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Fats Waller
Fats Waller
American jazz pianist and composer
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Porter Grainger
Porter Grainger
American musician
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Maxine Sullivan
Maxine Sullivan
American blues and jazz singer (1911-1987)
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Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters
American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress
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Jimmy Rushing
Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer
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Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
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Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen
American composer of popular music (1905-1986)
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Adelaide Hall
Adelaide Hall
American-born UK-based jazz singer and entertainer
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Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
American jazz singer and bandleader (1907-1994)
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Lena Horne
Lena Horne
American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer (1917-2010)
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Betty Hall Jones
Betty Hall Jones
American singer
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Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
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Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine
American musician
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Ted Koehler
Ted Koehler
American lyricist
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Etta Jones
Etta Jones
American jazz singer
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Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie
American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter
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James P. Johnson
James P. Johnson
American pianist and composer
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Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Leiber-Stoller
Leiber-Stoller
American songwriting and record producing duo
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Helen Merrill
Helen Merrill
American recording artist; jazz vocalist
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Patti Bown
Patti Bown
American musician
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Shoshana Bean
Shoshana Bean
American theater actress and singer
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Carol Woods
Carol Woods
American singer-actor
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Roy Brown
Roy Brown
American R&B singer, songwriter and musician
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June Richmond
June Richmond
American singer
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Connee Boswell
Connee Boswell
American musician (1907-1976)
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Julia Lee
Julia Lee
American blues and dirty blues musician
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Arnold Moore
Arnold Moore
American singer
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J. C. Johnson
J. C. Johnson
American musician
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Trixie Smith
Trixie Smith
African American blues singer, recording artist, vaudeville entertainer, and actress (1895-1943)
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Little Miss Cornshucks
Little Miss Cornshucks
American singer
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Esther Bigeou
Esther Bigeou
American vaudeville and blues singer
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Earl May
Earl May
American musician
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Wynonie Harris
Wynonie Harris
American blues shouter and rhythm and blues singer
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Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Ivie Anderson
Ivie Anderson
American jazz singer
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Rosa Henderson
Rosa Henderson
American vaudeville, jazz and blues singer
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Ada Scott Brown (May 1, 1890 – March 30, 1950) was an American blues singer. She is best known for her recordings of "Ill Natural Blues", "Break o' Day Blues", and "Evil Mama Blues.