George Folunsho "Ginger" Johnson (1916 – July 15, 1975) was a Nigerian percussionist and bandleader who was a prominent musician in London from the 1950s to the early 1970s. He led Ginger Johnson and His African Messengers, and recorded and performed with Edmundo Ros, The Rolling Stones, Ronnie Scott and Quincy Jones among many others.
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Edmundo Ros
Trinidadian-British musician, vocalist, arranger and bandleader
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Ginger Baker
English rock drummer
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Ambrose Campbell
Nigerian musician/band leader
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Harold McNair
Jamaican musician
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Art Blakey
American jazz drummer and bandleader
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Aïyb Dieng
Senegalese musician
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Tony Allen
Drummer, composer, songwriter
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Randy Weston
American jazz pianist
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Stan Tracey
British pianist
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J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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John Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010)
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Freddie Hubbard
American musician
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John McLaughlin
English guitarist, bandleader, and composer; founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra
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Nicky Hopkins
English session musician; pianist and organist
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Adewale Ayuba
Nigerian singer
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Graham Bond
British musician
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Johnny Griffin
American musician
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Jack Bruce
Scottish musician, bassist of Cream
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Cream
1960s British rock supergroup
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Jack DeJohnette
American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer
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Dizzy Reece
Jamaican trumpeter
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Alec Dankworth
English jazz bassist and composer
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Walter Davis
American pianist
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Mitch Mitchell
English drummer (1946-2008)
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Ronnie Scott
British musician
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Jackie McLean
American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader
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Joe Harriott
Jamaican jazz musician
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Eddie Harvey
British pianist, music educator and jazz musician
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Alexis Korner
British blues musician and radio broadcaster
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Charlie Haden
American jazz double bassist
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Amancio D'Silva
Indian musician
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The Jazz Messengers
American jazz band
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Jymie Merritt
American bassist
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Clifford Thornton
American musician
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Gary Husband
British musician
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Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
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Willie Bobo
American musician
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Phil Cohran
American trumpeter
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Mike Westbrook
English pianist
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Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
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Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Fela Anikulapo Kuti
Nigerian musician and activist
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Phil Seamen
English jazz drummer
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Leon Thomas
American singer
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Wes Montgomery
American jazz musician
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Finley Quaye
Scottish musician, singer, recording artist
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John Gilmore
American tenor saxophonist
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Luambo Makiadi
lingala music
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Bill Laswell
American musician
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Roy Ayers
American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer
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Paul Motian
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer
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Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
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Ronnie Baker Brooks
American Chicago blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Caterina Valente
Italian multilingual singer, guitarist, dancer, and actress
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Mongo Santamaría
Cuban musician
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Tubby Hayes
British jazz musician
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Babatunde Olatunji
Nigerian percussionist
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Ray Cooper
British musician
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T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Haruna Ishola
Nigerian musician
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King Sunny Adé
musician
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Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician