Van Dyke Parks

Van Dyke Parks was born on on January 3, 1943, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Parks attended the American Boychoir School and studied music at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. After graduating in 1963, Parks moved to California and did session work including playing on the soundtracks for Disney movies.

Parks also played studio sessions for the Byrds and the Grateful Dead. He met Brian Wilson and the two collaborated on Smile, Wilson's attempt at the "ultimate pop album."

Park's own album, Song Cycle, released in 1968, was a critical, but not commercial, success.

Parks continues releasing solo albums, working on film and television scores, and writing a series of children's books.

Album Credits:

Backing Vocals: Never My Love: The Lost Album Sessions

Keyboards: ...That's the Way It Is

Musician: Flash Harry

Piano: Duit on Mon Dei

Song Credits:

Arranger: ^"Kids^"

Arranger: ^"I'm Popeye the Sailor Man^"

Arranger: ^"It's Not Easy Being Me^"

Arranger: ^"Back Off Boogaloo^"

Arranger: ^"I Yam What I Yam^"

Arranger: ^"Popeye Cues^"

Arranger: ^"Swee' Pea's Lullaby^"

Arranger: ^"I'm Mean^"

Arranger: ^"Stop and Take the Time to Smell the Roses^"

Conductor: ^"I'm Popeye the Sailor Man^"

Producer: ^"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah^"

Producer: ^"When You Wish Upon a Star^"

Songwriter: ^"Best Move^"

Songwriter: ^"Cheek to Cheek^"

Vocals: ^"Shango Man^"

Single Credits:

Arranger: "Sweethaven" / "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man"

Conductor: "Sweethaven" / "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man"

Movie and TV Credits:

Actor ("Himself"): WHO IS HARRY NILSSON (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)

Actor ("Hoagy, the Piano Player"): Popeye

Conductor: Popeye

Music Arranger: Popeye

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