Jazz Articles about William Clarke

William Clarke: Now That You Are Gone

by David King
October 18, 2007

There seem to be those who will reluctantly call William Clarke a legend. They argue that only time will give him that designation and the time since his earthly departure has been all too brief. But there is no arguing that, in his all-too-brief musical career, he made an indelible mark on the blues, and established a high watermark by which other blues harpists will be measured for years to come. A technical virtuoso on both diatonic and chromatic harmonicas, ...