Dee Clark
Delecta Clark, known professionally as Dee Clark, was born on 7 November 1938 in
Blytheville, Arkansas. A soul singer and songwriter, he moved to Chicago in 1941
and began his musical journey under the influence of his mother, Essie Mae
Clark, a gospel singer. His first recording came in 1952 as part of the Hambone
Kids. In 1953, he joined the R&B group Goldentones, later known as the Kool
Gents, and was discovered by Chicago radio DJ Herb Kent. He embarked on a solo
career in 1957. breaking through with "Raindrops" in the spring of 1961. This
dramatic ballad reached number two o...
