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| occupation = | instrument = | years_active = 1953–present | label = | associated_acts = | Management = Fort William Artist Management | website = | notable_instruments = Moog modular synthesizer〔 }} Van Dyke Parks (born January 3, 1943) is an American composer, arranger, record producer, instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, author, and actor. Parks is best known for his collaborations with musician Brian Wilson and for his contributions as lyricist to the Beach Boys' ''Smile'' project. Besides numerous collaborations with the Beach Boys, he has worked with such performers as Phil Ochs, Donovan, Haruomi Hosono, The Byrds, Tim Buckley, Arlo Guthrie, Little Feat, Loudon Wainwright III, Rufus Wainwright, U2, Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, Ry Cooder, Joanna Newsom, Grizzly Bear, Inara George, Silverchair, Kimbra, and Ringo Starr. AllMusic describes Parks as: "In a field where the term 'genius' is handed out freely, () is the real article. As a session musician, composer, arranger, lyricist, and singer, he's contributed significantly to several decades' worth of inimitable masterpieces credited to other artists, as well as generating two or three masterpieces of his own."〔 In addition to producing other artists, Parks has released several studio albums of his own recordings: ''Song Cycle'', ''Discover America'', ''Clang of the Yankee Reaper'', ''Jump!'', ''Tokyo Rose'', ''Orange Crate Art'', ''Songs Cycled'', and one live album, ''Moonlighting: Live at the Ash Grove''. Parks has also established himself in motion pictures, and over the years has directed, arranged, produced, and composed soundtracks for a great number of theatrical films and television shows. On occasion, he has taken small acting roles. ==Early life== Born in 1943 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as the youngest of four children, he was raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana. His older brothers played brass instruments. His father Richard Hill Parks III was a doctor who served as chief psychiatric officer in the Dachau liberation reprisals. Having studied with Karl Menninger, Richard's specific medical specialties were neurology and psychiatry, and he was the first doctor to admit African-American patients to a white southern hospital. Richard was also a part-time clarinetist, and had a dance band to get through med school: Dick Parks and his White Swan Serenaders.〔 Van Dyke's mother was a Hebraic scholar. Growing up, there were two grand pianos nestled in the family living room, and at age 4, Parks began studying the clarinet. He attended the American Boychoir School in Princeton, New Jersey, studying voice and piano, and would sing "Gershwin, Schoenberg, atonal music, everything". Parks also sang the role of soprano with the Metropolitan Opera in 1953.〔 During his childhood, Parks became extremely fond of old-style American music, most notably the sounds of Tin Pan Alley. This interest in Depression-era songwriting would correlate heavily with his artistic goals and interests during the 1960s and beyond. He was also deeply affected by musicians Spike Jones and Les Paul, which led him to develop an interest with studio experimentation in the form of pop music.〔〔 Parks has said that the first record he ever purchased may have been Dean Martin's "Memories Are Made of This."〔 He began his professional career as a child actor. Between 1953 and 1958 he worked steadily in films and television, including the 1956 movie ''The Swan'' starring Grace Kelly. He appeared as Ezio Pinza's son Andrew Bonino on the NBC television show ''Bonino''.〔Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', New York: Penguin Books, 1996, p. 111〕 One of his costars on ''Bonino'' was 14-year-old Chet Allen, who appeared as Jerry Bonino. Parks and Allen were roommates at the Boychoir School. Parks also had a recurring role as Little Tommy Manicotti (the kid from upstairs) on Jackie Gleason's ''The Honeymooners''. Parks majored in music at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he studied from 1960 to 1963 and developed an interest in Mexican music. In 1962, Parks began studying acoustic guitar. According to Parks, he learned 50 requinto solos of Mexican boleros, but gave up the prospect when he realized playing guitar had become too commonplace.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Van Dyke Parks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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