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Big Jay McNeely. Cecil James " Big Jay " McNeely (April 29, 1927 – September 16, 2018) [2] [3] was an American R&B saxophonist. Biography.
Sept. 17, 2018. Big Jay McNeely, whose wailing tenor saxophone and outrageous stage antics helped define the sound and sensibility of early rock ’n’ roll, died on Sunday in Moreno...
Sep 17, 2018 · Sept. 17, 2018 5:05 PM PT. Cecil “Big Jay” McNeely, whose honking tenor saxophone helped define Los Angeles rhythm and blues and set the stage for the rock ’n’ roll explosion of the 1950s,...
Sep 25, 2018 · Big Jay McNeely, who died in 2018, was a saxophonist who revolutionised rhythm and blues with his showmanship and ultraviolet horn. He played with Little Richard, Jesse Belvin and Jimi Hendrix, and became a postman and a Jehovah's Witness after his music career.
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The saxophonist Big Jay McNeely, a product of the thriving rhythm and blues scene in postwar Los Angeles, died on Sunday in California at the age of 91. McNeely's honking saxophone and...
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Sep 17, 2018 · Learn about Big Jay McNeely, the \"King of the Honkers\" who brought the tenor sax to prominence in R&B. Find his discography, photos, videos and more on All About Jazz.
Sep 18, 2018 · Big Jay McNeely, a tenor saxophonist whose crazed stage antics and honking style of rhythm-and-blues presaged the rise of rock-and-roll in the 1950s, died Sept. 16 at a hospital in Moreno...
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