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Lou McGarity

Lou McGarity
Birth nameRobert Louis McGarity
Born(1917-07-22)July 22, 1917
Athens, Georgia, U.S.
DiedAugust 28, 1971(1971-08-28) (aged 54)
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
GenresJazz, Swing, Dixieland
OccupationMusician
InstrumentTrombone
Years activeEarly 1930s–1971
LabelsMGM, Jubilee, Argo

Robert Louis McGarity (July 22, 1917 – August 28, 1971)[1] was an American jazz trombonist who was a member of the Benny Goodman big band during the late 1930s and early 1940s.[2] After serving in the military, he was a studio musician in New York City who performed in clubs at night with Eddie Condon and the Lawson/Haggard band.[2] He was member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band at the end of the 1960s.[2]

Discography

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As leader

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  • Music from Some Like it Hot (Jubille, 1957)
  • Blue Lou (Argo, 1960)

As sideman

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With Kenny Davern

With Benny Goodman

  • Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman: The Complete Recordings (Columbia)

With Urbie Green

With Bobby Hackett

With J. J. Johnson

With Jimmy McPartland

  • The Music Man Goes Dixieland (Epic)

With Charlie Parker

With the World's Greatest Jazz Band

  • The World's Greatest Jazz Band Volume II (Douglass)

With Cootie Williams

References

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  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1563. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "Lou McGarityy". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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