Doug Dillard, who had just left the DILLARDS in 1967 wanted to record a solo album. For the recording of this album he assembled a group of friends around him. Bernie Leadon brought along David Jackson and Doug Dillard got Gene Clark and Don Beck. As the musicians liked the way they were working together they stayed together to form a group. They chose the name DILLARD & CLARK because they thought that with Doug Dillard and Gene Clark in front the success would be guaranteed and recorded "The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard And Clark". This album had an acoustic approach to rock music.

DILLARD & CLARK - album
	1968: DILLARD & CLARK - The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard And Clark (A&M SP 4158)

DILLARD & CLARK - single
	1968: DILLARD & CLARK - Out On The Side (Gene Clark) b/w Train Leaves Here This Morning (Gene Clark / Bernie Leadon) (Single; A&M AMS 995)

DILLARD & CLARK - recording
	1968: DILLARD & CLARK - Wall Around Her Heart (Don Reno / Red Smiley / James Buddie Smith) (released 1998 on: "Gene Clark - Flying High"; A&M 540 725-2)

For the concerts DILLARD & CLARK needed a drummer. Gene Clark asked Michael Clarke to come and he took the place behind the drums.

Michael Clarke was not the right drummer for DILLARD & CLARK, therefore he left.

The FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS, who had started with Jon Corneal as their drummer felt that Jon Corneal was playing country drums and so they asked Michael Clarke to replace Jon Corneal.

After several concerts as an acoustic unit DILLARD & CLARK asked Jon Corneal whether he'd be interested in playing drums with them. Jon Corneal was interested and so he joined DILLARD & CLARK.

Doug Dillard convinced Gene Clark that they needed a female singer in the line-up and he introduced the others to Donna Washburn.

DILLARD & CLARK - singles
	1969: DILLARD & CLARK - Lying Down The Middle (Gene Clark) b/w Don't Be Cruel (Elvis Presley / Blackwell) (Single; A&M AMS 1033)
	1969: DILLARD & CLARK - Why Not Your Baby (Gene Clark) b/w Radio Song (Gene Clark / Bernie Leadon) (Single; A&M AMS 1087)

Soon after Bernie Leadon decided to leave DILLARD & CLARK to accept an offer from Chris Hillman to join the FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS. DILLARD & CLARK were replacing Bernie Leadon by Byron Berline. Now they returned even more to acoustic music.

DILLARD & CLARK - album
	1969: DILLARD & CLARK - Through The Morning Through The Night (A&M SP 4203)

DILLARD & CLARK - single
	1969: DILLARD & CLARK - Rocky Top (Boudleaux Bryant) b/w No Longer A Sweetheart Of Mine (Don Reno / Red Smiley / Swift) (Single; A&M)

DILLARD & CLARK - recording
	1969: DILLARD & CLARK - Dark Hollow (Bill Browning) (released 1998 on: "Gene Clark - Flying High"; A&M 540 725-2)

The second album release from DILLARD & CLARK ("Through The Morning Through The Night") indicated that the group had nothing new to offer. The original ideas of the first album and of the first concerts had gone. The new album was just good music without anything extra. Gene Clark also didn't like the new style of DILLARD & CLARK. He wanted some rock songs but the group got more and more acoustic. Doug Dillard and Byron Berline returned sometimes to their bluegrass roots. At the end of 1969 Gene Clark called it quits. He left DILLARD & CLARK to concentrate on his solo career.