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Jay McShann
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer
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Gus Johnson
Gus Johnson
American musician
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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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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
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Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson
American musician
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Ed Lewis
Ed Lewis
American musician
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Buddy Tate
Buddy Tate
American musician
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Frank Wess
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
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Al Grey
Al Grey
American jazz musician
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Jimmy Forrest
Jimmy Forrest
African American jazz musician
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Big Miller
Big Miller
American blues singer (1922-1992)
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Freddie Green
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
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Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
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Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Jimmy Rushing
Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer
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Gene Ramey
Gene Ramey
American musician
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Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
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Don Byas
Don Byas
American musician
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Paul Quinichette
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
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Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones
American musician
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Eddie Durham
Eddie Durham
American musician
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Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris
American jazz and blues guitarist
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Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
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Michael Doucet
Michael Doucet
American musician
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Duke Robillard
Duke Robillard
American blues musician
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Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Andy Kirk
Andy Kirk
American jazz saxophonist and tubist, bandleader
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Walter Page
Walter Page
American jazz musician
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Dicky Wells
Dicky Wells
American jazz trombonist
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Preston Love
Preston Love
American saxophonist
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Ernie Wilkins
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
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Billy Mitchell
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Jo Jones
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
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Marshal Royal
Marshal Royal
American musician
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Pee Wee Russell
Pee Wee Russell
American musician
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Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
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Clifton Chenier
Clifton Chenier
American accordion player and Zydeco musician
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Jack Washington
Jack Washington
American jazz saxophonist
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Al Casey
Al Casey
American jazz guitarist
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Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Joe Williams
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
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Benny Powell
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
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Ike Isaacs
Ike Isaacs
American jazz bassist
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Charlie Fowlkes
Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
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Eddie Lang
Eddie Lang
American jazz guitarist
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Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
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Willie Cook
Willie Cook
American musician
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George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
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Bill Graham
Bill Graham
American musician
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Dupree Bolton
Dupree Bolton
American musician
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Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
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Ed Shaughnessy
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
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Robert Shaw
Robert Shaw
American blues and boogie-woogie pianist
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Dave Dexter, Jr.
Dave Dexter, Jr.
American journalist
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Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Charles Thompson
Charles Thompson
American pianist
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Terrence Holder
Terrence Holder
American musician
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Hot Lips Page
Hot Lips Page
American jazz musician
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Lester Young
Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
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Johnny "Man" Young
Johnny "Man" Young
American blues singer, mandolin player and guitarist
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James Chirillo
James Chirillo
Jazz guitar
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Johnny Letman
Johnny Letman
American musician
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Snooky Young
Snooky Young
American musician
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Lightnin' Hopkins
Lightnin' Hopkins
American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Emmett Berry
Emmett Berry
American musician
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Logan Richardson
Logan Richardson
American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, and bandleader
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Buster Smith
Buster Smith
Jazz alto saxophonist
Claude Williams
American musician

Claude Williams

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams (February 22, 1908 – April 26, 2004) was an American jazz violinist and guitarist who recorded and performed into his 90s. He was the first guitarist to record with Count Basie and the first musician to be inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame.