McGuinn, Clark & Hillman
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McGuinn, Clark & Hillman were an American rock group consisting of Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, and Chris Hillman, who were all former members of the band the Byrds.[1] The group formed in 1977 and was partly modeled after Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and, to a lesser extent, the Eagles.[1][2] They were reasonably successful commercially in the United States, with their debut album reaching number 39 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart[3] and the single "Don't You Write Her Off" reaching number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4][5]
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Background information | |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Years active | 1977–1981 |
Labels | Capitol |
Past members | Roger McGuinn Gene Clark Chris Hillman |
Clark left the band in late 1979, due to his increasing drug abuse and deteriorating mental state, and therefore only participated in the recording of two albums with the group.[6][7][8] A third album was released in late 1980 and credited to McGuinn & Hillman alone, after which the duo split up in early 1981.[1][9]