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
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Trombone
Years activeEarly 1930sā€“1971
LabelsMGM, Jubilee, Argo

Robert Louis McGarity (July 22, 1917 ā€“ 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

As leader

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

As sideman

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

  1. ā†‘ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1563. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. 1 2 3 Yanow, Scott. "Lou McGarityy". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2019.


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