George McClennon

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George McClennon († 1937 in Chicago ) was an American clarinetist , singer , entertainer and dancer .

Life

George McClennon, adopted child of the entertainer Bert Williams (1874-1922), appeared from 1910 in African American theaters, shows such as Shuffle Along and in vaudeville . His humorous gas pipe clarinet playing was interspersed with various noises and laughter, which he accompanied with acrobatic and eccentric dance movements. In 1923/24 McClennon's first recordings were made with Eddie Heywood as the Harlem Trio ("Clarinet Laughing Blues"). 1924-26 he recorded a number of titles such as "New Orleans Wiggle" and the Fats Waller song "Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage" for Okeh Records under George McClennon's Jazz Devils ; his accompanying musicians included u. a. Buddy Christian , Bob Fuller , Eddie Heywood, Charlie Irvis and Clarence Williams . McClennon died of tuberculosis in Chicago in 1937. In the field of jazz he was involved in thirteen recording sessions between 1923 and 1926.

The pianist Willie The Lion Smith mentions McClennon in his memoirs: " Our clarinetist, George McClennon, could spin like a top on his stomach, or on his backside, while playing his instrument ".

Discographic notes

  • George McClennon and Wilton Crawley (Jazz Oracle)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hilton R. Schleman: Rhythm on Record . Greenwood Press, 1978
  2. ^ Briton Hadden, Henry Robinson Luce in Time , Volume 21, 1933, p. 40
  3. ↑ Discographic information at Jazz Oracle ( Memento of the original from May 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jazzoracle.com
  4. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 25, 2014)
  5. ^ Willie The Lion Smith: Music on my mind. Memoirs of an American Pianist. Da Capo Press, New York 1978, ISBN 0-306-70684-9 (reprint of the New York 1964 edition), p. 115
personal data
SURNAME McClennon, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American clarinetist, singer, entertainer and dancer
DATE OF BIRTH 19th century
DATE OF DEATH 1937
Place of death Chicago