' Rollin' Vol. 1 | Bear Family Records | LP, Compilation |
| 1986: Rockin' Rollin' Vol. 2 (The Complete Dot & Jamie Recordings, Vol. 2) | Bear Family Records | LP, Compilation |
| 1988: Sanford Clark / The Crickets (2) - The Fool / It's So Easy! | American Pie Records | 7", Single, RE, Mono |
1990s
| Date: Title | Record Label | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1992: The Fool | Bear Family Records | CD, Compilation |
| 1993: Shades | Bear Family Records | CD, Compilation |
2010s
| Date: Title | Record Label | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2014: Waylon Jennings / Sanford Clark - Zia Records Presents: Audio Recorders Archive Vol. 1 | Zia Records | |
| 2016: Once Upon a Time | Fervor Records | |
| 2017: Mid-Century Sounds: Deep Cuts From the Desert | Fervor Records | Compilation |
Unknown date
| Date: Title | Record Label | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown: The Fool / A Cheat | Collectables, MCA Special Markets & Products | 7", Single |
| Unknown: Sanford Clark / Robin Luke - The Fool / Susie Darlin' | Underground Records | 7", RE |
| Unknown: Sanford Clark / Ocean - The Fool / Put Your Hand in The Hand | Underground Records | 7", Single |
References
- ^ "Sanford Clark, Rockabilly Performer, Dies at 85 from COVID-19". Billboard. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ Allmusic
- ^ a b Billboard Singles, Allmusic.com
- ^ "Rockabilly performer Sanford Clark dead at 85 from COVID-19", ABC News, July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021
- ^ "Music from Nashville S3E10". Tunefind.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Walking With Dinosaurs 3D Soundtrack List". Soundtrackmania.net. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "The Driftless Area (2015) Soundtrack". RingosTrack.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Music by Sanford Clark". Tunefind.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Sanford Clark". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
External links
- Rockabilly Hall of Fame entry Archived 2021-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Sanford Clark discography at Discogs
- Sanford Clark at IMDb
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