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Red McKenzie

United States1950s1960s1940s1990s2000s1980s

About Red McKenzie

William 'Red' McKenzie was an American jazz vocalist and musician who played a comb as an instrument. He played the comb-and-paper by placing paper, sometimes strips from the Evening World, over the tines and blowing on it, producing a sound like a kazoo.

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Thumbnail for Red McKenzie And His Rhythm Kings - Sing An Old Fashioned Song - Decca 667 (1936) record 78 rpm by Red McKenzie3:40

Red McKenzie And His Rhythm Kings - Sing An Old Fashioned Song - Decca 667 (1936) record 78 rpm

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Thumbnail for Red McKenzie with Red Nichols and His Five Pennies – The New Yorkers, 1929 by Red McKenzie3:10

Red McKenzie with Red Nichols and His Five Pennies – The New Yorkers, 1929

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  • Thumbnail for Red McKenzie And His Rhythm Kings - Sing An Old Fashioned Song - Decca 667 (1936) record 78 rpm by Red McKenzie3:40

    Red McKenzie And His Rhythm Kings - Sing An Old Fashioned Song - Decca 667 (1936) record 78 rpm

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  • Thumbnail for Red McKenzie with Red Nichols and His Five Pennies – The New Yorkers, 1929 by Red McKenzie3:10

    Red McKenzie with Red Nichols and His Five Pennies – The New Yorkers, 1929

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  • Thumbnail for Red McKenzie and His Rhythm Kings – Let's Swing It, 1935 by Red McKenzie3:01

    Red McKenzie and His Rhythm Kings – Let's Swing It, 1935

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  • Thumbnail for 1929 Red Nichols - The New Yorkers (Red McKenzie, vocal) by Red McKenzie3:06

    1929 Red Nichols - The New Yorkers (Red McKenzie, vocal)

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  • Thumbnail for Arkansas Blues -Red McKenzie 1924 by Red McKenzie2:55Advisory

    Arkansas Blues -Red McKenzie 1924

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  • Thumbnail for Sugar - Red McKenzie and his Condon's Chicagoans ,1927 by Red McKenzie3:19

    Sugar - Red McKenzie and his Condon's Chicagoans ,1927

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  • Thumbnail for "Red Hot!" Mound City Blue Blowers on Brunswick 2602 (1924) Red McKenzie, Dick Slevin, comb kazoo by Red McKenzie2:54Advisory

    "Red Hot!" Mound City Blue Blowers on Brunswick 2602 (1924) Red McKenzie, D**k Slevin, comb kazoo

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    McKenzie Red 1924 Arkansas Blues -Red McKenzie 1924.mov

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  • Thumbnail for Can't We Talk It Over - Red McKenzie & V-Disc All Stars (w/Jack Teagarden, trombone) - V-Disc 528-A by Red McKenzie3:51

    Can't We Talk It Over - Red McKenzie & V-Disc All Stars (w/Jack Teagarden, trombone) - V-Disc 528-A

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  • Thumbnail for Jamiroquai Q+A Retired Songs - Derrick McKenzie Drum Clinic by Red McKenzie, Derrick McKenzie, Jamiroquai1:56

    Jamiroquai Q+A Retired Songs - Derrick McKenzie Drum Clinic

    Red McKenzie, Derrick McKenzie, Jamiroquai

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