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Mark Clarke (born 25 July 1950 in Liverpool, England) is an English musician, bass player and singer, best known for his work with Colosseum and Mountain, as well as brief stints with Uriah Heep and Rainbow .
May 16, 2011 · Mark Clarke - For Bass Players OnlyFor Bass Players Only. Liverpool native tells FBPO about his days with the legendary Colosseum, Uriah Heep, Davy Jones, new solo release and much more! Exclusive interview with FBPO’s Jon Liebman. May 16, 2011. Mark Clarke was born in Liverpool, England in 1950.
In 1970 Clem Clempson (Humble Pie, Colosseum) my friend, told me that Colosseum where looking for a new bass player, and after trying out every name bass player (at that time) they tried me out, and I became the bass player. In 1972 Colosseum folded and within just two days I had been asked to join Uriah Heep.
Mar 10, 2011 · Philadelphia, PA - The rock world is buzzing with the debut release of legendary Colosseum, Natural Gas, Rainbow, Uriah Heep member Mark Clarke called Moving To The Moon on Philadelphia record label ItsAboutMusic.com. Encompassing all the styles of music he has worked with the past 40 years, Mark Clarke's new solo album is a must for collectors ...
- What a coincidence. Decidedly non-legendary bassist Mark Clark (akak Clarky) also has a new album out (Thr life and death of .... Rattlin Bone). He...
- I'm sure he's a great player and probably very nice bloke too but all that name dropping puts me off a bit, especially knowing something about the...
- I saw Tony Reeves the founder member bass player of Colosseum playing an acoustic gig with my mate JC on Friday. He was amazing on the double bass...
- Not well known, but you'd hope he'd get better PR than that amateur crap! I know which Mark Clark I'll be listening to in the near future And Clark...
- [quote]Mark Clarke was born in Liverpool in the north of England, not a well known place except for its dock's and then, in the 1960's The Beatles...
- Thanks Skank. However undercover reporters from the Sunday Mirror have already disproved the Nazareth story and shown that I was in fact born in 19...
- [quote name='Clarky' post='1157377' date='Mar 10 2011, 10:55 PM']undercover reporters from the Sunday Mirror have already disproved the Nazareth st...
- [quote name='glassonyonpr' post='1156151' date='Mar 10 2011, 02:40 AM']Whilst touring with them, such bands as Free (with Paul Rogers, Simon Kirke...
- Edited: [b]As a bassist Mark Clark is not that well known, and while he has done next to nothing in the music industry his band Rattlin Bone has a...
Mark Clarke was the bass guitarist for Colosseum from 1970 until the split of the band in 1971 and again from 1994 after Colosseum's reunion. He was also former member of Uriah Heep when he briefly joined Uriah Heep in 1972,performing (and co-writing) on just one studio track, "The Wizard", on their 1972 album Demons & Wizards.
Roger Zee: Who inspired you to take up the bass and sing? Mark Clarke : A group called The Big Three inspired me growing up in Liverpool, UK. Bigger than The Beatles and with bass player Johnny Gustaffson.
Mark Clarke - bass guitar 1971 to 1972 Clarke was a member of Uriah Heep only for a short time, he left of personal reasons after a couple of months of touring. He did participate on some recording sessions from which the 7" single 'The Wizard/Why' was taken.
