Kenny Clarke
 Kenny Clarke (January 9 1914 – January 26 1985) born Kenneth Spearman Clarke nicknamed Klook and later known as Liaqat Ali Salaam was a jazz drummer and bandleader. He was a major innovator of the bebop style of drumming. As the house drummer at Minton's Playhouse in the early 1940s he participated in the after hours jams that led to the birth of Be-Bop which in turn led to modern jazz.