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Ernest McLean (June 21, 1926 – February 24, 2012) was an American rhythm and blues and jazz guitarist. He was born in New Orleans, the son of musician Richard McLean, who played banjo in a government music project band, and his wife Beatrice.〔( Jeff Hannusch, "Obituary: Ernest McLean", ''Offbeat.com'' ). Retrieved 28 August 2015〕〔(US Federal Census, 1940; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1421; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 36-108, ''Ancestry.com'' )〕 He started learning guitar at the age of 11, and after the end of World War II joined Dave Bartholomew's band. The band, which also featured drummer Earl Palmer and saxophonists Lee Allen, Herb Hardesty and Red Tyler, became the best-known in New Orleans and featured on many recordings, notably those made at Cosimo Matassa's studio. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, McLean featured on many of the most successful and influential recordings of the era, including Fats Domino's "The Fat Man", Lloyd Price's "Lawdy Miss Clawdy",〔 and recordings by Shirley and Lee, Little Richard, Smiley Lewis and others.〔( Ernest McLean discography, ''Discogs.com'' ). Retrieved 28 August 2015〕 Matassa described McLean as "almost a total introvert." Tyler said of him: "None of the other guitarists came even close to Ernest McLean.... () was by far the best musician in Dave Bartholomew’s band.... one of the few musicians I knew that spent ten or eleven hours a day practising. But he was never a go-getter, he was never a guy to push himself... He helped found the Fats Domino sound. "〔( John Broven, ''Rhythm & Blues in New Orleans'', Pelican, 1974, pp.90-92 )〕 In the late 1950s, encouraged by his friend Scatman Crothers,〔( Matthew Hansen, "Ladies & Gentlemen, Ernest McLean", ''ToursDepartingDaily.com'' ). Retrieved 28 August 2015〕 McLean followed bandmate Earl Palmer to Los Angeles, where he began working in Earl Bostic's band.〔 In the early 1960s he started working at Disneyland, where he played jazz standards, performing regularly in New Orleans Square for the next 35 years.〔 He also played on occasional recording sessions, for Lou Rawls, Sonny and Cher, Screamin' Jay Hawkins and others, most notably featuring on Dr. John's debut album ''Gris-Gris'', recorded in 1967, on which he played guitar and mandolin, an instrument he had never previously played.〔〔( Ernest McLean, ''The Ponderosa Stomp'' ). Retrieved 28 August 2015〕 In 2010, he took part in a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tribute to Dave Bartholomew at Case Western University. He died in Los Angeles in 2012, aged 85.〔 He was married to Rosemary Althea Johnson, who died in 1991; his only child, daughter, Jeanine Angel McLean, also pre-deceased him. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ernest McLean」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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