Johnny Best

For the Australian middleweight boxer, see Johnny Best (boxer).
Johnny Best
Best in 1941
Background information
Born
Johnny McClanian Best, Jr.

October 20, 1913
Shelby, North Carolina, US
DiedSeptember 19, 2003(2003-09-19) (aged 89)
GenresJazz
InstrumentTrumpet
Years active1930s–1980s
Formerly ofThe Glenn Miller Orchestra

Johnny McClanian Best, Jr. (October 20, 1913, Shelby, North Carolina – September 19, 2003) was an American jazz trumpeter.

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