King Pleasure

King Pleasure
Birth nameClarence Beeks
Born(1922-03-24)March 24, 1922
Oakdale, Tennessee
OriginNew York City
DiedMarch 21, 1982(1982-03-21) (aged 59)
GenresJazz
OccupationVocalist
LabelsPrestige, Aladdin, Jubilee, United Artists

King Pleasure (born Clarence Beeks; March 24, 1922 – March 21, 1982) 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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