McCoy, Roy, 1920-2001
Biography
Jazz trumpeter and photographer.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Regina McCoy oral history, 2002 March 15
Regina McCoy was the wife of jazz trumpeter Roy McCoy. She sang in choirs at Douglass High School, Enon Baptist Church, and the Worldwide Church of God. She worked at Fort Holabird during World War II and later she worked briefly at the Regent Theater on Pennsylvania Avenue. In 1943 she married Roy McCoy. She shared her husband's love for music and interest in photography.
Roy McCoy oral history, 1996 August 12
Roy McCoy photographs
Roy McCoy (1920-2001) was a jazz trumpeter from Baltimore who performed with such ensembles as the house band of the Royal Theater and the Lionel Hampton Band in the late 1930s and 1940s. McCoy took many pictures of his friends and associates in the Baltimore musical scene. The McCoy photographs collection contains prints, negatives, and a photo album of musicians and associates, primarily from approximately 1935 to 1965.
Roy McCoy reminiscences, 1996
Audio memoirs by trumpet player Roy McCoy about his early career in the Baltimore jazz scene in the 1930s and 1940s. No interviewer present on recording.
[VHS videocassette] Spotlight on Seniors: Roy McCoy, 2000 December
Video recording of public-access television program featuring an interview with Roy McCoy.
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