Van Dyke Parks

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Van Dyke Parks

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Jul 17, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

Blue Note Los Angeles

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US-American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, and actor.

Brother of Carson Parks

Born 3 January 1943 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA, Parks has spent over 40 years in music. He attended the American Boychoir School in Princeton, N.J. He first studied clarinet. He spent two years at Public School, and studied piano at Carnegie Inst, where he went on to major in music, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,'60-'63.

His first artist contract was at MGM Records in '64. He signed at Warner Brothers in '66, after working as lyricist for Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. At Warner Brothers he produced the first records of Randy Newman and Ry Cooder, among others. His own albums are: "Song Cycle" ('67); "Discover America" ('71); "Clang of the Yankee Reaper" ('76); "Jump" ('82); "Tokyo Rose" ('90); "Orange Crate Art" ('95). "Moonlighting" ('97). Other productions are "Phil Ochs' Greatest Hits" on A&M, "The Mighty Sparrow/Hot & Sweet", and "The Esso Trinidad Steelband" on W. B. (best ethnic/traditional Grammy, 1971). He pioneered an audio/visual department at Warner Brothers' Records in 1971--- the first of its kind to film music videos for record promotion.

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Vine Street

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Palm Desert

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Widow's Walk

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Public Domain

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3 upcoming shows

JUL

17

2026

Inara George & Van Dyke Parks

Blue Note Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

JUL

17

2026

Inara George & Van Dyke Parks

Blue Note Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

SEP

12

2026

Loudon Wainwright III: 80th Birthday Jubilee

Town Hall, New York, NY

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April 3, 2025

Farewell Tour at Billboard Live

Billboard Live TOKYO

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

  • 1. Jump!

  • 2. Vine Street(Randy Newman cover)

  • 3. Opportunity for Two

  • 4. I Ain't Goin' Home

  • 5. Brasileirinho(Waldir Azevedo cover)

  • 6. Orange Crate Art(Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks cover)

  • 7. FDR in Trinidad

  • 8. Delta Queen Waltz(John Hartford cover)

  • 9. Danza

  • 10. Heroes and Villains(The Beach Boys cover)

  • 11. Cowboy

  • 12. Sailin' Shoes(Little Feat cover)

  • 13. The All Golden

  • 14. Another Dream


April 3, 2025

Farewell Tour at Billboard Live

Billboard Live TOKYO

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan


April 1, 2025

Farewell Tour at Billboard Live

Billboard Live YOKOHAMA

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan


April 1, 2025

Farewell Tour at Billboard Live

Billboard Live YOKOHAMA

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

  • 1. Jump!

  • 2. Vine Street(Randy Newman cover)

  • 3. Opportunity for Two

  • 4. I Ain't Goin' Home

  • 5. Brasileirinho(Waldir Azevedo cover)

  • 6. Orange Crate Art(Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks cover)

  • 7. FDR in Trinidad

  • 8. Delta Queen Waltz(John Hartford cover)

  • 9. Heroes and Villains(The Beach Boys cover)

  • 10. Cowboy

  • 11. Danza

  • 12. Sailin' Shoes(Little Feat cover)

  • 13. The All Golden

  • 14. Another Dream


March 27, 2025

Farewell Tour at Billboard Live

Billboard Live TOKYO

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

  • 1. Jump!

  • 2. Vine Street(Randy Newman cover)

  • 3. Opportunity for Two

  • 4. I Ain't Goin' Home

  • 5. Brasileirinho(Waldir Azevedo cover)

  • 6. Orange Crate Art(Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks cover)

  • 7. FDR in Trinidad

  • 8. Heroes and Villains(The Beach Boys cover)

  • 9. Cowboy

  • 10. Danza

  • 11. Sailin' Shoes(Little Feat cover)

  • 12. Another Dream

  • 13. The All Golden

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Jul 17, 2026

Inara George & Van Dyke Parks

Blue Note Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, US


Jul 17, 2026

Inara George & Van Dyke Parks

Blue Note Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, US


Sep 12, 2026

Loudon Wainwright III: 80th Birthday Jubilee

Town Hall, New York, NY, US

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