About
Nicknamed "Klook," Clarke was a jazz and bebop drummer and bandleader who released the album Bohemia After Dark as a bandleader.
Before fame
As a young man, he played with various ensembles, including the Jeter-Pillars band. He went on to be a house drummer at Minton's Playhouse in 1941.
Trivia
He worked as a house drummer for Savoy Records.
Family life
He had son with Annie Ross.
Associated with
He played drums on a 1955 album by Thelonious Monk, compiled of covers of popular Duke Ellington songs.
