McGuirt, Clarence Candyman
(1925–1979)
McGuirt, Clarence Candyman 25 January 1925; Boley, OK – 23 July 1979; San Francisco, CA McGuirt took up the piano after he moved to the Bay Area in 1942 and formed his own band in the early 1950s. He had residencies at various clubs until he retired from music in the 1960s. He made one single for Irma in 1955 with vocals by Geneva Vallier. Ray Astbury Bibliography Nations, Opal Louis, and Frank McCowan. The Story of the Candyman McGuirt Band. Blues & Rhythm no. 182 (September 2003): 4–7…