The Clarks

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The Clarks

Origin	Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Years active	1986–present
Genres	Alternative Rock
Labels	King Mouse Records MCA Records Razor & Tie
Members	Scott Blasey Robert James Greg Joseph Dave Minarik
Website(s)	http://www.clarksonline.com/

The Clarks is a rock band whose members met at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Their fan base and mailings are mainly located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Over the course of twenty years, they have produced a total of 12 studio, live and solo releases. Between at least a dozen successful regional radio hits, constant fan interaction and frequent free shows, The Clarks are a staple of the Western Pennsylvania musical scene.

1 History
2 Members
3 Discography
4 External links

[edit] History

The Clarks were formed in 1986 as students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where they were recently honored as distinguished alumni. Their first release, 1988's I'll Tell You What Man..., saw a great deal of success via the local hit "Help Me Out." The three following releases introduced "Penny on the Floor," "Cigarette" and "Mercury" sequentially—songs that were immortalized throughout the area and still receive frequent radio play today. With the release of 1996's Someday Maybe on King Mouse Records (BMI), the band furthered their fame. In 2000, The Clarks saw perhaps their greatest success, with Let It Go outselling many major national releases in the Pittsburgh area and generating three huge radio hits popularized by WDVE and WXDX (as well as rock radio stations in Johnstown, Wheeling and Youngstown): "Born Too Late," "Better Off Without You" and "Snowman." The title track, "Let It Go," found its way into the 2001 Warner Bros. film Summer Catch and "Better Off Without You" was regularly featured during the closing credits of The Anna Nicole Show. Since then the band has continued to increase their catalog via 2002's Another Happy Ending and 2004's Fast Moving Cars. A major highlight for the band and their fans was a musical appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman on August 31, 2004, and also an appearance on ESPN's Cold Pizza on June 23, 2006. On June 21, 2005, they released their first "best of" compilation, Between Now and Then (Retrospective). With an average of 150 live shows every year, many of which remain local, and over 250,000 local album sales, the band is still primarily a Pittsburgh regional band.

[edit] Members

Scott Blasey: lead vocals, electric & acoustic guitars
Robert James (real name Rob Hertweck): electric & acoustic guitars, vocals
Greg Joseph: bass guitar, vocals
Dave Minarik: drums, vocals

[edit] Discography

Travelin' On (Scott Blasey solo album) (April 17, 2007)
American Diary (Greg Joseph solo album) (2006)
Still Live (live album) (2006)
Between Now and Then (greatest hits compilation) (2005)
Fast Moving Cars (2004) US Billboard peak #196
Strikes and Gutters 2: Doublewide (outtakes album) (2004)
Another Happy Ending (2002) US Billboard peak #143
Live 2001 (live album) (2001)
Strikes and Gutters (outtakes album) (2001)
Let It Go (2000)
Shine (Scott Blasey solo album) (1999)
Someday Maybe (1996, re-released 1999)
Don't Try This at Home (Scott Blasey solo album) (1995) (Re-issued 2006)
Love Gone Sour, Suspicion, and Bad Debt (1994)
The Clarks (self-titled) (1991)
I'll Tell You What Man... (1988, re-released 1997)

Additionally, the band covered Bruce Springsteen's "The River" on the 2003 release Light of Day: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen. This song is also featured on Strikes and Gutters 2.