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Sanford Clark

American rockabilly singer (–)

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Musical artist

Sanford Clark (October 24, – July 4, )[1] was an American country-rockabilly singer and guitarist, best known for his hit "The Fool".

Biography

Clark was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was raised in Phoenix, Arizona, from the age of 9. He first began performing in the Phoenix area in the early s.

Sanford clark biography Sanford Clark (October 24, – July 4, ) [1] was an American country-rockabilly singer and guitarist, best known for his hit "The Fool".

He spent time in the Air Force in the South Pacific; he formed a band there which won a talent show in Hawaii.[2] Returning to Phoenix, he and his friend Al Casey met Lee Hazlewood, then a local DJ. Clark, with Casey on guitar, recorded one of Hazlewood's songs, "The Fool", in Floyd Ramsey's Audio Recorders studio on MCI Records in Dot Records picked the song up for national distribution after a Philadelphia deejay tipped them off to it.

The song became a hit in the U.S., peaking at No. 14 on the Country Singles chart, No. 5 on the R&B Singles chart, and No. 7 on the Billboard Top [3] Following the song's success, Clark opened on tour for Ray Price and Roy Orbison.[2]

Clark's follow-up single, "The Cheat", gave him a second minor hit, peaking at No.

74 Pop.[3] He and Dot Records' owner Randy Wood quarreled over the singer's image, and he eventually signed to Jamie Records in , continuing to work with Hazlewood. In Clark recorded a song, "Son of a Gun", about the son of a western gunslinger. This song is also referenced in Keith Richards' book Life, published in October He credits the song as being one of the first songs he learned and performed on stage prior to forming the Rolling Stones.

Moving to Hollywood, he recorded for several other labels and had several almost-comebacks; his version of Hazlewood's "Houston" was eclipsed by Dean Martin's version, and in 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 , and "Farm Labor Camp #2" and the album Return of the Fool in

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.

On July 4 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 amidst the COVID 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 Netflix film Win It All () and the Focus Features film Dallas Buyers Club ().

His song "Calling All Hearts" has been played in various TV and film productions including the NBC series Aquarius: Episode , the ABC series Nashville: Episode ,[5] the FXX series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Episode , and in the 20th Century Fox film, Walking with Dinosaurs ().[6] His song "The Big Lie" was featured in the FX series Justified: Episode , in the Freestyle Releasing film From the Rough (), and in Sony Pictures Home Entertainment film The Driftless Area ().[7] "Bad Case of You" was featured in the Amazon Studios series Transparent episodes and [8]

Discography

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s

Date: TitleRecord LabelDetails
The FoolMCI Records / Dot Records7", Single, 10", Shellac
The Fool / Bad Luck London Records / Reo Records10", Shellac
9lb.

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Hammer / Ooo Baby

Dot Records7", Single, 10", Shellac
A Cheat / Usta Be My BabyDot Records7", Single, 10", Shellac
The Glory of Love / Darling DearDot Records7", Single
Lou Be Doo / Love CharmsDot Records7", Single
Swanee River Rock / The Man Who Made an Angel CryDot Records7", Single
Presenting Sanford ClarkLondon Records7", EP
Modern RomanceDot Records7", Single
Still As the NightJamie Records / Reo Records7", Single
Run, Boy RunLondon Records / London American Recordings7", Single, 4 P, Tri
Son-of-a-GunLondon Records / London American Recordings7", Single
My JealousyJamie Records7"

s

Date: TitleRecord LabelDetails
Go On Home / Pledging My LoveLondon Records / London American Recordings7" Single / Promo
Guess It's Love / It Hurts Me TooTrey Records7" Single
She Taught Me / Just Bluesin'Warner Bros.

Records

7" Single / Promo
Houston / Hard FeelingsWarner Bros. Records7" Single / Promo
The Fool / Step AsideRamco Records7" Single / Promo
Shades / Once Upon a TimeRamco Records7" Single / Promo
It's Nothing To Me / Calling All HeartsRamco Records7" Single / Promo
The Black Widow Spider / The Son of a Hickory Holler's TrampLHI Records7" Single / Promo
(They Call Me) Country / Climbin' The WallsRamco Records7" Single / Promo
Farm Labor Camp #2 / Love Me Till ThenLHI Records7" Promo
They Call Me CountryEmber RecordsCassette / Album / LP
Return of The FoolLHI RecordsAlbum / LP

s

Date: TitleRecord LabelDetails
Modern RomanceDo-Ja RecordsLP, Compilation

s

Date: TitleRecord LabelDetails
The FoolAce RecordsLP, Compilation, Mono
Rockin' Rollin' Vol.

1

Bear Family RecordsLP, Compilation
Rockin' Rollin' Vol. 2 (The Complete Dot & Jamie Recordings, Vol. 2)Bear Family RecordsLP, Compilation
Sanford Clark / The Crickets (2) - The Fool / It's So Easy!American Pie Records7", Single, RE, Mono

s

Date: TitleRecord LabelDetails
The FoolBear Family RecordsCD, Compilation
ShadesBear Family RecordsCD, Compilation

s

Unknown date

Date: TitleRecord LabelDetails
Unknown: The Fool / A CheatCollectables, MCA Special Markets & Products7", Single
Unknown: Sanford Clark / Robin Luke - The Fool / Susie Darlin'Underground Records7", RE
Unknown: Sanford Clark / Ocean - The Fool / Put Your Hand in The HandUnderground Records7", Single

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