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Cecil James McNeely (Los Ángeles, California; 29 de abril de 1927-16 de septiembre de 2018), [1] más conocido como Big Jay McNeely, [2] fue un saxofonista tenor de rock and roll, también conocido como el Rey del Honkin' Tenor Sax —honk viene a significar bocina o bocinazo—.
Cecil James "Big Jay" McNeely (April 29, 1927 – September 16, 2018) was an American R&B saxophonist.
17 de sept. de 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 Valley, Calif. He was 91.
17 de sept. de 2018 · 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, has died. He was 91.
Cecil James McNeely, más conocido como Big Jay McNeely, fue un saxofonista tenor de rock and roll, también conocido como el Rey del Honkin' Tenor Sax —honk viene a significar bocina o bocinazo—.
Cecil James (Big Jay) McNeely, a legend of the R&B and jazz music scene, is known as the “King of Honking Tenor Saxophone. ” Mr. McNeely has been performing his pioneering style of music since the 1940s, touring with other well known performers such as Billie Holliday, Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Chuck Berry, and Bill Haley & the Comets.
17 de sept. de 2018 · Many of the extracurricular activities of R&B tenor players can be traced directly back to Big Jay. He was born Cecil James McNeely in 1927 in Los Angeles, and spent his entire life as a California resident. Early musical associates were alto saxophonist Sonny Criss, a high school classmate, and pianist Hampton Hawes.
