William Clarke (March 29, 1951 – November 2, 1996) was an American blues harmonica player and singer.

[2] Other albums on small labels followed, including Blues from Los Angeles (1980) and Can't You Hear Me Calling (1983).

[2] Los Angeles blues musicians Hollywood Fats, Junior Watson, and others backed Clarke for two of his 1980s albums on Satch and Rivera Records, which are now considered classics.

[2][a] Dick Shurman, a blues writer and producer, commented: It's always especially sad when someone makes great steps to get their act/health together, then doesn't get enough time to show the world what they can do with the situation.

He was one of the best harp players out there, with maybe the biggest tone, a bluesman with as much soul and swing in his music as anyone could ever ask and a real friend and family man.