Will McIntyre (2)

Willie ‘The Lion’ McIntyre (1919 - 1987) was a Australian boogie and stride jazz pianist and a leading figure in the traditional jazz boom in Melbourne after World War II. He sang in a Fats Waller style or shouted the blues, and was a key member of Tony Newstead’s Southside Gang and the Portsea Trio. He was the subject of a biography, The Lion Roars: The Musical Life of Willie 'The Lion' McIntyre (2018) by Phil Sandford.