Clarke Peters: 'Many people aren't aware of Lena Horne's struggle'
The star of The Wire and Treme on his new musical about the American singer, actor and activist " and his 'surf noir' project with Hugh LaurieClarke Peters, 65, is best known for playing detective Lester Freamon in HBO drama The Wire and Albert "Big Chief" Lambreaux in Treme. He grew up in New Jersey, then moved to London in the 1970s, where he formed soul band the Majestics and worked as a backing singer on Joa…