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Billy Butterfield
Billy Butterfield
American musician
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Lou Busch
Lou Busch
American record producer, musician and songwriter (1910-1979)
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The Pied Pipers
The Pied Pipers
American popular singing group (formed in the late 1930s)
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J.I. Allison
J.I. Allison
American rock drummer
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Kay Kyser
Kay Kyser
American bandleader, actor
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Cliffie Stone
Cliffie Stone
American singer
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Dave Cavanaugh
Dave Cavanaugh
American composer, arranger, musician and producer
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Freddie Slack
Freddie Slack
American musician
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Al Casey
Al Casey
American guitarist
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Hal Mooney
Hal Mooney
American composer
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Billy May
Billy May
American composer, arranger and trumpeter
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Joe Bushkin
Joe Bushkin
American jazz pianist, songwriter
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Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
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Bunny Berigan
Bunny Berigan
American musician
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Mike Deasy
Mike Deasy
American singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter, saxophonist and jazz musician
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The Kinks
The Kinks
English rock band
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Red Callender
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
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Dobie Gray
Dobie Gray
American singer and songwriter, whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop and musical theater. (1940-2011)
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Nelson Riddle
Nelson Riddle
American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator (1921-1985)
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Gordon Jenkins
Gordon Jenkins
American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s
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Jack Teagarden
Jack Teagarden
American jazz musician
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J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Skitch Henderson
Skitch Henderson
American pianist, conductor, and composer (1918-2005)
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Louis Prima
Louis Prima
American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter (1910-1978)
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Nat Adderley
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
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Sid Feller
Sid Feller
American musician
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Art Pepper
Art Pepper
American musician
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Vido Musso
Vido Musso
Italian musician
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Buck Owens
Buck Owens
American country singer-songwriter
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Jack Purvis
Jack Purvis
American musician
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Rose Maddox
Rose Maddox
American musician
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Red Nichols
Red Nichols
American jazz musician
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Gene Roland
Gene Roland
American composer
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Warren Barker
Warren Barker
American composer, arranger, and conductor known for work in film, radio, and television (1923-2006)
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Pinto Colvig
Pinto Colvig
actor (1892-1967)
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Bobby Hackett
Bobby Hackett
American jazz musician
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Paul Weston
Paul Weston
American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor
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Leo Kottke
Leo Kottke
American guitarist and singer
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Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
US big band led by Glenn Miller (1937-1942)
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Barney Bigard
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
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Shelly Manne
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer
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The Four Freshmen
The Four Freshmen
American band
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George Shearing
George Shearing
British-American jazz pianist
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Edgar Sampson
Edgar Sampson
American jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, and violinist
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David Axelrod
David Axelrod
American musician, record producer, composer and arranger
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Faron Young
Faron Young
American singer
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Harry James
Harry James
American trumpeter, big band leader
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Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Axel Stordahl
Axel Stordahl
American arranger, orchestra leader
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Wynn Stewart
Wynn Stewart
American singer
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Terry Knight
Terry Knight
American singer and music producer
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Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
British recording artist; singer, songwriter, guitarist
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Hal Singer
Hal Singer
American musician
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Martha Tilton
Martha Tilton
American singer
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Stephen Hague
Stephen Hague
American musician, record producer
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Guy Lombardo
Guy Lombardo
Canadian-American bandleader
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Ferlin Husky
Ferlin Husky
American country music singer
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Jonah Jones
Jonah Jones
American musician
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Adam Faith
Adam Faith
English singer, actor and financial journalist (1940-2003)
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Darrell McCall
Darrell McCall
American musician
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Al Porcino
Al Porcino
American musician
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Tennessee Ernie Ford
Tennessee Ernie Ford
American recording artist and television host (1919-1991)
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Merle Travis
Merle Travis
American country/Western singer-songwriter and musician
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Art Farmer
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
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Tex Beneke
Tex Beneke
American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader
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Helen Forrest
Helen Forrest
American singer
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Ricky Fataar
Ricky Fataar
South African musician
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Don Randi
Don Randi
American pianist
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Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent
American musician; rock and roll and rockabilly pioneer
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Gary P. Nunn
Gary P. Nunn
American country music singer-songwriter
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Nick Venet
Nick Venet
American record producer
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Bill Holman
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
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Clifford Scott
Clifford Scott
American musician & saxophonist
Hal Derwin
American musician, songwriter and bandleader

Hal Derwin

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American musician, songwriter and bandleader
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Hal Derwin or Hal Derwyn (July 14, 1914 – February 9, 1998) was an American dance bandleader, principally active in the 1940s.

Early in his career, Derwin was a member of a vocal trio with Lee Gillette (later a talent scout for Capitol Records). In the 1930s he worked with musicians such as Boyd Raeburn, Louis Panico, Shep Fields, and Les Brown, and formed his own band in Chicago in 1940 that included Freddy Large (of Jan Garber's band) as a sideman. He toured the Midwest for much of the 1940s, and had several 10-inch singles released on Capitol Records after World War II, including the hit song "The Old Lamp-Lighter", which reached number six on the Billboard chart. In the early 1950s his band took up a residency at the Biltmore Bowl in Los Angeles for six years and was broadcast on NBC Radio. Derwin continued to record and perform on the side, including with Artie Shaw and in a duet with Martha Tilton. Later in his career he worked in artist and repertory for Capitol.