Clocks (American band)

Clocks was an American new wave and pop rock band from Wichita, Kansas known for their hit "She Looks a Lot Like You" which peaked at No. 67 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2][3] and No. 47 on the Mainstream Rock chart.[3] The music video for "She Looks a Lot Like You" received airplay on MTV.[4] Jerry Sumner has stated the band's recording contract came through their management Good Karma Productions.[5] After the band broke up, Jerry Sumner was asked to sing for a band named Dogs?.[5] In 2003, the band reunited to release their second album "The Black Box".[6][7] However, it would not be commercially released until 2004.[8] In 2012, the band was inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame.[4] Band member Gerald Graves died in 2016.[9]

Clocks
Also known as
  • The Clocks
OriginWichita, Kansas, United States
Genres
Years active1982-1983, 2003-2004
LabelsBoulevard Records
Past members
  • Gerald Graves
  • Jerry Sumner
  • Steve Swaim
  • Lance Threet
[1]

Discography

Clocks (1982)[10] (includes "She Looks a Lot Like You", No. 67[2][3])

The Black Box (2004)[8]

References
  1. "Clocks - Clocks (1982, vinyl) [Back Cover Image]". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  2. "Billboard Hot 100 (September 18, 1982)". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  3. "Clocks - Top Chart Singles". musicvf.com. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  4. "2012 Kansas Music Hall of Fame Inductees". ksmhof.org. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  5. "Interview with Jerry Sumner". Fultoncalvery.com. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  6. Dinsdale, Nathan (December 11, 2003). "The Clocks". thepitchkc.com. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  7. "The Clocks - Zip Records". ZipRecords.com. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  8. "Clocks - The Black Box (2004, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  9. "Gerald Graves Obituary (2016) - Wichita, Kansas". Legacy.com. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  10. "Clocks - Clocks (1982, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 12, 2022.


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