Kenny Clarke

  • Known for: Sound / Music
  • Date of birth: 1914. January 9.
  • Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Kenneth Clarke Spearman (January 9, 1914 – January 26, 1985), nicknamed Klook, was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. A major innovator of the bebop style of drumming, he pioneered the use of the ride cymbal to keep time rather than the hi-hat, along with the use of the bass drum for irregu...

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