Fun fact: The Monkees' 1966 #1 hit "Last Train to Clarksville", a fave on Verde Canyon Railroad 's soundtrack, was inspired by Clarkdale AZ! Tommy Boyce and Arizonan Bobby Hart wrote the song, Hart recalling, "We were just looking for a name that sounded good. There's a little town in northern Arizona I used to go through in the summer on the way to Oak Creek Canyon called Clarkdale. We were throwing out names, and when we got to Clarkdale, we thought Clarksville sounded even better." Experience