King Pleasure

This article is about the jazz vocalist. For the exhibition about Jean-Michel Basquiat, see Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure.
King Pleasure
Born
Clarence Beeks

(1922-03-24)March 24, 1922
Oakdale, Tennessee
OriginNew York City
DiedMarch 21, 1981(1981-03-21) (aged 58)
GenresJazz
OccupationVocalist
LabelsPrestige, Aladdin, Jubilee, United Artists

King Pleasure (born Clarence Beeks; March 24, 1922 – March 21, 1981) was an American jazz vocalist and an early master of vocalese, where a singer sings words to a well-known instrumental solo.

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