Marc Bolan replacing Took with Mickey Finn, he let the electric influences come forward even further on "A Beard of Stars", the final album to be credited to Tyrannosaurus Rex. It closed with the song "Elemental Child", featuring a long electric guitar break influenced by Jimi Hendrix. Bolan married his girlfriend, June Ellen Child, on 30 January 1970. She was a former secretary to the manager of another of his heroes, Syd Barrett, and June was influential in raising her new husband's profile in the music industry. Becoming more adventurous musically, Marc bought a modified vintage Gibson Les Paul guitar (featured on
Marc Byrd including the near-total destruction of Byrd's home in the epic 2010 Nashville flood. As a member of Hammock, Marc has collaborated with singer/songwriters such as Matthew Ryan and Matthew Perryman Jones who have lent their vocals to several Hammock tracks. Prior to the formation of Hammock, Marc fronted the alternative rock band Common Children, as well as the band GlassByrd with his wife Christine Glass. Byrd has worked with The Choir, producing their album "O How the Mighty Have Fallen". Byrd co-wrote the worship song "God of Wonders". Marc Byrd Carey Marcus "Marc" Byrd (born 1970) is an American musician,