Mickey McMahan
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Mickey McMahan was an American born big band musician who played with the Lawrence Welk
orchestra from 1966 to 1982. His instrument was the trumpet.
Born Clinton O. McMahan in Dallas
, Texas
but later moved with his family to Phoenix
, Arizona
. He learned to play the trumpet from his mother, whom she grew up in an orphanage
. After high school, following a stint in the US Army, played with Les Brown
's band on The Steve Allen Show
and later toured with Brown's band on overseas USO tours, usually accompanying Bob Hope
. He married longtime Brown vocalist Jo Ann Greer
. He also played with the Freddy Martin
, Tex Beneke
and Stan Kenton
bands as wellhttp://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=19955.
He joined Lawrence Welk
and his Champagne Music Makers in 1966 as first trumpet player, performing both on the Maestro's television show
and their live concert dates.
Mickey died at his home in Van Nuys, California
from complications of neuropathyhttp://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/artistbio.asp?CTR=394827, he is survived by his three children, Jayme, Brian, Patrick and his stepson Steve Land.
Lawrence Welk
Lawrence Welk was an American musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted The Lawrence Welk Show from 1955 to 1982...
orchestra from 1966 to 1982. His instrument was the trumpet.
Born Clinton O. McMahan in Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
but later moved with his family to Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
. He learned to play the trumpet from his mother, whom she grew up in an orphanage
Orphanage
An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them...
. After high school, following a stint in the US Army, played with Les Brown
Les Brown (bandleader)
Les Brown, Sr. and the Band of Renown are a big band that began in the late 1930s, initially as the group Les Brown and His Blue Devils that Brown led while a student at Duke University. He was the first president of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences...
's band on The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show is an American variety show hosted by Steve Allen from June 1956 to June 1960 on NBC, from September 1961 to December 1961 on ABC, and in first-run syndication from 1962 to 1964....
and later toured with Brown's band on overseas USO tours, usually accompanying Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG, KSS was a British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO shows entertaining American military personnel...
. He married longtime Brown vocalist Jo Ann Greer
Jo Ann Greer
Jo Ann Greer had one of the most distinctive and elegant voices, yet least-known faces of all the successful jazz and pop singers in show business....
. He also played with the Freddy Martin
Freddy Martin
Frederick Alfred Martin was an American bandleader and tenor saxophonist.-Early life:Martin was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Raised largely in an orphanage and with various relatives, Martin started out playing drums, then switched to C-melody saxophone and later tenor saxophone, the latter the one...
, Tex Beneke
Tex Beneke
Gordon Lee Beneke , professionally known as Tex Beneke, was an American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader. His career is a history of associations with bandleader Glenn Miller and former musicians and singers who worked with Miller. His band is also associated with the careers of Eydie Gorme...
and Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton
Stanley Newcomb "Stan" Kenton was a pianist, composer, and arranger who led a highly innovative, influential, and often controversial American jazz orchestra. In later years he was widely active as an educator....
bands as wellhttp://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=19955.
He joined Lawrence Welk
Lawrence Welk
Lawrence Welk was an American musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted The Lawrence Welk Show from 1955 to 1982...
and his Champagne Music Makers in 1966 as first trumpet player, performing both on the Maestro's television show
The Lawrence Welk Show
The Lawrence Welk Show is an American televised musical variety show hosted by big band leader Lawrence Welk. The series aired locally in Los Angeles for four years , then nationally for another 27 years via the ABC network and first-run syndication .In the years since first-run syndication...
and their live concert dates.
Mickey died at his home in Van Nuys, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
from complications of neuropathyhttp://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/artistbio.asp?CTR=394827, he is survived by his three children, Jayme, Brian, Patrick and his stepson Steve Land.