Red McKenzie
American jazz vocalist and musician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William 'Red' McKenzie (October 14, 1899 ā February 7, 1948)[1] was an American jazz vocalist and musician who played a comb as an instrument. He played the comb-and-paper by placing paper, sometimes strips from the Evening World,[2] over the tines and blowing on it, producing a sound like a kazoo.[3]
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Birth name | William McKenzie |
Born | (1899-10-14)October 14, 1899 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | February 7, 1948(1948-02-07) (aged 48) New York City, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Comb |
Years active | 1920sā1940s |
Formerly of | Mound City Blue Blowers |
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