The Beautiful Clarks started in Seattle in 2004 by Billy Hatcher and Chris Benson. Over the years we’ve added, subtracted and included: Peter Mansen, Dan Phelps, James McAlister, Kevin Barrans, Kris Rosentrater, Caleb Sparks. The most recent lineup consisted of Billy Hatcher (guitars, vocals, songwriter), Dan Phelps (guitars, drums), Chris Benson (bass, keys, guitars) and James McAlister (drums).
The band was resurrected in 2022 under thinly veiled excuse of showing off a Benson Amps plugin. It felt like something that should happen more often. There is talk of continuing to play and record.
// Photos from the Studio in 05/2006 by Breanne Curran // Photos from the Sunset Show in 04/2008 by Sarah Joann Murphy //
