Conversation so far:
When did the Byrds form with Gene Clark?
1964
Who were the original members of the Byrds with Gene Clark?
Original members. Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, Michael Clarke, Chris Hillman
Anybody else a member of the band Byrds besides the original members?
Subsequent members. Kevin Kelley. Gram Parsons. Clarence White. Gene Parsons. John York. Skip Battin.
What was Gene Clark role in the band the Byrds?
Clark wrote or co-wrote many of the Byrds' best-known originals from their first three albums.
What songs were those that Gene Clark wrote or co-wrote which later became many of the Byrd's best-known originals from their first three albums?
I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better, She Don't Care About Time, and Set You Free This Time“
Were there more songs Gene Clark wrote during the Byrds first three albums besides I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better, She Don't Care About Time, and Set You Free This Time?
Here Without You, You Won't Have to Cry, If You're Gone, The World Turns All Around Her“
Did Gene Clark play any instruments?
He initially played rhythm guitar in the band, but relinquished that position to David Crosby and became the tambourine and harmonica player.

Question: Did they, the Byrds, hit it big right away?
Self-contained rewrite: Did they, the Byrds with Gene Clark, hit it big right away?