Buck Clarke
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Buck Clarke
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | William (Buck) Clarke |
| Born |
October 2, 1933 Washington, D.C., Maryland United States |
| Died | October 11, 1988 (aged 55) Los Angeles, CA, United States |
| Genres | Contemporary Jazz, cool jazz, soul jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Percussionist, Artist, composer |
| Instruments | Bongos, Congas |
| Years active | 1960-1988 |
| Labels |
Argo Offbeat Full Circle |
| Associated acts |
Les McCann Herbie Hancock Freddie Hubbard Russ Freeman Jimmy Smith |
| Notable instruments | |
| Conga, Cowbell, Bongo, Drums | |
William "Buck" Clarke (October 2, 1933 – October 11, 1988 in Los Angeles) is an American jazz percussionist who played with Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Les McCann, Russ Freeman, Gerald Albright, Jimmy Smith and others. He also played at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1968.
He was born in Washington, DC on October 2, 1933. At an early age, he started off of working at a display sign store. One of his bosses father was a cousin to Duke Ellington. At that time, his boss began to play jazz music to the 15 year-old Clarke, which brought him to his attention of listening to jazz musicians such as Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Allen Jones and Dizzy Gillespie. Clarke many interests as a young youth gotten even more serious that he was "hooked on Jazz", he eventually had a job offer at D.C. club where he learned how to play the congas. One of his very first gigs was at a show called "Jig Show", where as Clarke would perform as well as dancers and comedians.
Clarke suffered from diabetes that cost him his leg. He died on October 11, 1988 in Los Angeles.
With Les McCann
With Willis Jackson
With Eugene McDaniels
With Dave Hubbard
With Cannonball Adderley
With The Isley Brothers
With Nina Simone
With Jimmy Smith
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