Tommy McClennan (1905 - 1961)

Born 4 Jan 1905 in Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States

Died 9 May 1961 at age 56 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Tommy McClennan is Notable.

Blues guitarist and singer in the Mississippi Delta blues style. Marker Mississippi Blues Trail, Yazoo City.

Tommy McClennan was born on January 4, 1905 in Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States.

He made a series of recordings for Bluebird Records from 1939 through 1942. He regularly played with his friend Robert Petway. His voice is heard in the background on Petway's recording of "Boogie Woogie Woman" (1942). McClennan's singles in this period included "Bottle It Up and Go", "New Highway No. 51", "Shake 'Em on Down", and "Whiskey Head Woman"

Several of his songs have been covered by other musicians, including "Cross Cut Saw Blues" (covered by Albert King) and "My Baby's Gone" (Moon Mullican). McClennan's "I'm a Guitar King" was included in the 1959 collection The Country Blues, issued by Folkways Records.

Tommy died on May 9, 1961 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, aged 56.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #143287777 (accessed 9 January 2024)
   Memorial page for Tommy McClennan (4 Jan 1905-9 May 1961), citing Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens South, Glenwood, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Neal Underwood (contributor 47580240).

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