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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. Biography [ edit ] Inspired by Illinois Jacquet and Lester Young , McNeely teamed with his older brother Robert McNeely, who played baritone saxophone , and made his first recordings with drummer Johnny Otis , who ran the ...
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....
Cecil James McNeely was born on April 29, 1927, the youngest of three boys, in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. His father, Dillard, was a porter on a floating casino moored off the...
18 de sept. de 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...
25 de sept. de 2018 · Cecil James McNeely – Big Jay McNeely – saxophonist, born 29 April 1927, Los Angeles; married Jacqueline Baldain (divorced); 1 son, 1 daughter; died 16 September 2018 Moreno Valley,...
Cecil McNeely. Real Name: Cecil James McNeely. Profile: b. April 29, 1927 in Watts, California. An influential tenor saxophonist, Cecil "Big Jay" McNeely formed a band with Sonny Criss (alto sax) and Hampton Hawes (piano) while he was still in high school in the mid-1940s.
