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Louis Prima
Louis Prima
American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter (1910-1978)
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Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine
American musician
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Johnnie Ray
Johnnie Ray
American singer, actor, songwriter and composer
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Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters
American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress
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Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
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Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Keely Smith
Keely Smith
American singer (1928-2017)
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Jerry Vale
Jerry Vale
American singer
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John Kirby
John Kirby
jazz bassist
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Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Billy Joel
Billy Joel
American singer-songwriter and pianist
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Milt Gabler
Milt Gabler
record producer from the United States
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Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Alphonse Mouzon
Alphonse Mouzon
American musician (1948-2016)
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Jane Russell
Jane Russell
American actress and model (1921-2011)
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Gladys Bentley
Gladys Bentley
American blues singer
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Lester Young
Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
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Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Les Paul
Les Paul
American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and inventor
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The Ink Spots
The Ink Spots
American pop vocal band
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Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress
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Jeff Chandler
Jeff Chandler
actor, singer (1918-1961)
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Alberta Hunter
Alberta Hunter
American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse
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Billy Rose
Billy Rose
American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist
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Gordon Jenkins
Gordon Jenkins
American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s
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Margaret Whiting
Margaret Whiting
American recording artist; singer
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Teddy Wilson
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
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Cyril Haynes
Cyril Haynes
American jazz pianist
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Don Byas
Don Byas
American musician
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Ray Nance
Ray Nance
American musician
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Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
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Joe Pesci
Joe Pesci
American actor, comedian and musician
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Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
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Eddie Fisher
Eddie Fisher
American entertainer and singer (1928-2010)
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Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
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Bobbie Gentry
Bobbie Gentry
American singer-songwriter
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Vic Damone
Vic Damone
American singer (1928-2018)
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Cedar Walton
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
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Erroll Garner
Erroll Garner
American jazz pianist and composer
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Ahmad Jamal
Ahmad Jamal
American jazz pianist
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Lloyd Trotman
Lloyd Trotman
American musician
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Leopold Stokowski
Leopold Stokowski
British conductor
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Bob James
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
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Max Roach
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
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Billy Butterfield
Billy Butterfield
American musician
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Howard McGhee
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
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Jan Peerce
Jan Peerce
American opera singer
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Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
American blues singer
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Bill Coleman
Bill Coleman
American musician
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The McGuire Sisters
The McGuire Sisters
American singing trio
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Irving Mills
Irving Mills
American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter
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Guy Mitchell
Guy Mitchell
American pop singer (1927-1999)
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Ike Turner
Ike Turner
African American musician, songwriter, and producer (1931-2007)
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Sam Woodyard
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
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Robert Nighthawk
Robert Nighthawk
American blues musician
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Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
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Rufus Thomas
Rufus Thomas
American singer (1917-2001)
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Art Tatum
Art Tatum
American jazz pianist
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Alec Templeton
Alec Templeton
British composer
Billy Daniels
American singer

Billy Daniels

Intro
American singer
Record Labels
Awards Received
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

William Boone Daniels (September 12, 1915 – October 7, 1988) was an American singer active in the United States and Europe from the mid-1930s to 1988, notable for his hit recording of "That Old Black Magic" and his pioneering performances on early 1950s television. He was one of the first African-American entertainers to cross over into the mainstream. Daniels was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1977.