About Willie Clarke
Willie Clarke was a musician, businessperson and songwriter.
Willie Clarke is an American musician and songwriter known for songs including "Clean Up Woman", "Rockin' Chair" and "Willing and Able."
Clarke and a college friend, Johnny Pearsall, started the record label Deep City, based out of Johnny's Records in Liberty City, Florida. It was the first African American owned independent record label in Florida.
Clarke was featured on the Miami 2015 episode of the CNN television show Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown.
Deep City Records Deep City Records was a record label run out of a music store in the Liberty City section of Miami. Clarke was one of the founders.
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American musician and songwriter
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Willie Clarke was a musician, businessperson and songwriter.
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