Fred Guy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American musician
Date of Birth: 23-May-1897
Place of Birth: Burkeville, Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 22-Dec-1971
Profession: guitarist, jazz guitarist, banjoist, jazz musician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Fred Guy
- Frederick L.
- Guy (May 23, 1897, Burkeville, Virginia - Dec.
- 22, 1971) was an American jazz banjo player and guitarist. Guy was raised in New York City.
- He played guitar and banjo with Joseph C.
- Smith's Orchestra.
- In the early 1920s, he joined Duke Ellington's Washingtonians, switching from banjo to guitar in the early 1930s.
- He remained with Ellington's orchestra until 1949.
- He retired, moved to Chicago, and for twenty years ran a ballroom.
- In 1971, he committed suicide.
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| Date of birth/death | 28 January 1917 | 23 April 2006 | |
| Location of birth/death | Brooklyn | Great Neck | |
| Work period | 1930s , 1940s | ||
| Work location | New York City, Washington, D.C. | ||
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