Matty Matlock

Matty Matlock

Ray Bauduc, Herschel Evans, Bob Haggard, Eddie Miller, Lester Young, Matty Matlock, Howard Theatre, Washington D.C., ca. 1941.
Background information
Birth name Julian Clifton Matlock
Born (1907-04-27)April 27, 1907
Origin United States Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.
Died June 14, 1978(1978-06-14) (aged 71)
Genres Dixieland
Swing
Instruments Saxophone
Clarinet
Years active 1950s – 1970s
Associated acts Matty Matlock's All Stars

Julian Clifton "Matty" Matlock (April 27, 1907 – June 14, 1978) was an American Dixieland jazz clarinettist, saxophonist and arranger born in Paducah, Kentucky. From 1929 to 1934, Matlock replaced Benny Goodman in the Ben Pollack band doing arrangements and performing on clarinet.

Select discography

As bandleader
With Ella Fitzgerald
With Ray Heindorf
With Ben Pollack
With Beverly Jenkins

References

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