Sanford Clark

Sanford Clark (October 24, 1935 – July 4, 2021) was an American country-rockabilly singer and guitarist, best known for his 1956 hit "The Fool".

Biography

Clark was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was raised in Phoenix, Arizona, from the age of nine. He first began performing in the Phoenix area in the early 1950s. He spent time in the Air Force in the South Pacific; he formed a band there which won a talent show in Hawaii. Returning to Phoenix, he and his friend Al Casey met Lee Hazlewood, then a local DJ. Following the song's success, Clark opened on tour for Ray Price and Roy Orbison.

TV and film Clark's most popular and well-known song, "The Fool", was featured in the Netflix film Win It All (2017) and the Focus Features film Dallas Buyers Club (2013). His song "Calling All Hearts" has been played in various TV and film productions including the NBC series Aquarius: Episode 107, the ABC series Nashville: Episode 310, the FXX series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Episode 1209, and in the 20th Century Fox film, Walking with Dinosaurs (2013). His song "The Big Lie" was featured in the FX series Justified: Episode 409, in the Freestyle Releasing film From the Rough (2011), and in Sony Pictures Home Entertainment film The Driftless Area (2015). "Bad Case of You" was featured in the Amazon Studios series Transparent episodes 308 and 310.

Discography

1950s

1960s

1970s Date: TitleRecord label Details1975: Modern Romance Do-Ja Records LP, Compilation

1980s

1990s

2010s Date: Title Record label Details 2014: Waylon Jennings / Sanford Clark - Zia Records Presents: Audio Recorders Archive Vol. 1 Zia Records 2016: Once Upon a Time Fervor Records 2017: Mid-Century Sounds: Deep Cuts From the Desert Fervor Records Compilation

Unknown date Date: Title Record label DetailsUnknown: "The Fool" / "A Cheat" Collectables, MCA Special Markets & Products 7", SingleUnknown: Sanford Clark / Robin Luke - "The Fool" / "Susie Darlin'" Underground Records 7", RE Unknown: Sanford Clark / Ocean - "The Fool" / "Put Your Hand in The Hand" Underground Records 7", Single