Matty Matlock

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Matty Matlock
Background information
Birth name Julian Clifton Matlock
Born April 27, 1907(1907-04-27)
Origin Flag of the United States Paducah, Kentucky, USA
Died June 14, 1978 (aged 71)
Genre(s) Dixieland
Swing
Instrument(s) Saxophone
Clarinet
Years active 1950s – 1970s
Associated acts Matty Matlock's All Stars

Matty (Julian Clifton) Matlock (27 April 190714 June 1978) was an American Dixieland jazz clarinettist, saxophonist and arranger born in Paducah, Kentucky. From 1929-1934 Matlock replaced Benny Goodman in the Ben Pollack band doing arrangements and performing on clarinet. From 1935-1942, after a falling out with Pollack, Matty began playing on clarinet with Bob Crosby. Over his career, Matlock wrote scores for Bing Crosby radio shows and also for various television shows and film.

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As bandleader

  • Dixieland (Douglass Phonodisc)
  • Four-Button Dixie (Douglass Phonodisc)
  • They Made It Twice As Nice As Paradise And They Called It Dixieland (Douglass Phonodisc)

With Ella Fitzgerald

With Ray Heindorf

With Ben Pollack

With Beverly Jenkins