http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.66&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Fdiscography.rssVan Dyke Parks ain't no slouch as a songwriter, producer and instrumentalist, but his work as an arranger -- a combination of classical compositional technique and playful pop wit -- has left the most indelible mark on popular music since he first made the L.A. scene in the 1960s. Records under his own name enjoyed relatively marginal success compared to that of top-billed collaborators like the Beach Boys, the Byrds, Randy Newman, Sheryl Crow and Cher. Even so, Parks' great early accomplishment as a solo artist, 1968's <i>Song Cycle</i>, shows him bursting into blossom and remains one of the most elaborate pop records ever made. He was a child actor before taking up the clarinet and piano and studying music at the prestigious Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh. He moved to Los Angeles in the early '60s and scored a contract with MGM. In '66 he played on the Byrds' <i>Fifth Dimension</i> (he was asked to join the band, but refused) and co-wrote much of the ill-fated Beach Boys opus <i>Smile</i> with Brian Wilson. His own debut came two years later, and he was deeply connected to the Los Angeles industry throughout the next three decades, producing and arranging dozens of ground-breaking records. - Nate CavalieriSinger-Songwriteren720Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:20:11 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.66&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Fdiscography.rss Van Dyke Parks ain't no slouch as a songwriter, producer and instrumentalist, but his work as an arranger -- a combination of classical compositional technique and playful pop wit -- has left the most indelible mark on popular music since he first made the L.A. scene in the 1960s. Records under his own name enjoyed relatively marginal success compared to that of top-billed collaborators like the Beach Boys, the Byrds, Randy Newman, Sheryl Crow and Cher. Even so, Parks' great early accomplishment as a solo artist, 1968's <i>Song Cycle</i>, shows him bursting into blossom and remains one of the most elaborate pop records ever made. He was a child actor before taking up the clarinet and piano and studying music at the prestigious Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh. He moved to Los Angeles in the early '60s and scored a contract with MGM. In '66 he played on the Byrds' <i>Fifth Dimension</i> (he was asked to join the band, but refused) and co-wrote much of the ill-fated Beach Boys opus <i>Smile</i> with Brian Wilson. His own debut came two years later, and he was deeply connected to the Los Angeles industry throughout the next three decades, producing and arranging dozens of ground-breaking records. - Nate Cavalieri http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.198817&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Fdiscography.rss Singer-Songwriter Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Van Dyke Parks Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.198817 alb.198817 Van Dyke Parks art.66 6.99 Tokyo Rose alb.198817 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/6/9/1299672_170x170.jpg 2009-04-21 00:00:00.0 2007-06-19 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.198817&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.198817&variant=data&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.97686&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Fdiscography.rss Singer-Songwriter Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Van Dyke Parks Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.97686 alb.97686 Van Dyke Parks art.66 6.99 Clang Of The Yankee Reaper alb.97686 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/0/1/1291094_170x170.jpg 2009-04-21 00:00:00.0 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.97686&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.97686&variant=data&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.229896&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Fdiscography.rss Singer-Songwriter Thu, 6 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Van Dyke Parks Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.229896 alb.229896 Van Dyke Parks art.66 8.99 Moonlighting: Live At The Ash Grove alb.229896 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/7/6/1286792_170x170.jpg 2003-02-06 00:00:00.0 1998-02-10 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.229896&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.229896&variant=data&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.201561&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Fdiscography.rss Singer-Songwriter Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Van Dyke Parks Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.201561 alb.201561 Van Dyke Parks art.66 8.99 Jump! alb.201561 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/6/0/1290668_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.201561&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.201561&variant=data&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.201560&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Fdiscography.rss Singer-Songwriter Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Van Dyke Parks Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.201560 alb.201560 Van Dyke Parks art.66 10.99 Discover America alb.201560 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/1/0/1/1291013_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 1972-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.201560&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.201560&variant=data&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.185530&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Fdiscography.rss Singer-Songwriter Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Van Dyke Parks Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.185530 alb.185530 Van Dyke Parks art.66 8.99 Song Cycle alb.185530 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/9/0/1290942_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 1968-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.185530&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.185530&variant=data&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Fdiscography.rss