1965, Byrds, Gene Clark

[Hoyt]

7. Gene Clark is still my favorite singer/songwriter, even though he died in 1991.

What has been considered his greatest work -- No Other (1974) -- has just been re-released with all kinds of bonus tracks, etc.

From Rolling Stone --

Gene Clark’s 1974 Cult Classic ‘No Other’ Gets Massive Reissue

The Byrds member’s seminal solo effort to be reissued in November

"After a short-lived reunion with the Byrds in 1972, in which they released a self-titled LP off David Geffen’s Asylum Records that garnered poor reviews, Geffen signed Clark as a solo artist. Released in September 1974, No Other fused psychedelic, country-rock and soul and contained unconventional arrangements that were unheard of at the time. Clark reportedly spent over $100,000 making the record, enraging Geffen and causing Asylum to barely promote it.

"Although Clark, who died in 1991, never fully recovered from the album’s commercial failure, No Other has become a cult classic in the 45 years since its release. In 2014, Beach House, Grizzly Bear and Fleet Foxes teamed up for a tour in which the performed the album in its entirety, dubbing themselves the Gene Clark No Other Band."