William Clarke was a follower and a good friend of George Harmonica Smith. His style can be described as "West Coast high energy harp blues", and oh boy, he was very good in it. The full extent of his talent had yet to be realized when he died at age 45, in 1996. Clarke's indie label recordings prior to sigining with Alligator are not easy to find. Nevertheless, the early recordings between 1978 and 1689 resulted in no less than six Handy Awards. Besides George Harmonia Smith, Clarke ... Read more