Web Work 4: Clarence White

Part A:

Clarence White

Clarence White was born on June 7, 1944 in Lewiston, Maine. In 1954, when he was ten years old, White moved with his family and relatives to Burbank, California and started a band with his brothers, Roland and Eric. They called it the Three Little Country Boys and soon had a regular spot on one of the local radio programs. They soon became well known enough to make several appearances on the Andy Griffith Show and in 1962 changed their name to the Kentucky Colonels. Unfortunately, despite their successes, the Kentucky Colonels were overshadowed by more musicians such as the Byrds and Bob Dylan. This culminated in their dissolution in 1965. In 1966 White started playing lead guitar for the Byrds, adding some country style to their songs, which had previously been predominantly folk and psychedelic rock. In 1968 White was finally invited to be part of the Byrds’ band and remained playing with them until the group’s dissolution in 1973. Although the Byrds weren’t as popular as they had been previously, the group was still considered on of the live powerhouses of the age. White and another member of the group, McGuinn, played lead/rhythmguitars and helped keep the Byrds successful. Finally, after the group broke up in early 1973, White found work elsewhere, joining Peter Rowan, David Grisman, Richard Green, and Bill Keith to form the bluegrass group Muleskinner. White’s life was suddenly cut short on July 15, 1973 when he was hit by a drunk driver. White is still known as one of the great guitarists of the 20^th century, rated #41 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time and #42 by Gibson on his list of the top 50 guitarists of all time.

Here is the wikipedia article about Clarence White. Here is a youtube video.

Part B:

This photograph by Arnold Genthe is a great example of framing in a picture. Genthe used the latticework on the balcony to make a fancy border around the city. Here is an article about Genthe.