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Michael Clarke
drummer for the 1960s rock group The Byrds
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- United States
- Active
- 1946–1993
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Michael Clarke (born Michael James Dick; June 3, 1946 – December 19, 1993) was an American musician, best known as the drummer for rock group the Byrds from 1964 to 1968. Clarke was later a member if the country-rock group The Flying Burrito Brothers (1969–1971) and rock group Firefall (1974–1980).
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Clarke was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Byrds in 1991. He died in 1993, aged 47, from liver failure—a direct result of more than three decades of heavy alcohol consumption.
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- MusicBrainz
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- 00037888435
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