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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1899
- Active to
- 1973
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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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- 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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- 1899-05-15
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- 1973-04-13
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