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Van Dyke Parks (born January 3, 1943) is an American musician, songwriter, arranger, record producer, and former Warner Bros. Records executive whose work encompasses orchestral pop, elaborate recording experiments, Americana iconography, free-associative lyrics, and Caribbean sounds. He is best known for his 1967 album Song Cycle and his collaborative work with acts such as the Beach Boys, Lowell George, and Harry Nilsson. Born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Parks toured nationally with the American Boychoir School in Princeton, New Jersey and concurrently... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Van Dyke Parks first charted in 1967 with Come to the Sunshine.The artist placed 4 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 3 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.