Gene Clark & Carla Olson

In 1984 Gene Clark Teamed Up With Ex-Textone Carla Olson To Record A Few Tracks In An Effort To Land Him A Recording Contract. This Failed Probably Due To Clark's Previous Albums Which Although Critically Acclaimed Never Sold Particularly Well. Clark And Olson Then Decided To Collaborate On An Album Releasing "So Rebellious A Lover" In 1986. Combining Clark's Melancholy Country-Folk With Olson's Cowpunk Influence The Album Was A Critical Success Also Becoming Clark's Best-Selling Solo Record. Clark Even Overcame His Chronic Travel Anxiety To Play Some Gigs To Promote The Album. Two Of These Performances Were Later Released As "Silhouetted In Light" Recorded At McCabe's Santa Monica In 1990 And "In Concert" Recorded At Mountain Stage West Virginia In 1988 . Ironically Just As His Career Was Taking A Turn For The Better Clark's Health Quickly Deteriorated. In 1988 He Had To Undergo Surgery To Deal With Ulcers Caused By Years Of Heavy Drinking. A Period Of Abstinence Followed But In The End He Once More Indulged In Drugs And Alcohol Abuse. On May 24 1991 Gene Clark Died From A Heart Attack After A Period Of Particularly Heavy Drinking. He Had Just Begun Work On A Second Album With Carla Olson. Olson Continues To Work As A Producer And Songwriter For Mare Winningham Percy Sledge And Phil Upchurch Among Others. read less