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Jimmy McPartland
American cornetist
1
Bud Freeman
American musician
2
Joe Sullivan
American musician
3
Jim Lanigan
American musician
4
Eddie Condon
US musician
5
Ben Pollack
American musician
6
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
7
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
8
Bix Beiderbecke
American jazz musician
9
Dave Tough
American drummer
10
Mezz Mezzrow
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
11
Jack Teagarden
American jazz musician
12
Miff Mole
American jazz musician
13
Floyd O'Brien
American musician
14
Mousey Alexander
Jazz drummer
15
Dick Cary
American jazz pianist
16
Wild Bill Davison
American jazz musician
17
Leonard Gaskin
American musician
18
Eddie Lang
American jazz guitarist
19
Joe Venuti
jazz violinist
20
Frankie Trumbauer
American musician
21
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
22
Ernie Caceres
American musician
23
Lou McGarity
American musician
24
The Wolverines
band
25
Alex Hill
American musician
26
Bud Scott
American jazz guitarist, banjoist and singer
27
Red Nichols
American jazz musician
28
Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
29
Cliff Leeman
American musician
30
Peanuts Hucko
American jazz musician
31
Jabbo Smith
American musician
32
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
33
Jack Bland
American musician
34
Marian McPartland
British pianist, composer, writer and radio host
35
Pee Wee Russell
American musician
36
George Barnes
American musician
37
Jimmie Noone
American musician
38
Red McKenzie
American musician
39
Tommy Gwaltney
American musician
40
Ed Polcer
American musician
41
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
42
Red Holloway
American jazz tenor saxophonist
43
Joe Bushkin
American jazz pianist, songwriter
44
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
45
Tony Parenti
American musician
46
Bob McCracken
American clarinetist
47
Tiny Parham
Canadian musician
48
George Avakian
American record producer of Armenian descent
49
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
50
Fud Livingston
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer
51
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
52
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
