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Biography
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Clyde McCoy
Effective period / Period of releases: 1952 - 1962
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and co-founder of Down Beat magazine.Born December 29, 1903 in Ashland, KY, USA.
Died June 11, 1990 (age of 86) in Memphis, TN, USA.
Married to Maxine Bennett (1945-1990, his death).
As a musician, best remembered for his theme song, "Sugar Blues", written by Clarence Williams and Lucy Fletcher.