Matty Matlock
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Biography
Julian Clifton Matlock, known professionally as Matty Matlock, was born on April 27, 1907, in Paducah, Kentucky. He began playing the clarinet at age 12 and replaced Benny Goodman in Ben Pollack's jazz band from 1929 to 1934, where he contributed arrangements and played the clarinet. In 1935, he joined Bob Crosby's group as a clarinettist and primary arranger, also working with the Bobcats until 1942. After Crosby's group disbanded, he worked on various Dixieland recordings in Los Angeles. He played the clarinet for a band in the film Pete Kelly's Blues (1955). Notable albums included Four-Button Dixie (1959). He passed away on June 14, 1978, in Los Angeles.
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- What Will I Do Without You
- With Plenty Of Money And You
- Song Of The Gold Diggers
- Pettin' In The Park
- Lullaby Of Broadway
- Remember My Forgotten Man
- $1,000,000 Rag
- When My Sugar Walks Down The Street
- Painting the Clouds With Sunshihe
- Mama's Gone, Goodbye
- The Gold Diggers Song
- Shadow Waltz
- Tip-Toe Thru The Tulips With Me
- Sugar Daddy Strut
- Wolverine Blues
- Little Rock Getaway
- Singin' The Blues
- Sensation
- Copenhagen
- Dippermouth Blues
- Basin Street Blues
- Paducha Parade
- Davenport Blues
- Muskrat Ramble
