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King Pleasure | |
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| Birth name | Clarence Beeks |
| Born | March 24, 1922 Oakdale, Tennessee |
| Origin | New York City |
| Died | March 21, 1982 (aged 59) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Vocalist |
| Labels | Prestige, Aladdin, Jubilee, United Artists |
King Pleasure (born Clarence Beeks; March 24, 1922 – March 21, 1982)[1] was an American jazz vocalist and an early master of vocalese, where a singer sings words to a well-known instrumental solo.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1378. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.