Cardinal collection / Mickey Clark

Collection — Box: Single item DVDs, CDs and audiocassettes

Identifier: 1999_125-UA

How to Cite

Dates

1982-1989

Creator

Clark , Mickey (Creator, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This item is available to researchers in the Archives and Special Collections research room.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has not been assigned to the University of Louisville; please consult a reference archivist for more information.

Extent

.1 linear feet (1 audiocassette)

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Michael Clark was born in 1940 and attended Flaget High School in Louisville, Kentucky; he attended St. Joseph's College in Indiana, where he majored in mathematics. A talent show led him away from mathematics, and into a him in another direction, and he pursued a successful career in music. His songs were performed by Kingston Trio, the Oak Ridge Boys and Jerry Lee Lewis, and he worked with John Prine, Townes Van Zandt, Jerry Jeff Walker, among others. Mickey Clark was a loyal fan of the University of Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team, as reflected in the songs on this cassette.