Jimmy McLin
James "Jimmy" McLin (born June 27, 1908 in Brookesville (Florida) , † December 15, 1983 in St. Petersburg (Florida) ) was an American jazz guitarist and banjo player .
Live and act
McLin played in 1926 as a banjoist in the band of the singer Sammy Lewis , the Bamville Syncopators , with which the first recordings for Vocalion emerged ("Arkansas Shout"). In the 1930s he worked - now as a guitarist - a. a. at Clarence Williams , Teddy Wilson / Billie Holiday ( " Strange Fruit ", 1939), Willie The Lion Smith ( "The Swampland Is Calling Me"), Buster Bailey , Jerry Kruger and Midge Williams , also he appeared with James P. Johnson and Roy Eldridge on. In 1940 he played with Claude Hopkins , Sidney Bechet and Dave Nelson before he was drafted into the military. He served in the US Navy and played the trombone and mellophone in a military band. In 1945 he worked again with Claude Hopkins, then interrupted his active music career to study music. In 1950 he played again briefly with Hopkins, then returned to Florida and retired from the jazz scene. He toured with vocal ensembles like Ink Spots . The last recordings were made in 1970 when he was involved in the soundtrack of the cartoon Fritz the Cat . In the field of jazz he was involved in 19 recording sessions between 1926 and 1970, most recently with Rex Stewart .
Web links
- Eugene Chadbourne : Jimmy McLin at Allmusic (English)
- Jimmy McLin at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McLin, Jimmy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McLin, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brookesville (Florida) |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 15, 1983 |
| Place of death | Petersburg (Florida) |