Size:
17 inches x 12 inches

Inspiration:

This is a tribute to the producer of the first seven Moody Blues concept albums.
Tony Clarke was often regarded as the 'Sixth Moody' for his production skills of the Moody Blues sound.

It is the late 1970s when Mike and Tony went to the USA
and hence split with the remaining four Moodies who remained in the UK.

The painting shows the four Moodies in London, England and Mike 'Among The Stars'.

TRIBUTE TO TONY CLARKE
(Moody Blues Producer)

I was very sad to hear that Tony Clarke is no longer with us. I had read how much he contributed as Producer to the beautiful arrangements of sounds heard on the seven classic Moody Blues albums from the late 1960's and early 1970's. Of course he became known as "The Sixth Moody" as a result and this inspired me as a visual artist to create an image depicting Tony in 1996 called THE SIXTH MOODY. This was my tribute to him, when The Moody Blues split in the late 1970's.

I knew how important he was to the Moody sound when his photograph appeared alongside the five Moody musicians photographs On The Threshold Of A Dream gatefold sleeve vinyl record in 1969. I do remember frequently playing the now known, 'Seven Classic Albums' during the 1970's because they were so good to listen to, with their peace, love and harmony messages. So much so, that my vinyl recordings were wearing out through constant playing on my Hi Fi music system. I gradually replaced the recordings with CD's. Tony Clarke certainly influenced my life.

Kevin Parrish (Artist and illustrator)

© Kevin Parrish 1996