- Clyde McCoy was born on December 29, 1903 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for RocknRolla (2008), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and A Midnight Bell (1921). He died on June 11, 1990 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6426 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- Is a descendant of the McCoy family, involved in the famous Hatfield-McCoy feud (1863-1891) on the West Virginia-Kentucky border.
- Enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942, along with his entire band. After World War II, he resumed leading a big band. McCoy retired in 1955 to operate a night club in Denver, Colorado. He was back in the music business by 1960, fronting a Dixieland combo at the Round Table in New York. During the next twenty years, he continued to perform in ballrooms and concert halls across the U.S. and Canada.
- Trumpet player and bandleader (from 1920), who had a massive hit in the 1930's with the novelty song "Sugar Blues", which became his theme. He was noted for his muted solos and 'wah-wah' style of playing, and for his use of a miniature trumpet for specialty numbers.
- Married Maxine Bennett, lead vocalist of his singing group, the Bennett Sisters.
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