Ernest McLean
Ernest McLean (born 1926 in New Orleans , † February 24, 2012 in Los Angeles ) was an influential American R&B guitarist. He was a member of the studio band of the J&M Recording Studios of Cosimo Matassa in New Orleans.
Ernest McLean learned to play the guitar at the age of eleven with his father, who was to play the instrument in a state band. McLean was included in Dave Bartholomew's band in the late 1940s when he began recording rhythm and blues with Cosimo Matassa . Among the titles with McLean's participation were such prominent hits as The Fat Man by Fats Domino and Lawdy Miss Clawdy by Lloyd Price . His teammates thought he was the best guitarist of his time in New Orleans. So he could vary and transpose any chord as he wanted, but also spontaneously take over missing instrumental parts.
In the late 1950s, he followed drummer Earl Palmer to Los Angeles, who became a sought-after studio musician there. McLean, however, was hired in Earl Bostic's band . A few years later, the Disneyland Resort hired him , where he set jazz standards for the next 30 years. One of the few studio visits was the one for the recordings of Dr. John 's first album Gris Gris , on which he played the mandolin for the first time in addition to the guitar .
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- ↑ a b Obituary: Ernest McLean (1926-2012). Obituary. In: offBeat Magazine. accessed on December 12, 2012
- ↑ John Broven: Rhythm & Blues in New Orleans . 3. Edition. Pelican Publishing Company, Gretna 1995, ISBN 0-88289-433-1 , pp. 91 f . (First edition: 1974).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McLean, Ernest |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American R&B guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 2012 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |