Bunny Ruggs

William "Bunny Rugs" Clarke is best remembered as the lead vocalist/guitarist and a songwriter for Third World in the mid-'70s. However, beginning in the late '80s, he also made a bid for a solo career on the side. Raised in East Kingston, Clarke's earliest musical influences included Nat King Cole and Aretha Franklin. He learned to sing in church. At age 15, Clarke accepted an invitation to audition at the Kittymat Club and became a member of Charlie Hackett & the Souvenirs. At the same time he attended the Jamaica School of Arts and Crafts until 1968, when he moved to New Yo...