Teddy McRae papers

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Teddy McRae papers

1940-1981 (majority 1954-1979)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/3287

Theodore "Teddy" McRae (1908-1999), nicknamed Mr. Bear, was a tenor saxophone player, arranger and composer. He worked with numerous bandleaders througout his career, including Chick Webb, Charlie Johnson, Elmer Snowden, Stuff Smith, and Lil Armstrong, Benny Morton, Artie Shaw, and Louis Armstrong. In addition he composed two successful tunes, "Back Bay Shuffle" in 1938 and "Traffic Jam" in 1939. In the late1950s, McRae formed Enrica Records and the production company Rae-Cox Records with Eddie Wilcox. This collection contains professional documents from Teddy McRae's personal papers during his time as an independent musician as well as professional documents from his work with the recording companies Enrica and Rae-Cox Records.

0.50 linear feet

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7109092

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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Enrica Records

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Enrica Records was a record company founded by saxophonist Teddy McRae and Eddie Wilcox in 1958. The label released records in a selection of genres including gospel, soul, funk, blues and R&B....

Rae-Cox Records.

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McRae, Teddy, 1908-1999

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Theodore "Teddy" McRae (1908-1999), nicknamed "Mr. Bear", was a tenor saxophone player, arranger, and composer. He worked with numerous bandleaders througout his career, including Chick Webb, Charlie Johnson, Elmer Snowden, Stuff Smith, Lil Armstrong, Benny Morton, Artie Shaw, and Louis Armstrong. He composed two successful tunes, "Back Bay Shuffle" (1938) and "Traffic Jam" (1939). In the late 1950s, McRae formed Enrica Records and the production company Rae-Cox Records with Eddie Wilcox. ...

Wilcox, Eddie, 1907-1968

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Rae-Cox Records.

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