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Fred Rose
Fred Rose
American songwriter, Country Music Hall of Famer
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Ben Pollack
Ben Pollack
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Jan Garber
Jan Garber
American musician
3
Orville Knapp
Orville Knapp
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Robert Nighthawk
Robert Nighthawk
American blues musician
5
Vince Giordano
Vince Giordano
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6
Count Basie
Count Basie
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Thelma Terry
Thelma Terry
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8
Charlie La Vere
Charlie La Vere
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9
Buddy Burton
Buddy Burton
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10
Andy Kirk
Andy Kirk
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Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman
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Joe Jordan
Joe Jordan
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Joe Sullivan
Joe Sullivan
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Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
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Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
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Kansas Joe McCoy
Kansas Joe McCoy
American Delta blues musician and songwriter
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Bud Scott
Bud Scott
American jazz guitarist, banjoist and singer
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Bob Crosby
Bob Crosby
American dixieland bandleader and vocalist (1913-1993)
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King Oliver
King Oliver
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Jimmie Noone
Jimmie Noone
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Peanuts Hucko
Peanuts Hucko
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22
Gary Foster
Gary Foster
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Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Johnny Dodds
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
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Eddy Davis
Eddy Davis
American jazz musician
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Michael Mantler
Michael Mantler
Austrian musician
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Buster Bailey
Buster Bailey
American musician
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Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
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Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Mel Tormé
Mel Tormé
American recording artist, singer, songwriter, actor, writer, music arranger (1925-1999)
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Original Dixieland Jass Band
Original Dixieland Jass Band
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Ray Bauduc
Ray Bauduc
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Big Miller
Big Miller
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Jess Stacy
Jess Stacy
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Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Tom Malone
Tom Malone
American musician
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Benny Powell
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
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Money Johnson
Money Johnson
American musician
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Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
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Gus Johnson
Gus Johnson
American musician
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John Bernard Riley
John Bernard Riley
American musician
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Eddie Lang
Eddie Lang
American jazz guitarist
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Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
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Ray Miller
Ray Miller
American bandleader
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Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
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Isham Jones
Isham Jones
American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter
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James Chirillo
James Chirillo
Jazz guitar
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Jimmie Lunceford
Jimmie Lunceford
American musician
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Charlie Byrd
Charlie Byrd
American guitarist
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Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
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Joe Williams
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
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Nat Pierce
Nat Pierce
American musician
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Doc Severinsen
Doc Severinsen
American jazz trumpeter (born 1927)
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Cleveland Eaton
Cleveland Eaton
American musician
Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra
American jazz and dance band from the 1920s and 1930s

Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra

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American jazz and dance band from the 1920s and 1930s
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Music

Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra was the first Kansas City jazz band to achieve national recognition, which it acquired through national radio broadcasts. It was founded in 1918, as the Coon-Sanders Novelty Orchestra, by drummer Carleton Coon and pianist Joe Sanders.