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Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
Asian-American jazz musician
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Diane Schuur
Diane Schuur
American jazz musician
2
Gretchen Parlato
Gretchen Parlato
American singer
3
Etta James
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
4
Vanessa Rubin
Vanessa Rubin
American singer
5
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer
6
Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard
American musician and composer
7
Slide Hampton
Slide Hampton
American trombonist
8
Ledisi
Ledisi
American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter and actress.
9
Theo Croker
Theo Croker
American singer
10
Patrice Rushen
Patrice Rushen
American musician
11
Diana Ross
Diana Ross
American vocalist, music artist and actress
12
Wayne Garfield
Wayne Garfield
Collaborating Songwriter, producer, vocalist, for four decades
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Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke
American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever
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Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
15
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
American singer
16
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
American singer, actress and TV show host
17
India.Arie
India.Arie
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and flautist
18
Charlie Musselwhite
Charlie Musselwhite
American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader
19
Denise LaSalle
Denise LaSalle
American R&B, soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer
20
Lalah Hathaway
Lalah Hathaway
American singer
21
Fatoumata Diawara
Fatoumata Diawara
Malian musician and actress
22
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Cécile McLorin Salvant
American jazz singer of French and Haitian roots
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Fantasia Barrino
Fantasia Barrino
American actress and singer
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Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, actress and activist
25
Yoann Lemoine
Yoann Lemoine
French music video director, graphic designer and musician
26
Jon Batiste
Jon Batiste
American cross-genre musician
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Nikki Yanofsky
Nikki Yanofsky
Canadian singer
28
Gary Clark, Jr.
Gary Clark, Jr.
American guitarist and actor
29
Jo Dee Messina
Jo Dee Messina
American country music artist
30
Kate McGarry
Kate McGarry
American singer
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Mýa
Mýa
American R&B recording artist
32
Norah Jones
Norah Jones
American singer, songwriter and pianist
33
Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe
American singer-songwriter, composer, record producer and actress
34
Andra Day
Andra Day
singer and songwriter
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Jessie Reyez
Jessie Reyez
Canadian singer-songwriter
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Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
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Tessanne Chin
Tessanne Chin
Reggae fusion recording artist
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Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn
American folk rock singer-songwriter and musician
39
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
American neo-soul singer
40
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
American singer-songwriter
41
Robert Glasper
Robert Glasper
American jazz pianist, composer and record producer
42
Sara Bareilles
Sara Bareilles
American recording artist; pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist
43
Victor Wainwright
Victor Wainwright
American blues pianist, singer and songwriter
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Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress from New York
45
Dianne Reeves
Dianne Reeves
American jazz singer
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Leslie Grace
Leslie Grace
American singer and songwriter
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Brandee Younger
Brandee Younger
American Harpist
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Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones
American vocalist, musician, songwriter, producer, actress and narrator
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H.E.R.
H.E.R.
American singer from Vallejo, California
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Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Canadian musician
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Joyce Cobb
Joyce Cobb
American jazz and R&B singer
52
Trombone Shorty
Trombone Shorty
American trombone player
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Roxanne Seeman
Roxanne Seeman
American songwriter
54
Ana Gabriel
Ana Gabriel
Mexican singer
55
Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spalding
American jazz bassist and singer
56
Brenda Russell
Brenda Russell
American singer-songwriter
57
Lana Cantrell
Lana Cantrell
Australian-American singer and entertainment lawyer
58
Kelly Price
Kelly Price
American songwriter, singer
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Natalie Cole
Natalie Cole
American singer and songwriter
60
Irene Cara
Irene Cara
American recording artist; singer and actress
61
Vasti Jackson
Vasti Jackson
American singer-songwriter and record producer
62
Kathy Kosins
Kathy Kosins
American jazz and R&B singer
63
Ernestine Anderson
Ernestine Anderson
American jazz and blues singer
64
William Bell
William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
65
Barbara Cook
Barbara Cook
American actress and singer (1927-2017)
66
Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer
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Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
American musician and actress
68
Lizzo
Lizzo
American singer, rapper, songwriter, and flutist
69
Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin
American singer, songwriter and actor
70
Martha Munizzi
Martha Munizzi
American actress and singer
71
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
American singer
72
James Mtume
James Mtume
American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist and radio personality
73
Sweet Inspirations
Sweet Inspirations
American R&B vocal group
74
Patti Austin
Patti Austin
American singer
Dee Dee Bridgewater
American singer

Dee Dee Bridgewater

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American singer
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Awards Received
Knight of the National Order of Merit
Officier des Arts et des Lettres‎
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Dee Dee Bridgewater (née Denise Garrett, May 27, 1950) is an American jazz singer. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress. For 23 years, she was the host of National Public Radio's syndicated radio show JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater. She is a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization.