Jack McVea

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Jack McVea was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist and bandleader best known for his work in the 1940s jump blues scene and for co-writing the hit song "Open the Door, Richard."

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Jack McVea canonical 1
John Jack McVea 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
rhythm and blues musician ⓘ
saxophonist ⓘ
activeInPeriod 1940s ⓘ
associatedWith jump blues scene ⓘ
basedIn Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
coWrote Open the Door, Richard ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1914-11-05 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2000-12-27 ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
familyName McVea ⓘ
father Satchel McVea ⓘ
fullName John Jack McVea ⓘ
linked to: Jack McVea
genre jazz ⓘ
jump blues ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
givenName Jack ⓘ
instrument alto saxophone ⓘ
clarinet ⓘ
tenor saxophone ⓘ
language English ⓘ
ledBandAt Disneyland, Anaheim, California ⓘ
linked to: Disneyland Park
ledEnsemble Jack McVea and His All Stars ⓘ
Jack McVea and His Orchestra ⓘ
notableFor contributions to West Coast jump blues ⓘ
popularizing the catchphrase Open the Door, Richard ⓘ
notableSong Bartender Boogie ⓘ
Two Timin' Baby ⓘ
notableWork Open the Door, Richard ⓘ
occupation bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
musician ⓘ
performedWith Charlie Parker ⓘ
Lionel Hampton ⓘ
Louis Armstrong ⓘ
Slim Gaillard ⓘ
T-Bone Walker ⓘ
linked to: T‑Bone Walker
placeOfBirth Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ
playedAt Club Alabam, Los Angeles ⓘ
Disneyland, Anaheim, California ⓘ
linked to: Disneyland Park
recordLabel Black & White Records ⓘ
Capitol Records ⓘ
Exclusive Records ⓘ
Specialty Records ⓘ

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Dial Records → recordedArtist → Jack McVea ⓘ
Jack McVea → fullName → John Jack McVea ⓘ
linked to: Jack McVea