Big Jay Mcneely
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Biography
[Edit]His mighty tenor sax squawking and bleating with wild-eyed abandon, Big Jay McNeely blew up a torrid R&B tornado from every conceivable position — on his knees, on his back, being wheeled down the street on an auto mechanic's "creeper" like a modern-day pied piper. As one of the titans who made tenor sax the solo instrument of choice during rock's primordial era, McNeely could peel the paper right off the walls with his sheets of squealing, honking horn riffs.
Cecil McNeely and his older brother Bob (who blew baritone sax lines with Jay in unison precision on some of Jay's hottest instrumentals) grew up in Los Angeles, where jazz reigned on Watts' bustling nightlife strip. Inspired by Illinois Jacquet and tutored by Jack McVea, McNeely struck up a friendship with Johnny Otis, co-owner of the popular Barrelhouse nitery. Ralph Bass, a friend of Otis, produced McNeely's debut date for Savoy Records in 1948 (Savoy boss Herman Lubinsky tagged the saxist Big Jay, in his eyes a more commercial name than Cecil). McNeely's raucous one-note honking on "The Deacon's Hop" gave him and Savoy an R&B chart-topper in 1949, and his follow-up, "Wild Wig," also hit big for the young saxist with the acrobatic stage presence.
From Savoy, McNeely moved to Exclusive in 1949, Imperial in 1950-1951, King's Federal subsidiary in 1952-1954 (where he cut some of his wildest waxings, including the mind-boggling "3-D"), and Vee-Jay in 1955. McNeely's live shows were the stuff that legends are made of — he electrified a sweaty throng of thousands packing L.A.'s Wrigley Field in 1949 by blowing his sax up through the stands and then from home plate to first base on his back! A fluorescently painted sax that glowed in the dark was another of his showstopping gambits.
In 1958, McNeely cut his last hit in a considerably less frantic mode with singer Little Sonny Warner. The bluesy "There Is Something on Your Mind" was committed to tape in Seattle but came out on disc jockey Hunter Hancock's Swingin' imprint the next year. McNeely's original was a huge smash, but it was eclipsed the following year by New Orleans singer Bobby Marchan's dramatic R&B chart-topping version for Fire. Since then, it's been covered countless times, including a fine rendition by Conway Twitty!
Honking saxists had fallen from favor by the dawn of the '60s, so McNeely eventually became a mailman and joined Jehovah's Witnesses (no, that's not the name of a combo). Happily, his horn came back out of the closet during the early '80s. McNeely went on to record for his own little label and tour the country and overseas regularly.
Title: Crazy (More 50's Hits, Rararities, Live Cuts, and Alternative Takes)
Artist: Big Jay Mcneely
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Oh Yeah!! Oh Yeah?! - Single
Artist: Big Jay Mcneely, SoundsEngenius
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: That Sumpthin' (Le Scat) - Single
Artist: Big Jay Mcneely, SoundsEngenius
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Punk Rock
Title: The Goof / Big Jay Shuffle (All Tracks Remastered)
Artist: Big Jay Mcneely
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Blowin' Down the House - Big Jay's Latest & Greatest
Artist: Big Jay Mcneely
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Party Time
Artist: Big Jay Mcneely
Genre: Blues, Rock, Dancefloor, World Music, Latin, Dance Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Kids
Title: Live in Vienna Reigen 2013
Artist: Big Jay Mcneely, Michael Pewny
Title: The Greratest Hits of Big Jay McNeely
Artist: Big Jay Mcneely
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz
Collections
Title: Bawdy Burlesque
Genre: Lounge
Title: Jump Blue: Rockin' the Jukes
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Summer Movie Soundtracks
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Red Hot Summer Blues
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock
Title: Blues After Hours
Genre: Country
Title: The Most Essential Jump Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The 50 Best Instrumental Rock Songs Ever
Genre: Pop
Title: The Stripper: Sexy Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Must Have Blues Songbook
Genre: Blues
Title: We All Love Our Mums (Classic Mother's Day Songs, Vol. 4)
Genre: Pop
Title: Lookin' Better Every Beer
Genre: Country
Title: Best of Jump Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Rockin' Legends Pay Tribute to Jack White
Genre: Pop, Alternative
Title: Rare Jump Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Gay Strippers Vol 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Burlesque! Vol.2 -More Swingin' Sleaze n' Teaze
Genre: Lounge
Title: Savoy On Central Avenue
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Blues That Built America
Genre: Blues
Title: Rhythm & Blues 1952-1959 - Music Sampler, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1950, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Definitive Collection of R&B Hits from 1949
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Songs of American History
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: West Coast Blues Nuggets
Genre: Blues
Title: The Best of the Blues Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Mustique Blues Festival 1999
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Roots & Folk Music
Genre: Blues
Title: Rockin' Legends Play Now!
Genre: Alternative
Title: Savoy Blues 'N' Boogie
Genre: Blues, World Music
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: R&B Soul Hits of the Past, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Greatest Jump Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1949, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Dr. Boogie Presents Heavy Jelly
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul
Title: Savoy 60th Anniversary - Timeless
Genre: Jazz
Title: This Is Vintage Now
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top 20 Jump Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Definitive Blues Collection, Vol. 8
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Cool Daddy-O - '60s Beatnik Songs
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Ultimate Blues!
Genre: Blues
Title: Old King Gold Volume 6 (Original King Recordings)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Piano Boogie Woogie Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Legends of Blues
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock
Title: Best West Coast Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Stripper, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: This Is Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Let Me Tell You About The Blues: West Coast
Genre: Blues
Title: R & B Spotlight '59 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Rock 'N' Roll Roots: The R&B Influence
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop
Title: Roots Of Rock N' Roll Vol. 4, 1948 (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Roots Of Rock N' Roll Vol. 7, 1951 (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Rare 45's Vol. 1 (CD2)
Title: 100 Burlesque Hits & Greatest Burlesque Classics (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll
Title: Gangster Squad
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock, World Music, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop
Title: Let's Soul Dance: Black Dance Crazes 1957-1962 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: Singing From My Soul Soul Chronology 5 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock
Title: Let's Rock & Soul
Title: Let Me... West Coast (CD 2)
Genre: Blues
Title: After Hours - The King Records Story 1956-1959 (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: After Hours - The King Records Story 1956-1959 (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: The Backbeat Of Rock And Roll (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Blues Connection (Vol. 1 - How Long Blues) (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Featuring albums
Title: You Turn Me On: The Very Best of Ian Whitcomb
Artist: Ian Whitcomb
Genre: Rock, Pop, Alternative
Title: Rockin' Legends Pay Tribute to Jack White
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock
Title: Gangster Squad: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Trumbo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Theodore Shapiro
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Devil's Domain (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Better off Zed - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack