Complex sentence: Vernon Ford Story, Jazz tenor saxophonist, was born in New Iberia, LA on November 16,1922 and was encouraged to take up the clarinet by his uncle, Clarence Todd, a professional composer.
Split into simpler sentences: Vernon Ford Story, Jazz tenor saxophonist, was born in New Iberia, LA on November 16,1922. He was encouraged to take up the clarinet by his uncle, Clarence Todd, a professional composer.