Died On This Date (June 11, 2008) Mickey McMahan / Played Trumpet For Lawrence Welk
themusicsover Clinton “Mickey” McMahan
August 23, 1930 – June 11, 2008
Mickey McMahan was a trumpeter for both Lawrence Welk and Les Brown. McMahan joined the Welk show in 1967, and stayed 15 years. Prior to his years with Welk, McMahan played in Brown’s Band of Renown on The Steve Allen Show as well as at military bases around the world when they were Bob Hope’s USO band. Mickey McMahan died of neuropathy and an unrelated blood disease on June 11, 2008. He was 77.
Thanks to longtime Welk staffer Morgana Kennedy for the assist.