Clyde McCoy Autographs
Clyde Lee McCoy (December 29, 1903 – June 11, 1990), was an American jazz trumpeter whose popularity spanned seven decades. He is best remembered for his theme song, "Sugar Blues", written by Clarence Williams and Lucy Fletcher, and also as a co-founder of Down Beat magazine in 1935. The song hit in 1931 and 1935, in Columbia and Decca versions, and returned to Billboard magazine's Country (Hillbilly) chart in 1941. It was also played with vocals, by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, Fats Waller and Ella Fitzgerald.
Johnny Mercer had a vocal hit in 1947. McCoy was a member of one of the families of the Hatfield-McCoy feud, and was based at various times in Los Angeles, New York City, and at Chicago's Drake Hotel, where he first performed "Sugar Blues" in 1930. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6426 Hollywood Boulevard.
McCoy had begun mastering the trumpet when he was without formal instruction, after the McCoy family moved to Portsmouth, Ohio in 1912. This would lead him to perform regularly at church and school affairs. He was to perform on the Cincinnati riverboats five years later, plying the Mississippi River, and would also perform on the side-wheelers the Island Queen and the Bernard McSwain, becoming one of the youngest musicians on the river at age 14.
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Traded items with a signature of Clyde McCoy
The most expensive item with a signature of Clyde McCoy (Clyde McCoy Signed 1968 Contract (Sugar Blues) Vintage 8x10 Photo Jazz Big Band) was sold in January 2026 for $156.74 while the cheapest item (CLYDE MCCOY-VINTAGE IN PERSON HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH.) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2011. The month with the most items sold (2) was November 2015 with an average selling price of $4.55 for an autographed item of Clyde McCoy. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2026 with $156.74 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was May 2011. In average, an autographed item from Clyde McCoy is worth $15.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Clyde McCoy were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Atlantic City Steel Pier Program 8/19/1967 The Supremes, Clyde McCoy Signed | $16.38 |  |
| Clyde McCoy - American Jazz Musician - Autographed 3x5 Card | $6.50 | |
| Clyde McCoy Autographed Vintage Blank Card Jazz Legend / Trumpeter D. 90 | $28.75 | |
| Clyde McCoy Jazz Trumpeter Bennett Sisters Signed Newport Kentucky Club Vintage | $12.50 | |
| CLYDE McCOY JAZZ TRUMPETER/MUSICIAN AUTOGRAPH 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 POSTCARD PHOTO~ | $10.63 | |
 | Clyde McCoy Signed 1968 Contract (Sugar Blues) Vintage 8x10 Photo Jazz Big Band | $156.72 | |
| Clyde McCoy Signed 1968 Contract (Sugar Blues) Vintage 8x10 Photo Jazz Big Band | $156.72 | |
| Clyde McCoy Signed 1968 Contract (Sugar Blues) Vintage 8x10 Photo Jazz Big Band | $156.72 | |
| Clyde McCoy Signed 1968 Contract (Sugar Blues) Vintage 8x10 Photo Jazz Big Band | $156.74 | |
| Clyde McCoy Signed 1968 Contract (Sugar Blues) Vintage 8x10 Photo Jazz Big Band | $150.00 | |
| Clyde McCoy Signed Autographed Page Jazz Trumpeter Musician | $9.99 | |
| CLYDE MCCOY SIGNED PHOTO BECKETT BAS BGS COA AUTOGRAPHED MUSIC BIG BAND COMPOSER | $54.99 | |
| CLYDE MCCOY SUGAR BLUES JAZZ TRUMPET SIGNED PROGRAM d. 1990 | $4.95 | |
| Signed Vintage Original Contract Clyde McCoy Carmel Quinn 1967 Zembo Mosque | $25.99 | |
| Vintage Clyde McCoy Signed Photo | $30.00 | |
