Clyde Hurley

Clyde Hurley
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Background information
Born(1916-09-03)September 3, 1916
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
DiedAugust 14, 1963(1963-08-14) (aged 46)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Genresbig band, jazz, swing
OccupationMusician
InstrumentTrumpet
Years activec. 1937–1955
Formerly ofBen Pollack, Glenn Miller Band, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw

Clyde Lanham Hurley, Jr. (September 3, 1916 – August 14, 1963) was a trumpeter during the big band era. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Clyde Lanham Hurley and Esther Brown. Scott Yanow describes Hurley as "a fine trumpeter with a fat tone and a hard-driving style". He died of a coronary occlusion in Fort Worth leaving two sons and a former wife.

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