King Pleasure (born Clarence Beeks; March 24, 1922 – March 21, 1981) was an American jazz vocalist and an early master of vocalese, where a singer sings words to a well-known instrumental solo. == Biography == Born as Clarence Beeks in Oakdale, Tennessee, he moved to New York City in the mid-1940s working as a bartender and became a fan of bebop music. King Pleasure first gained attention by singing the Eddie Jefferson vocalese classic "Moody's Mood For Love", based... [more on Wikipedia]