Clyde McCoy
Clyde Lee McCoy (December 29, 1903 – June 11, 1990), was an American jazz trumpeter whose popularity spanned seven decades. He is best remembered for his theme song, "Sugar Blues", written by Clarence Williams and Lucy Fletcher, and also as a co-founder of Down Beat magazine in 1935. The song hit in 1931 and 1935, in Columbia and Decca versions, and returned to Billboard magazine's Country (Hillbilly) chart in 1941. It was also played with vocals, by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, Fats Waller and Ella Fitzgerald. Johnny Mercer had a vocal hit in 1947. McCoy was a member of one of the families of the Hatfield-McCoy feud, and was based at various times in Los Angeles, New York City, and at Chicago's Drake Hotel, where he first performed "Sugar Blues" in 1930. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6426 Hollywood Boulevard. |
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 26-50 of 62 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Decca | 60065 | 10-in. | 10/14/1935 | Basin Street blues | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 60924 | 10-in. | 3/24/1936 | Ridin' to glory on a trumpet | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 60925 | 10-in. | 3/24/1936 | You gave me the run-a-round | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 60926 | 10-in. | 3/24/1936 | Blue sugar | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 60927 | 10-in. | 3/24/1936 | Roseland stomp | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 61503 | 10-in. | 1/5/1937 | The Goona Goo | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist | ||
Decca | 61504 | 10-in. | 1/5/1937 | Black and tan fantasy | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist | ||
Decca | 61505 | 10-in. | 1/5/1937 | Mood indigo | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist | ||
Decca | 61506 | 10-in. | 1/5/1937 | When you're smiling | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist | ||
Decca | 63579 | 10-in. | 4/11/1938 | The gypsy in my soul | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63580 | 10-in. | 4/11/1938 | Blue fantasy | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63581 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | One more dream | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63582 | 10-in. | 4/11/1938 | Ten little miles from nowhere | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, leader | ||
Decca | 63583 | 10-in. | 4/11/1938 | My pillow and me | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63584 | 10-in. | 4/11/1938 | Blue prelude | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 65988 | 10-in. | 7/19/1939 | Don't look now | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 65989 | 10-in. | 7/19/1939 | You are my dream | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 65990 | 10-in. | 7/19/1939 | Shades of gray | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 65991 | 10-in. | 7/19/1939 | A lonely gondolier | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 90073 | 10-in. | 7/5/1935 | Rose room | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 90074 | 10-in. | 7/5/1935 | Maple leaf rag | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 90075 | 10-in. | 7/5/1935 | Oh baby | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 90076 | 10-in. | 7/5/1935 | Some of these days | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 90077 | 10-in. | 7/5/1935 | After you've gone | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 90078 | 10-in. | 7/5/1935 | Farewell blues | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McCoy, Clyde," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104373.
McCoy, Clyde. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104373.
"McCoy, Clyde." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Clyde McCoy
Discogs: Clyde McCoy
Allmusic: Clyde McCoy
IMDb: Clyde McCoy
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: McCoy, Clyde, 1903-1990 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83176083
Wikidata: Clyde McCoy - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1103685
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/7579310
MusicBrainz: Clyde McCoy - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a228d528-1042-4ce7-9c69-14139d143221
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.