One of San Francisco's most renowned jazz vocalists, Clancy Hayes began performing in the city in the late 1920s at the onset of a renewed interest in Dixieland music. He was also a noted musician, playing banjo and percussion with esteemed traditional trumpeter Lu Watters before going on to supply good-time vocals to Bob Scobey's delightful work in the '50s. As the '60s hit, he gathered together a seven-piece band called the Salty Dogs, dubbed himself "the Swinging Minstrel" and began to perform with a heated enthusiasm not usually associated with this musical form. Although he never managed to have a hit on his own, two of his tracks -- "Ten to One It's Tennessee" and "Huggin and A-Chalkin" -- were covered by legendary singer Hoagy Carmichael.
