Born December 14, 1920
Born in St. Louis, Clark Terry made his first trumpet out of garden hose, attended Vashon High School, and played in local clubs before joining a Navy Band during World War II. His years with County Basie and Duke Ellington in the late 1940s and 1950s established him as a world-class jazz artist, blending the St. Louis tone of his youth with contemporary styles. Terry's sound influenced a generation, including Miles Davis. Also a pioneer of fluegelhorn in jazz, Terry was a standout in the NBC-TV orchestra for 12 years before he left to form his own bands and continue recording. Clark Terry was inducted into the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Hall of Fame in 1991.| HM Number | HM2C75 |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 12th, 2018 at 8:01am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 734393 N 4282068 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.65620000, -90.30633333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 39.372', W 90° 18.38' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 39' 22.32" N, 90° 18' 22.8" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 314, 636 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 6621 Delmar Blvd, University City MO 63130, US |
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