William McKinney
William "Bill" McKinney (born September 17, 1895 in Cynthiana , Kentucky , † October 14, 1969 ibid) was an American jazz drummer and band leader, director of McKinney's Cotton Pickers .
McKinney worked as a drummer in a circus band and headed the "Synco Jazz Band" after his military service in Springfield, Ohio during World War I , leaving Cuba Austin to play the drums . After touring not only in the Midwest, but as far as California, they resided in the Arcadia Ballroom in Detroit in 1926 . After Jean Goldkette gave them a more lucrative performance in the Greystone Hotel Ball Room, they called themselves "McKinney's Cotton Pickers." The musical direction was Don Redman . They made their first recordings in 1928. After the band broke up during the Depression in 1934, he led a dance band in Boston, but from 1937 was manager of a café and dance hall in Detroit. He also managed bands. He retired from the music business in the 1950s, worked at a Detroit car factory, and then went back to his hometown of Cynthiana. In 1978 John Chilton wrote his biography.
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- ↑ In the early 1930s, various bands toured under this name, apparently with McKinney's consent
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | McKinney, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McKinney, Bill (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer and band leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cynthiana , Kentucky |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1969 |
| Place of death | Cynthiana , Kentucky |