Clyde Hurley
Clyde Hurley | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | September 3, 1916 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | August 14, 1963 (aged 46) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | big band, jazz, swing |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Trumpet |
| Years active | c. 1937–1955 |
| Formerly of | Ben Pollack, Glenn Miller Band, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw |
Clyde Lanham Hurley, Jr. (September 3, 1916 – August 14, 1963) was a trumpeter during the big band era. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas to Clyde Lanham Hurley and Esther Brown. Scott Yanow describes Hurley as "a fine trumpeter with a fat tone and a hard-driving style". He died of a coronary occlusion in Fort Worth leaving two sons and a former wife.