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Also known as William Rogers Campbell Clay

American musician (1899-1973)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1899
Active to
1973
jazz

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Listeners
118
Total plays
462

William Rogers Campbell "Sonny" Clay (May 15, 1899, Chapel Hill, Texas - April 13, 1973, Los Angeles) was an American jazz pianist, drummer, and bandleader, who had an unusual impact on the development of Australian jazz. Clay's family moved to Phoenix when he was eight years old; he played drums and xylophone early in life. From 1915 he studied piano, playing with Charlie Green and Jelly Roll Morton in Mexico around 1920. He drummer for Reb Spikes in California in 1921, and had his first recor

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Instance of
human
Given name
Sonny
Family name
Clay
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Texas
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
pianist
Genre
jazz
Instrument
piano
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date of birth
1899-05-15
date of death
1973-04-13
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