Mike Clark (musician)

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Name = Mike Clark
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Instrument = drums
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Genre = Jazz, Funk
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Associated_acts = The Headhunters
Brand X
URL = [http://www.mikeclarkmusic.com/ Mike Clark Music]
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Mike Clark (October 3, 1946) is a jazz and funk drummer who is most noted for playing in the Headhunters band headed up by Herbie Hancock in the mid-1970s. Clark's performance on Hancock's album "Thrust", and particularly the song "Actual Proof," is often cited as one of the finest examples of the linear funk style of drumming. He was also a member of the UK jazz-fusion outfit Brand X, alternating behind the kit with Phil Collins between 1978-80. Clark has also performed with many top musicians from the worlds of jazz and funk, including Chet Baker, Vince Guaraldi, Fred Wesley, Les Claypool, and Charlie Hunter. Clark is also known as one of the most sampled drummers in contemporary music. His beats have appeared on records by Prince, NWA, De La Soul, and Janet Jackson, among others.

Selected discography

References

*Biography at All About Jazz [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=5730 link]

External links

* [http://www.mikeclarkmusic.com Mike Clark Music] (official site)
* [http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Mike_Clark.html Drummerworld: Mike Clark]