Big Jay McNeely
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Musician: Did you see many live rock and roll shows when you were in high school in Southern California?
Zappa: I saw Big Jay McNeely,
Musician article August 1979
Big Jay McNeely (born Cecil James McNeely, 29 April 1927) was a saxophone player inspired by Johnny Otis in the late 1940's he went on to have a couple of hits, remaining popular throughout the 1950s. In the 1960s, as guitarists replaced saxophones players in the public's eye, he quit the music business but returned to performing in 1983.
He is included in the list of names on the cover of Freak Out!
