| Lou McGarity | |
| Background: | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| Birth Name: | Robert Louis McGarity |
| Birth Date: | 22 July 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genre: | Jazz, Swing, Dixieland |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Instrument: | Trombone |
| Years Active: | Early 1930s–1971 |
| Label: | MGM, Jubilee, Argo |
| Associated Acts: | Benny Goodman |
Robert Louis McGarity (July 22, 1917 – August 28, 1971)[1] was an American jazz trombonist who was a member of the Benny Goodman big band during the late 1930s and early 1940s.[2] After serving in the military, he was a studio musician in New York City who performed in clubs at night with Eddie Condon and the Lawson/Haggard band. He was member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band at the end of the 1960s.
With Kenny Davern
With Benny Goodman
With Urbie Green
With Bobby Hackett
With J. J. Johnson
With Jimmy McPartland
With Charlie Parker
With the World's Greatest Jazz Band
With Cootie Williams