Gay McIntyre

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|4|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ballybofey, County Donegal, Ireland

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| death_place = Derry, River Foyle, Northern Ireland

| genre = Jazz

| occupations = Musician

| instruments = Saxophone, Clarinet

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George Albert "Gay" McIntyre (28 April 1933 – 27 October 2021) was an Irish jazz musician, based in Derry.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/virtuoso-jazz-musician-gay-mcintyre-dies-aged-88-1.4712140|title='Virtuoso' jazz musician Gay McIntyre dies aged 88|website=Irish Times|access-date=28 October 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-59061358|title= Londonderry jazz musician Gay McIntyre has died aged 88|website=BBC|access-date=28 October 2021}}

Early life

McIntyre was born on 28 April 1933 in Ballybofey, Donegal, and as a teenager began performing with jazz bands in Donegal and Derry.{{cite web|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2021/10/27/sadness-at-passing-of-donegal-musical-legend-gay-mcintyre/|title=Sadness at passing of Donegal musical legend GAY MCINTYRE|date=27 October 2021|website=Donegal Daily|access-date=28 October 2021}} His father, Willie, and his mother encouraged his interest in music and his father bought him a clarinet.

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Category:Jazz musicians from Northern Ireland

Category:1933 births

Category:2021 deaths

Category:People from Ballybofey

Category:Musicians from County Donegal