Tony Clarke

Anthony Ralph Clarke (21 August 1941 – 4 January 2010) was an English rock music record producer and guitarist. Born in Coventry, he is best known for producing The Moody Blues from 1966 to 1978. He wrote "The Guy Who Made Her A Star" for The Equals, featured on the B-side of the band's 1968 hit single, "Laurel And Hardy".

He was assigned to work with The Moody Blues starting in 1966, when the group was fading after its first major hit, "Go Now". He worked with them on the single "Fly Me High", and following this was put in charge of a project to create a rock version, with the Moody Blues, of Antonín Dvořák's New World Symphony. After this idea was shelved, he produced what became their 1967 symphonic rock album Days of Future Passed.

Subsequently he produced for Clannad, Rick Wakeman, and Nicky Hopkins, among others. He talked extensively about his career in Nick Awde's 2008 study Mellotron, subtitled The Machine and the Musicians That Revolutionised Rock.

As a producer The Moody Blues: Days of Future Passed (1967) In Search of the Lost Chord (1968) On the Threshold of a Dream (1969) To Our Children's Children's Children (1969) A Question of Balance (1970) Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971) Seventh Sojourn (1972) Octave (1978)

Justin Hayward and John Lodge: Blue Jays (1975) Justin Hayward: Songwriter (1977) John Lodge: Natural Avenue (1977) Clannad: Legend (1984) Rick Wakeman: Nicky Hopkins: