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J. C. Johnson
American musician
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James P. Johnson
American pianist and composer
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Jabbo Smith
American musician
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Porter Grainger
American musician
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Mike Lipskin
American musician
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Adelaide Hall
American-born UK-based jazz singer and entertainer
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Maxine Sullivan
American blues and jazz singer (1911-1987)
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Hank Jones
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
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Joe Davis
American music publisher
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Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
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Harry Gibson
American musician
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Clarence Williams
American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher
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Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Eubie Blake
Composer, lyricist, and pianist (1887-1983)
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George Winston
American recording artist; pianist
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Ruben Studdard
American singer
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Maceo Pinkard
American composer, lyricist, and music publisher
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Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and radio personality
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Nat Jaffe
Jazz pianist
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Cliff Jackson
American pianist
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Ada Brown
American blues singer
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Bud Powell
American pianist and composer
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George Gershwin
American composer and pianist (1898-1937)
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Galt MacDermot
Canadian-American composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre
