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Kenny Clarke

Kenny Clarke
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Kenneth Clarke Spearman, known professionally as Kenny Clarke and 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 irregular accents.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Alf PrøysenJuly 23, 1914 – November 23, 1970
  2. Aníbal TroiloJuly 11, 1914 – May 18, 1975
  3. Annie FischerJuly 5, 1914 – April 10, 1995
  4. Ismail MarzukiMay 11, 1914 – May 25, 1958
  5. Kenny Clarke (this page)January 9, 1914 – January 26, 1985
  6. Rafael KubelikJune 29, 1914 – August 11, 1996

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