- Clyde McCoy was born on December 29, 1903 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for RocknRolla (2008), Le Loup de Wall Street (2013) and La Cloche de minuit (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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