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Carson Parks

real name Clarence Carson Parks II

Carson Parks is credited on 1,603 releases across 370 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,603

Credits

370

Albums

7

Decades active

121

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Clarence Carson Parks II was a musician, songwriter and music publisher + younger brother of Van Dyke Parks, most famous for composing the highly successful song Somethin' Stupid / I Will Wait For You.. Born 1936-04-26 in Philadelphia (PA, USA) / died 2005-06-22 in St. Marys (GA, USA). He was married. He played guitar, banjo, other miscellaneous stringed instruments, and keyboards. He was a member of The Steeltown Two, The Easy Riders, Bud Dashiell And The Kinsmen, The South Coasters, The Steel Town Three, Greenwood County Singers and Carson & Gaile.

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1,603 releases · 370 albums · active 1960–2025

  • Performance · 1,619
  • Other credits · 60
  • Production · 2

Studios: Soundpush Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Royal Albert Hall · Webster Hall

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