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Mark Linkous

Frederick Mark Linkous /ˈlɪŋkəs/ (September 9, 1962 – March 6, 2010) was an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known as leader of Sparklehorse. He was also known for his collaborations with such artists as Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, Daniel Johnston, Cracker, Radiohead, Black Francis, Julian Casablancas, Nina Persson, David Lynch…

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Born
Frederick Mark Linkous September 9, 1962 Arlington, Virginia, US
Died
March 6, 2010 (aged 47) Knoxville, Tennessee, US
Genres
Lo-fi · indie rock · alt-country · bluegrass · folk
Instruments
Vocals · guitar · piano · keyboards · bass guitar
Labels
Capitol · EMI · Astralwerks · Caroline · Virgin
Occupations
Musician · singer-songwriter · record producer

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Mark Linkous

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Mark Linkous

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related to Reaction · 25
Mark Linkous → Cutie's Chris Walla, Death Cab, Emily Haines, Gemma Hayes, Grandaddy's Jason Lytle, It, Jesus Lizard's David Wm, Linkous, May, Metric, Patti Smith, Radiohead's Colin Greenwood, Saturn, Silversun Pickups' Brian Aubert, Sims, Sparklehorse, Steve Albini, Steven Drozd, The Flaming Lips, The Rings
related to Salt Chunk Mary · 19
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related to Dark Night of the Soul · 17
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related to Early life · 13
Mark Linkous → Albemarle High School, Arlington, Charlottesville, During, Frederick Linkous, Frederick Mark Linkous, Gloria Hughes Thacker, He, His, Linkous, Many, September, Virginia
Labels · 10
Mark Linkous → Anti-, Astralwerks, Capitol, Caroline, Combat, EMI, Epitaph, Konkurrent, Relativity, Virgin
Genres · 7
Mark Linkous → alt-country, bluegrass, folk, indie rock, Lo-fi, psychedelic, southern gothic
Instruments · 7
Mark Linkous → bass guitar, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, piano, Vocals
Occupations · 3
Mark Linkous → Musician, record producer, singer-songwriter
Born · 1
Mark Linkous → Frederick Mark Linkous September 9, 1962 Arlington, Virginia, US
Died · 1
Mark Linkous → March 6, 2010 (aged 47) Knoxville, Tennessee, US

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Mark LinkousBornFrederick Mark Linkous September 9, 1962 Arlington, Virginia, US1.00infobox
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Mark LinkousGenresbluegrass1.00infobox
Mark LinkousGenresfolk1.00infobox
Mark LinkousGenrespsychedelic1.00infobox
Mark LinkousGenressouthern gothic1.00infobox
Mark LinkousInstrumentsVocals1.00infobox
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Mark LinkousInstrumentspiano1.00infobox
Mark LinkousInstrumentskeyboards1.00infobox
Mark LinkousInstrumentsbass guitar1.00infobox
Mark LinkousInstrumentsdrums1.00infobox
Mark LinkousInstrumentspercussion1.00infobox
Mark LinkousLabelsCapitol1.00infobox
Mark LinkousLabelsEMI1.00infobox
Mark LinkousLabelsAstralwerks1.00infobox
Mark LinkousLabelsCaroline1.00infobox
Mark LinkousLabelsVirgin1.00infobox
Mark LinkousLabelsKonkurrent1.00infobox
Mark LinkousLabelsCombat1.00infobox
Mark LinkousLabelsRelativity1.00infobox
Mark LinkousLabelsAnti-1.00infobox
Mark LinkousLabelsEpitaph1.00infobox
Mark LinkousOccupationsMusician1.00infobox
Mark LinkousOccupationssinger-songwriter1.00infobox
Mark LinkousOccupationsrecord producer1.00infobox
Mark LinkousWebsitesparklehorse.com1.00infobox

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