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Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
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Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Toni Harper
American singer
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Earl Gaines
American soul blues and electric blues singer
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The Flairs
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Pérez Prado
Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger
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Velma Middleton
American singer
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Trummy Young
American jazz trombonist
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Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
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Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
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Pee Wee Crayton
American R&B and blues guitarist and singer
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Joe Liggins
American R&B, jazz and blues pianist
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Louis Jordan
American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908-1975)
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Larry Birdsong
American singer
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Billy Eckstine
American musician
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Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
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Carla Thomas
American singer
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Tracy Nelson
American singer
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Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
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Ted Jarrett
American musician
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T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Dinah Shore
American singer and actress
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Arthur Adams
American blues musician
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Roy Milton
American R&B and jump blues singer, drummer and bandleader
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Billy "The Kid" Emerson
American musician
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Joyce Cobb
American jazz and R&B singer
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The Medallions
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Big Maybelle
American R&B singer and pianist
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Bessie Smith
American blues singer
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Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
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Mandy Barnett
American musician
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Phil Harris
American musician
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The Jordanaires
American vocal group; back-up singers for Elvis Presley
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James Moody
American jazz musician
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Lovie Austin
American pianist
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Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
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Grandpa Jones
banjo player and singer from the United States
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Little Miss Cornshucks
American singer
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Roy Brown
American R&B singer, songwriter and musician
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Anita Kerr
American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer
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Jack McVea
American musician
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Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
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King Kolax
American musician
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Mamie Smith
American vaudeville singer and actress (1883-1946)
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Hawkshaw Hawkins
American musician
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Millie Kirkham
American singer
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Eva Taylor
American singer and actress (1895-1977)
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Cozy Cole
American musician
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The Crickets
American rock and roll band
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Marion Harris
American musician (1896-1944)
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Uncle Dave Macon
American musician (1870-1952)
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Martha Carson
American musician
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Lucky Millinder
American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader
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Roland Hayes
African American singer
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Betty Carter
American jazz singer, recording artist, songwriter
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Big Jay McNeely
American rhythm and blues saxophonist
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Etta James
American recording artist; singer
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W. C. Handy
American blues composer and musician
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Little Richard
American pianist, singer and songwriter
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Lil Hardin Armstrong
American jazz musician
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The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
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Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
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Kitty Wells
American country music singer
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Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
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Valaida Snow
American musician
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Nanci Griffith
American singer-songwriter
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Arvell Shaw
American musician
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Norma Jean
American musician
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Owen Bradley
American record producer
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Mildred Bailey
American jazz singer
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Miguelito Valdés
Cuban singer (1912-1978)
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Jo Stafford
American singer (1917-2008)
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Buffy Lawson
American country music singer
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Moon Mullican
American recording artist; country and western singer, songwriter, and pianist
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Johnny Otis
American singer, musician, composer, and record producer
