# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/stanley-clarke
# Generated: 2026-08-13T18:56:13.026Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/stanley-clarke"
name: "Stanley Clarke"
slug: "stanley-clarke"
description: "Stanley Clarke is an American bassist, composer and founding member of Return to Forever, one of the first jazz fusion bands. Clarke gave the bass guitar a prominence it lacked in jazz-related music. He is the first jazz-fusion bassist to headline tours, sell out shows worldwide and have recordings reach gold status."
tagline: "American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/STANLEY_CLARKE_N_4EVER_Concert_at_International_Jazz_Festival_of_San_Javier_2022_11.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1951-06-30"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump