Poley McClintock

James Roland "Poley" McClintock (September 22, 1900, Tyrone, Pennsylvania^[1] — January 6, 1980, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) ^[2] was a member of Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians, a popular jazz band of the 1920s.^[3]

As a child, McClintock was a neighbor of Waring in Tyrone, Pennsylvania. The two performed together in the Boy Scout Fife and Bugle Corps, with Waring as drum major and McClintock as drummer.^[4] In 1915, he and Waring's brother, Tom, formed a banjo group, The Waring-McClintock Snap Orchestra.^[5]

His characteristic vocal inflections are heard frequently in many of the Pennsylvanians' novelty tunes, singing his parts in a low-range frog-like croak.^[6] It is widely believed that the part sung by Tony Burrows in The Pipkins' 1970 novelty record "Gimme Dat Ding" was intended as a tribute to McClintock.^{[citation needed]}

McClintock was married to silent film actress Yvette Mitchell.^[5]

References

1. Taken from McClintock's World War II draft card.
2. Biodata, adp.library.ucsb.edu. Accessed June 21, 2023.
3. John Dunning (March 19, 1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. pp. 270–. ISBN 978-0-19-977078-6.
   - Thomas A. DeLong (1980). The Mighty Music Box: The Golden Age of Musical Radio. Amber Crest Books. ISBN 978-0-86533-000-9.
4. "Special Fanfarer for Fred Waring". Independent. California, Long Beach. March 9, 1966. p. C5. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Fred Waring And Pal, 62 Years In Business". The Gaffney Ledger. South Carolina, Gaffney. January 16, 1978. p. 11. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
6. The New York Times Biographical Service. New York Times & Arno Press. July 1984.