Henry Clay Goodwin
Henry Clay Goodwin (January 2, 1910, Columbia, South Carolina – July 2, 1979, New York City) was an American jazz trumpeter. Goodwin learned to play drums and tuba in addition to trumpet while in high school in Washington, DC. He accompanied Claude Hopkins in Europe in 1925, and later in the 1920s he played with Cliff Jackson and Elmer Snowden. During the 1930s, he was with Lucky Millinder, Willie Bryant, Charlie Johnson, Cab Calloway, Kenny Clarke, and Edgar Hayes.
Henry Clay Goodwin
![Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer. [Portrait of Art Hodes, Pops Foster, Cecil (Xavier) Scott, and George Luggi, Ole South, New York, N.Y., ca. Oct. 1946] 1 negative: b w; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. Caption from Down](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/%28Portrait_of_Art_Hodes%2C_Pops_Foster%2C_Cecil_%28Xavier%29_Scott%2C_and_George_Luggi%2C_Ole_South%2C_New_York%2C_N.Y.%2C_ca._Oct._1946%29_%28LOC%29_%285020399582%29.jpg/1024px-%28Portrait_of_Art_Hodes%2C_Pops_Foster%2C_Cecil_%28Xavier%29_Scott%2C_and_George_Luggi%2C_Ole_South%2C_New_York%2C_N.Y.%2C_ca._Oct._1946%29_%28LOC%29_%285020399582%29.jpg)
The Library of Congress · [Portrait of Art Hodes, Pops Foster, Cecil (Xavier) Scott, and George Luggi, Ole South, New York, N.Y., ca. Oct. 1946] (LOC) · Public domain
- Born
- 1910 · Columbia.
- Died
- 1979 · New York City.
- Nationality
- United States
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- musician
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- jazz
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Henry Clay Goodwin (January 2, 1910, Columbia, South Carolina – July 2, 1979, New York City) was an American jazz trumpeter. Goodwin learned to play drums and tuba in addition to trumpet while in high school in Washington, DC. He accompanied Claude Hopkins in Europe in 1925, and later in the 1920s he played with Cliff Jackson and Elmer Snowden. During the 1930s, he was with Lucky Millinder, Willie Bryant, Charlie Johnson, Cab Calloway, Kenny Clarke, and Edgar Hayes.
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Born at Columbia in 1910, died in New York City in 1979.
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![Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer. [Portrait of Henry (Clay) Goodwin, Cecil (Xavier) Scott, Sandy Williams, Art Hodes, and Kaiser Marshall, Times Square, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947] 1 negative: b w; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/%28Portrait_of_Henry_%28Clay%29_Goodwin%2C_Cecil_%28Xavier%29_Scott%2C_Sandy_Williams%2C_Art_Hodes%2C_and_Kaiser_Marshall%2C_Times_Square%2C_New_York%2C_N.Y.%2C_ca._July_1947%29_%28LOC%29_%285104553073%29.jpg/800px-%28Portrait_of_Henry_%28Clay%29_Goodwin%2C_Cecil_%28Xavier%29_Scott%2C_Sandy_Williams%2C_Art_Hodes%2C_and_Kaiser_Marshall%2C_Times_Square%2C_New_York%2C_N.Y.%2C_ca._July_1947%29_%28LOC%29_%285104553073%29.jpg)
Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer. [Portrait of Henry (Clay) Goodwin, Cecil (Xavier) Scott, Sandy Williams, Art Hodes, and Kaiser Marshall, Times Square, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947] 1 negative: b w; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.
The Library of Congress · [Portrait of Henry (Clay) Goodwin, Cecil (Xavier) Scott, Sandy Williams, Art Hodes, and Kaiser Marshall, Times Square, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947] (LOC)
![Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer. [Portrait of Art Hodes, Kaiser Marshall, Henry (Clay) Goodwin, Sandy Williams, and Cecil (Xavier) Scott, Times Square, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947] 1 negative: b w; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/%28Portrait_of_Art_Hodes%2C_Kaiser_Marshall%2C_Henry_%28Clay%29_Goodwin%2C_Sandy_Williams%2C_and_Cecil_%28Xavier%29_Scott%2C_Times_Square%2C_New_York%2C_N.Y.%2C_ca._July_1947%29_%28LOC%29_%285435810331%29.jpg/800px-%28Portrait_of_Art_Hodes%2C_Kaiser_Marshall%2C_Henry_%28Clay%29_Goodwin%2C_Sandy_Williams%2C_and_Cecil_%28Xavier%29_Scott%2C_Times_Square%2C_New_York%2C_N.Y.%2C_ca._July_1947%29_%28LOC%29_%285435810331%29.jpg)
Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer. [Portrait of Art Hodes, Kaiser Marshall, Henry (Clay) Goodwin, Sandy Williams, and Cecil (Xavier) Scott, Times Square, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947] 1 negative: b w; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.
The Library of Congress · [Portrait of Art Hodes, Kaiser Marshall, Henry (Clay) Goodwin, Sandy Williams, and Cecil (Xavier) Scott, Times Square, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947] (LOC)
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