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Rosy McHargue

James "Rosy" McHargue (April 6, 1902 in Danville, Illinois – June 8, 1999 in Santa Monica, California) was an American jazz clarinetist, associated principally with the Dixieland jazz scene.

McHargue worked professionally from age 15, with The Novelty Syncopators in 1917. His first recordings were with Roy Schoenbeck's Orchestra in 1922 on the track "Wow Wow Blues"; he also recorded early on with the Seattle Harmony Kings (1925), Frankie Trumbauer (1931), Ted Weems (1934), and Jimmy McPartland (1936). He was a member of The Wolverines shortly after Bix Beiderbecke's departure in 1925. His tenure with Weems lasted from 1934 to 1942.

McHargue then moved to Los Angeles, where he played with Eddie Miller, Benny Goodman, Kay Kyser (1943–46), and Red Nichols (1947-51). He later played with Pee Wee Hunt and Pete Daily, and recorded as a leader for Jump, Fairmont, Audiophile, and Protone in the 1940s and 1950s.

In his old age, McHargue began singing and became extraordinarily active in the jazz preservation movement, working with historians in interviews and recalling the tunes and lyrics to many forgotten songs from the 1920s and earlier. He recorded again for Stomp Off in 1992 and played jazz festivals into the late 1990s.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 6, 1902 (Danville), Died June 8, 1999 (Santa Monica)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, alto saxophone

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 63318 10-in. 2/22/1938 Swingin' in the corn Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 63319 10-in. 2/22/1938 Goodnight, sweet dreams, goodnight Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 63320 10-in. 2/22/1938 A gypsy told me Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 63321 10-in. 2/22/1938 Sissy Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 63322 10-in. 2/22/1938 What are you doing the rest of your life? Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 63323 10-in. 2/22/1938 Sunday in the park Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 63324 10-in. 2/22/1938 Three shif'less skunks Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 63325 10-in. 2/23/1938 In my little red book Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 63326 10-in. 2/23/1938 Buffoon Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 63327 10-in. 2/23/1938 A shack in the back of the hills Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 63328 10-in. 2/23/1938 Nola Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 65162 10-in. 3/10/1939 Ad-de-day Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 65163 10-in. 3/10/1939 Poor Pinocchio's nose Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 65164 10-in. 3/10/1939 Gambler's blues Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 65165 10-in. 3/10/1939 The young 'uns of the Martins and the Coys Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 65166 10-in. 3/10/1939 The ghost of Pinocchio Pete Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 65167 10-in. 3/11/1939 I love to ride on a choo choo train Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 65168 10-in. 3/10/1939 Class will tell Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 65169 10-in. 3/10/1939 The chestnut tree Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 66717 10-in. 10/4/1939 Goody goodbye Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 66718 10-in. 10/4/1939 Two blind loves Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 66719 10-in. 10/4/1939 Jiminy cricket Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 66720 10-in. 10/4/1939 Monstro the whale Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 66721 10-in. 10/4/1939 Runnin' wild Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 66722 10-in. 10/4/1939 That old gang of mine Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 66723 10-in. 10/4/1939 There'll be some changes Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 66724 10-in. 10/4/1939 The merry-go-roundup Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 66725 10-in. 10/5/1939 I wonder who's kissing her now Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 66726 10-in. 10/5/1939 On the island of Catalina Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 66727 10-in. 10/5/1939 Moonlight Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 66728 10-in. 10/5/1939 Back to smokey mountain Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 68625 10-in. 1/27/1941 Piccolo Pete Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 68626 10-in. 1/27/1941 Savannah (Georgiana blues) Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 68627 10-in. 1/27/1941 May I never love again Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 68629 10-in. 1/27/1941 Oh Monah! Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 68630 10-in. 1/24/1941 Out of the night-1 Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 68631 10-in. 1/28/1941 Rose of the Rockies-1 Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 68632 10-in. 1/28/1941 It all comes back to me now Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 68633 10-in. 1/28/1941 The man from the South Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 68634 10-in. 1/28/1941 Salud, dinero y amor Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 68635 10-in. 1/28/1941 American patrol Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 75964 10-in. 11/10/1945 Skeleton jangle Pete Dailey instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 75965 3/15/1950 Sugar foot strut Pete Dailey instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 75966 3/15/1950 Red light rag Pete Dailey instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 75967 3/15/1950 Roundhouse rag Pete Dailey instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 80037 10/7/1949 Who's sorry now Castle Jazz Band ; Kid Ory and his Creole Band instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 90697 10-in. 4/24/1936 Eccentric Jimmy McPartland's Squirrels instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 90698 10-in. 4/24/1936 Original Dixieland one-step Jimmy McPartland's Squirrels instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 90699 10-in. 4/25/1936 I'm all bound 'round with the Mason-Dixon line Jimmy McPartland's Squirrels instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 90700 10-in. 4/25/1936 Panama Jimmy McPartland's Squirrels instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca C 90726 10-in. 5/15/1936 Celebratin' Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca C 90727 10-in. 5/15/1936 Jelly bean (He's a curbstone cutie) Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca C 90728 10-in. 5/15/1936 Lazy weather Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca C 90729 10-in. 5/15/1936 You can't pull the wool over my eyes Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca C 90730 10-in. 5/15/1936 Let's sing again Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca C 90731 10-in. 5/15/1936 The martins and the coys Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca C 90815 10-in. 8/6/1936 Knock! Knock! Who's there? Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca C 90816 10-in. 8/6/1936 When a lady meets a gentleman down South Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca C 90817 10-in. 8/6/1936 Until today Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca C 90818 10-in. 8/6/1936 The five piece band Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca C 90819 10-in. 8/6/1936 Fooled by the moon Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca C 90820 10-in. 8/6/1936 Bye bye baby Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca C 90893 10-in. 9/27/1936 Picture me without you Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca C 90894 10-in. 9/27/1936 (Trouble ends) Out where the blue begins Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca C 90895 10-in. 9/27/1936 Rainbow on the river Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone  
Decca C 90896 10-in. 9/27/1936 Darling, not without you Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca C 90897 10-in. 9/27/1936 Cottage by the moon Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca C 90898 10-in. 9/27/1936 Hey, babe, hey! Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 102939 10/7/1949 I never knew Charlie LaVere's Chicago Loopers instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca DLA 1440 10-in. 8/23/1938 Juliana Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca DLA 1441 10-in. 8/23/1938 The cute little hat-check girl Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca DLA 1442 10-in. 8/23/1938 Ribbons and roses Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca DLA 1443 10-in. 8/23/1938 Simple and sweet Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca DLA 1444 10-in. 8/23/1938 Heartaches Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca DLA 2813 10-in. 12/9/1941 Angeline Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca DLA 2814 10-in. 12/9/1941 Ollie Ollie outs in free Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca DLA 2815 10-in. 12/9/1941 Having a lonely time Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca DLA 2816 10-in. 12/9/1941 Deep in the heart of Texas Ted Weems Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McHargue, Rosy," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109801.

McHargue, Rosy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109801.

"McHargue, Rosy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109801

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