Lou McGarity

Robert Louis McGarity (July 22, 1917 – August 28, 1971) was an American jazz trombonist who was a member of the Benny Goodman big band during the late 1930s and early 1940s. 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. He was member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band at the end of the 1960s.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 22, 1917 (Athens), Died August 28, 1971 (Alexandria)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone, violin

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 240 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-046460	10-in.	1/18/1940	Dance with a dolly (with a hole in her stocking)	Tony Pastor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	BS-046461	10-in.	1/18/1940	The rhymin' game	Tony Pastor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	BS-046462	10-in.	1/18/1940	Watching the clock	Tony Pastor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	BS-046463	10-in.	1/18/1940	Under the woo-woo tree	Tony Pastor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	72865	10-in.	5/17/1945	(I'll build a) Stairway to paradise-1	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	72866	10-in.	5/17/1945	Lady be good, part 1	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	72867	10-in.	5/17/1945	Lady be good, part 2	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	72868	10-in.	5/17/1945	My one and only	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	72933	10-in.	6/14/1945	Lady be good-1	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	72934	10-in.	6/14/1945	Swanee-2	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	73482		3/27/1946	She's funny that way-1	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	80039		10/7/1949	Muskrat ramble	Firehouse Five Plus Two		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	80040		10/7/1949	South Rampart Street parade	Firehouse Five Plus Two		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	81138		6/6/1951	Wolverine blues	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band		instrumentalist, trombone, violin
Decca	81139		6/6/1951	Dead man blues	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band		instrumentalist, trombone, violin
Decca	81157		6/13/1951	Milenberg joys	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band		instrumentalist, trombone, violin
Decca	81158		6/13/1951	Cannonball blues	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band		instrumentalist, trombone, violin
Decca	81193		6/20/1951	Kansas City stomp	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band		instrumentalist, trombone, violin
Decca	81194		6/20/1951	King Porter stomp	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band		instrumentalist, trombone, violin
Decca	81225		6/27/1951	Jelly Roll blues	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band		instrumentalist, trombone, violin
Decca	81226		6/27/1951	Sidewalk blues	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band		instrumentalist, trombone, violin
Decca	81799		11/1/1951	Snag it	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band		instrumentalist, trombone, violin
Decca	81800		11/1/1951	Willie the weeper	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band		instrumentalist, trombone, violin
Decca	81866		11/14/1951	High society	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band		instrumentalist, trombone, violin
Decca	81867		11/14/1951	Dippermouth blues	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band		instrumentalist, trombone, violin

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McGarity, Lou," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106391.

McGarity, Lou. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106391.

"McGarity, Lou." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.