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Larry Clinton
Larry Clinton
American musician
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Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen
American composer of popular music (1905-1986)
2
Helen Ward
Helen Ward
American jazz singer
3
Bea Miller
Bea Miller
American singer and actress
4
Helen O'Connell
Helen O'Connell
American actress and singer (1920-1993)
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Clare Teal
Clare Teal
British musician
6
Sathima Bea Benjamin
Sathima Bea Benjamin
South African jazz singer
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Bea Arthur
Bea Arthur
American actress, singer, and comedian (1922-2009)
8
Peggy Lee
Peggy Lee
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)
9
Helen Forrest
Helen Forrest
American singer
10
Sylvia McNair
Sylvia McNair
American opera singer, soprano
11
Peter DeRose
Peter DeRose
American composer of jazz and pop music during the era of Tin Pan Alley
12
Van Alexander
Van Alexander
American musician
13
Bob Crosby
Bob Crosby
American dixieland bandleader and vocalist (1913-1993)
14
Martha Tilton
Martha Tilton
American singer
15
Lee Wiley
Lee Wiley
American singer
16
Natalie Cole
Natalie Cole
American singer and songwriter
17
Bea Booze
Bea Booze
American musician
18
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer
19
Edythe Wright
Edythe Wright
American singer
20
André Previn
André Previn
German-American pianist, conductor and composer
21
Adelaide Hall
Adelaide Hall
American-born UK-based jazz singer and entertainer
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Margaret Whiting
Margaret Whiting
American recording artist; singer
23
Jo Stafford
Jo Stafford
American singer (1917-2008)
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Kathy Kosins
Kathy Kosins
American jazz and R&B singer
25
Beryl Davis
Beryl Davis
British singer
26
Barry White
Barry White
American singer-songwriter
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Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
American singer, actress, and filmmaker
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Blossom Dearie
Blossom Dearie
American jazz singer and pianist
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The Jive Five
The Jive Five
American doo-wop group
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The Modernaires
The Modernaires
American vocal group
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Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
American jazz singer and bandleader (1907-1994)
32
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler
Welsh recording artist and singer
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Martha Raye
Martha Raye
American comic actress and singer (1916-1994)
34
The Cleftones
The Cleftones
American Vocal Group
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Phoebe Ryan
Phoebe Ryan
American singer and songwriter
36
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
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Helen Reddy
Helen Reddy
Australian singer, songwriter, and actress; naturalized American citizen
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Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
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Thelma Carpenter
Thelma Carpenter
American actress and musician (1922-1997)
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Ernestine Anderson
Ernestine Anderson
American jazz and blues singer
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Dolly Dawn
Dolly Dawn
American singer (1916-2002)
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Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney
singer and actress from the United States (1928-2002)
43
Annette Hanshaw
Annette Hanshaw
American singer
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Cara Dillon
Cara Dillon
Irish singer
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Helen Humes
Helen Humes
American jazz and blues singer
46
Amy Helm
Amy Helm
American singer-songwriter
47
John Pizzarelli
John Pizzarelli
American jazz guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader
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Beatrice Ruth Wain (April 30, 1917 – August 19, 2017) was an American Big Band-era singer and radio personality born in the Bronx, New York City. She had several hits with Larry Clinton and His Orchestra, including "My Reverie", "Deep Purple", and "Heart and Soul". Wain and announcer Andre Baruch, her husband, co-hosted radio programs from the 1940s to the 1980s.