Frederick L. Guy
American, 1897 - 1971
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- Frederick L. Guy
- Fred L. Guy
BiographyFrederick "Fred" L. Guy was born on May 23, 1897, in Burkeville, Virginia and was raised in New York City. He was a banjo player and guitarist. He first played the guitar and banjo for Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra, until 1920, when he joined Duke Ellington's The Washingtonians. He remained with Ellington's orchestra until 1949. He retired, moved to Chicago, and for twenty years ran a ballroom. In 1971, he died by suicide.
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