Jimmy McLin

James Archibald McLin(June 26, 1908,Brooksville, Florida– December 15, 1983,St. Petersburg, Florida) was an Americanjazzbanjoist and guitarist.

McLin started on piano before picking up banjo and, later, guitar. He played locally in Florida before relocating to New York City in 1928, playing both guitar and banjo in the early 1930s forJames P. Johnson,Ward Pinkett,andRoy Eldridge.Later in the decade he recorded withWillie "The Lion" Smith,Buster Bailey,Midge Williams,andBillie Holiday.In the early 1940s he worked withSidney Bechet,Dave Nelson,andClaude Hopkins,then played trombone andmellophonein amilitary bandwhile serving in theUnited States Navyduring World War II. After his discharge he worked again with Hopkins and played guitar forThe Ink Spots.