# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kenny-clarke
# Generated: 2026-08-14T03:04:51.397Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kenny-clarke"
name: "Kenny Clarke"
slug: "kenny-clarke"
description: "Kenneth Clarke Spearman, known professionally as Kenny Clarke and nicknamed Klook, was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. A major innovator of the bebop style of drumming, he pioneered the use of the ride cymbal to keep time rather than the hi-hat, along with the use of the bass drum for irregular accents."
tagline: "American jazz drummer (1914–1985)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Finale_Internationaal_Jazz_Festival_Loosdrecht%2C_drummer_Kenny_Clarke%2C_Bestanddeelnr_924-7968.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1914-01-09"
deathDate: "1985-01-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             2.021484375
  historical:           22.91059733333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0164858/"
    handle:    "nm0164858"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump