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Birthday
*** ,1920
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Death day
February 21, 2015 (94 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
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Celebrities born on December 14
Born in 1920
Born in St. Louis, Missouri
Sagittarius named Clark
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Clark Terry
Clark Virgil Terry Jr. is an American swing and bebop artist, jazz pioneer, composer and educator. He has performed with Charlie Barnet, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones and Oscar Peterson. He joined the band The Tonight Show on The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1972. His jazz career spanned more than 70 years, during which time he became one of the best jazz musicians. recorded the most, appearing on more than 900 records. Terry has also advised Quincy Jones, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, Pat Metheny, Dianne Reeves and Terri Lyne Carrington.
Birth nameClark Virgil Terry Jr.
BornDecember 14, 1920, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedFebruary 21, 2015, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
GenresJazz, swing, bebop, hard bop
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsTrumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
Years active1940s–2015
LabelsPrestige, Pablo, Candid, Mainstream, Impulse!
Associated actsCharlie Barnet, Count Basie, Bob Brookmeyer, Clifford Brown, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson, J. J. Johnson

About Clark Terry

Trumpet Player Clark Terry was born on December 14, 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States (He dies at the age of 94, on February 21, 2015).

A jazz flugelhorn pioneer and NEA Jazz Masters inductee, he worked with legends such as Pianist Count Basie and Saxophonist Charlie Barnet.

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Clark Terry before becoming famous

Clark Terry was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1920 is also the year of Monkey (猴) in the Chinese Zodiac.

During World War II, he served in the US Navy as a bandsman.

Achievement of Clark Terry

He was a member of the band on The Tonight Show for ten years.

Clark Terry's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Gwen Terry, his wife, was his life partner.

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Clark Terry Collabed with

On the 1958 album In Orbi, he collaborated with famed pianist Pianist Thelonious Monk.

Thelonious Monk (1917 - 1982) (Pianist)
Thelonious Monk (1917 - 1982)

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Clark Terry Income & Net worth

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Clark Terry Height and Weight

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