Clyde McCoy - Sugar Blues (1931 version)

Clyde McCoy (Dec.29,1903 - June 11,1990),

a famous jazz trumpet player, is best remembered for his themes song, Sugar Blues, and popularity expanding seven decades.

Introduced in 1967, the Vox Clyde McCoy Wah-wah pedal was the most significant guitar effect of its time. Invented by a young engineer named Brad Plunkett[1], who worked for the Thomas Organ Company — Vox/JMIs U.S. counterpart — the wah circuit basically sprang from the 3-position midrange voicing function used on the Vox Super Beatle amplifier.

Vox cleverly packaged the circuit into an enclosure with a rocker pedal attached to the pot (which controlled the frequency of the resonant peak) and named the new device after trumpeter Clyde McCoy, who was known for the signature wah sound he created with a mute in the bell of his horn. Early versions of the Clyde McCoy featured an image of McCoy on the bottom panel, which soon gave way to his signature only before the name of the pedal was changed to Cry Baby. Thomas Organs failure to trademark the Cry Baby name soon led to the market being flooded with Cry Baby imitations from various parts of the world, including Italy, where the McCoys were originally made.


Clyde McCoy - Sugar Blues (1931 version)

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[Duvcut]

Am 83 years old this year... but. during the 1930s, we had a stack of the thick 78 RPM records and an Edison wind-up victrola.. This one by McCoy was played hundreds of times....very impressive for the times..delighted to hear it again on Utube./tnx

[brunoween]

wah wah effect

[vesper2136segway]

This song is so much better with growls

[doctormallard0]

During the 1950's my Dad used to play his Clyde McCoy 78 rpm on our RCA VICTROLA record player. He told me that Clyde McCoy could make his trumpet sing! After my father and mother both passed, I found the old 78 in their basement. It has Basin Street Blues on the reverse. The record is beautiful with pictures front and back on a blue back ground. It still plays, although with lots of scratches. I love having it.

[deaddoc]

My Dad would have been 8 years old in 1931. He used to play this tune on harmonica when I was a boy. In fact, it was the first tune I learned and later played blues, country and rock for many years.

[cindyandrob]

Blue Ribbon Healers loving this!

[larrybiring]

The first time i heard this was as a sophomore in high school (1961). My best friend's dad has just bought an expensive stereo and was playing "Sugar Blues". It knocked my socks off- I was hooked-

[horarwgt]

This record (Columbia 2389) peaked at #2 over a 20 week run starting the week of February 21 in 1931. Clude recut the song in 1935 as Decca 381 and that version also became a hit -- peakin at #8 over a nine week run in mid-1935.

[mrspatrickcampbell]

Clyde is cute and has 'sizemeat-nose'!

Are there nude photos of Clyde?

[ReydelpozoTV]

This songs appears on the game FAUSTO.

[ReydelpozoTV]

Wow I love the blues thanks comment on my channel.