http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.66&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.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-Songwriteren720Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:09:07 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.66&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.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=tra.1231939&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss Singer-Songwriter Mon, 1 Jan 1968 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Van Dyke Parks on Rhapsody Online 1231939 tra.1231939 Van Dyke Parks art.66 0.99 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 Palm Desert tra.1231939 190000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231939&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231939&variant=data&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231946&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss Singer-Songwriter Mon, 1 Jan 1968 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Van Dyke Parks on Rhapsody Online 1231946 tra.1231946 Van Dyke Parks 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231785&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231785&variant=data&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231771&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss Singer-Songwriter Tue, 10 Feb 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Van Dyke Parks on Rhapsody Online 1231771 tra.1231771 Van Dyke Parks art.66 0.99 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 Hominy Grove tra.1231771 186000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231771&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231771&variant=data&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231941&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss Singer-Songwriter Mon, 1 Jan 1968 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Van Dyke Parks on Rhapsody Online 1231941 tra.1231941 Van Dyke Parks art.66 0.99 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 Laurel Canyon Blvd. tra.1231941 30000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231941&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231941&variant=data&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231783&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss Singer-Songwriter Sat, 1 Jan 1972 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Van Dyke Parks on Rhapsody Online 1231783 tra.1231783 Van Dyke Parks art.66 0.99 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 Jack Palance tra.1231783 59000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231783&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231783&variant=data&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231943&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231943&variant=data&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231786&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss Singer-Songwriter Sat, 1 Jan 1972 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Van Dyke Parks on Rhapsody Online 1231786 tra.1231786 Van Dyke Parks art.66 0.99 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 Steelband Music tra.1231786 131000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231786&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231786&variant=data&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231947&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss Singer-Songwriter Mon, 1 Jan 1968 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Van Dyke Parks on Rhapsody Online 1231947 tra.1231947 Van Dyke Parks art.66 0.99 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 Pot Pourri tra.1231947 67000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231947&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1231947&variant=data&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3783215&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss Singer-Songwriter Tue, 9 Dec 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Van Dyke Parks on Rhapsody Online 3783215 tra.3783215 Van Dyke Parks art.66 0.99 The Company alb.299279 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/6/5/1305646_170x170.jpg 2003-12-09 00:00:00.0 2003-12-09 00:00:00.0 true Curtain Calls tra.3783215 174000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3783215&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3783215&variant=data&rws=%2Fvan-dyke-parks%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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