Sign-In
Cart
Clancy Hayes - The Swinging Minstrel
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781843822363
Publisher: Hardinge Simpole Limited
Published: Sep 20 2025
Pages: 480
Weight: 2.28
Height: 1.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Clancy Hayes spent a lifetime in music as a vocalist, instrumentalist and composer - writing songs for Hoagy Carmichael, Bing Crosby and others. A seventh son of Welsh descent, Clancy entertained audiences for over 50 years - from the age of seven until illness tragically ended his professional career in 1970. Music was his profession and his hobby; he made countless private recordings with jazz friends including Jack and Charlie Teagarden, Lee Wiley, Burt Bales and Don Ewell.
Clancy also became involved in jazz and played with Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band whose 1941 records sparked world-wide interest in Traditional Jazz; in the wartime YBJB he played with jazz legend Bunk Johnson and Benny Strickler.
Clancy worked with NBC radio stations in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1928 headlining dozens of programmes over the next twenty years
His radio days finished in 1950 when he became featured vocalist with Bob Scobey's Frisco Band. So popular were their recordings, he received the Down Beat critics' award for New Star Jazz Singer in 1954.
Clancy left the Scobey band in 1960 and worked as a 'single' throughout the decade. Based at Turk Murphy and Pete Clute's Earthquake McGoon's in San Francisco, he frequently travelled the USA to perform as a single, band member or guest with some true jazz greats including Yank Lawson, Bud Freeman, Ralph Sutton, Bob Wilber, Nappy Trottier, Jim Dapogny, Raymond Burke, Tommy Gwaltney and many others. Clancy's wonderful vocal style, rhythm and phrasing made him Bing Crosby's favourite traditional jazz singer......
1 different editions
Also available
Also from
Reid, Chris
Also in
Jazz
3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool
Kaplan, James
Paperback
Jazz: Best of the Apollo, Village Vanguard, and Riverside Sessions
Schapiro, Steve
Scheinin, Richard
Hardcover
The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, the Berkshires, and the Place of Jazz in American Life
Gennari, John
Hardcover
R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country: Portraits of the Pioneers Who Shaped American Music [With CD Audio]
Crumb, R.
Hardcover
Jazz, TX: A Love Letter to Live Music, Community, and the Little Club That Could
Watkins, Doc
Hardcover
The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America
Tye, Larry
Paperback
How to Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind: Madness and Black Radical Creativity
Bruce, La Marr Jurelle
Paperback
Advanced Jazz-Fusion Guitar Techniques: Discover the Art of Modern Jazz-Fusion Soloing using Lines, Phrasing and Harmonic Concepts
Meader, Josh
Pettingale, Tim
Alexander, Joseph
Paperback
The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America
Tye, Larry
Hardcover
After The Final Curtain Call: The Road Was Long And Hard, But I Finally Made It Home
Hicks, Alan
Hardcover
Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer: The Guitarist Who Changed the Sound of American Music
Watson, Philip
Hardcover
Triad Soloing For Modern Guitar: Master Triad Shapes, Creative Patterns & Triad Pairs for Articulate, Melodic Guitar Soloing
Pettingale, Tim
Alexander, Joseph
Noy, Oz
Paperback
Guitar: Guitar Music Book For Beginners, Guide How To Play Guitar Within 24 Hours
Mahalo, Tom
Paperback
The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1,001 Best Albums
Cook, Richard
Morton, Brian
Paperback
Whistle Stop: Kenny Dorham, Jazz, and the Journey of a Texas Family
Pallitto, Robert M.
Melendez, John A.
Paperback
Playing Solo Jazz Piano: A New Approach for Creative Pianists (2nd Edition)
Siskind, Jeremy
Paperback
100 Modern Jazz Licks For Piano: Learn 100 Modern Jazz Piano Licks In The Style of 10 Legendary Players
Hayward, Nathan
Alexander, Joseph
Paperback
Beginner Gypsy Jazz Guitar: Master the Essential Skills of Gypsy Jazz Guitar Rhythm & Soloing
Nolan, Robin
Alexander, Joseph
Paperback
Melodic Jazz Guitar Chord Phrasing: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Advanced Jazz Guitar Chord Phrases from Melodic Lines
Whitfield, Mark
Paperback
Leave It for the Children: A Visual History of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra
Kae, Darol Olu
Lamontagne, Samuel
Hardcover
Have Horn, Will Travel: The Life and Music of Herman "Junior" Cook Volume 21
Nero, Courtney M.
Hardcover
Living Space: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Free Jazz, from Analog to Digital
Veal, Michael E.
Paperback
Jazz Soloing Basics for Guitar: A step-by-step method for learning jazz phrasing with chromaticism and swing-feel lines
Tagliarino, Barrett
Paperback
Hating Jazz: A History of Its Disparagement, Mockery, and Other Forms of Abuse
Berish, Andrew S.
Paperback
Guitar: Guitar Lessons For Beginners, Simple Guide Through Easy Techniques, How T
Mahalo, Tom
Paperback
Gypsy Jazz Guitar Soloing Etudes - Volume Two: Learn Guitar Soloing Strategies & Techniques For 6 Essential Gypsy Jazz Standards
Harris, Remi
Pettingale, Tim
Alexander, Joseph
Paperback
101 Walking Jazz Bass Lines: Learn to Build & Play Walking Basslines on Every Essential Jazz Chord Sequence
Alexander, Joseph
Cox, Johnny
Paperback
Christmas with Nat King Cole: A Legacy of Merry Music and Holiday Memories
Nat King Cole Estate
McGevna, Allison
Hardcover
Miles & Me: Miles Davis, the Man, the Musician, and His Friendship with the Journalist and Poet Quincy Troupe
Troupe, Quincy
Paperback
The Baroness: The Baroness: The Search for Nica, the Rebellious Rothschild and Jazz's Secret Muse
Rothschild, Hannah
Paperback
100 Gypsy Jazz Guitar Licks: Learn Gypsy Jazz Guitar Soloing Technique with 100 Authentic Licks
Alexander, Joseph
Harris, Remi
Pettingale, Tim
Paperback
Black Music, White Business: Illuminating the History and Political Economy of Jazz
Kofsky, Frank
Paperback
Gypsy Jazz Guitar Soloing Etudes - Volume One: Learn Guitar Soloing Strategies & Techniques For 8 Essential Gypsy Jazz Standards
Harris, Remi
Alexander, Joseph
Paperback
Soundtrack to the Revolution: Free Jazz and Leftist Nationalism in Quebec 1967-1975
Fillion, Eric
Paperback
Keys That Fit: How a Common-Sense Innovation Is Transforming the Musical Lives of Pianists Around The World
Tessler, Michael
Paperback
Martin Taylor: A Step-by-Step Pathway to Turn Traditional Blues Playing Into Sophisticated Jazz Guitar
Pettingale, Tim
Taylor, Martin
Alexander, Joseph
Paperback
Kurt Rosenwinkel: A Creative Guide to Soloing With Modes & Chords to Create Cutting Edge Jazz Guitar Language
Alexander, Joseph
Rosenwinkel, Kurt
Pettingale, Tim
Paperback
John Patitucci Walking Bass: How to Play Walking Basslines On Any Chord Sequence - For Upright & Electric Bass
Patitucci, John
Pettingale, Tim
Alexander, Joseph
Paperback
Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances: A Life in Mod - From the Revival to Acid Jazz
Piller, Eddie
Paperback
Beginner Jazz Soloing For Trumpet: The Beginner's Guide To Jazz Improvisation For Trumpet
Birch, Buster
Pettingale, Tim
Paperback
Jazz, TX: A Love Letter to Live Music, Community, and the Little Club That Could
Watkins, Doc
Paperback