Stanley Clarke

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.

30 June 1951

Born on the same birth day (30 June): Andrew Hedgman • Anthony Mann • Ben Utecht • Chan Ho Park • Frederick Bligh Bond • Harry Wismer • Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad • Joseph Dalton Hooker • Lynne Jolitz • Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg • Phil Anselmo • Reuben Garrick • Stanley Spencer • Trea Turner • Victoria Kaspi • Winston Graham

Born in the same month (June 1951): Alan Hudson • Ayman al-Zawahiri • Brian Cookson • Charlie Dominici • David Yip • Gilson Lavis • Jill Biden • Mark Shand • Nils Lofgren • Richard Thomas (actor) • Stephen Hopper • Wendy and Richard Pini • Yasumasa Morimura