Howard Maceo Biggs (October 13, 1916 – November 24, 1999) was an American pianist, songwriter and arranger. He is noted for his involvement with doo-wop and other styles including jazz, and was influential in the first days of rock and roll.
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Horace Ott
American musician
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Hal Mooney
American composer
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Bill Finegan
American bandleader, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Dave Bartholomew
American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
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Clare Fischer
American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader
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Matt Dennis
American singer, pianist, band leader, arranger, and writer of music
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Les Baxter
American musician, singer, composer
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Diane Schuur
American jazz musician
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Mel Tormé
American recording artist, singer, songwriter, actor, writer, music arranger (1925-1999)
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Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Horace Henderson
American musician
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Robert Irving III
American pianist and composer
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Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
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Richie Powell
American pianist
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John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
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Onzy Matthews
American jazz musician (1930-1997)
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Bill Charlap
American jazz pianist
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Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
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Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
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Dexter Wansel
American musician
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Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Betty Hall Jones
American singer
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Peter DeRose
American composer of jazz and pop music during the era of Tin Pan Alley
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Jack Cooper
American composer, arranger, orchestrator, multireedist, and music educator.
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Johnny Pate
American record producer
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Janet Seidel
Australian jazz vocalist and pianist
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Jerry Gray
American violinist, arranger, composer, and bandleader
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Don Costa
American recording artist, conductor, record producer, music arranger, jazz guitarist
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Billy Eckstine
American musician
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Aaron Zigman
American composer and musician
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Mario Bauzá Cárdenas
American musician
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Earl Robinson
American singer-songwriter and composer
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Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
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Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
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Ferde Grofé
American composer, arranger, pianist and instrumentalist
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Kenneth Ascher
American musician
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Bill Potts
American musician
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Ward Swingle
American jazz singer
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J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
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Tamir Hendelman
American musician
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James Chirillo
Jazz guitar
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Ernie Freeman
American musician
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Bill Ramsay
American jazz saxophonist & bandleader
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Billy Childs
American jazz pianist
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Leroy Hutson
American musician
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Lalo Schifrin
Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor (born 1932)
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Julia Lee
American blues and dirty blues musician
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Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Jack Hylton
British band leader and impresario
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Gunther Schuller
American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian, and jazz musician
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Lincoln Mayorga
American musician
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David Axelrod
American musician, record producer, composer and arranger
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Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
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Gigi Gryce
American recording artist; jazz saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator
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Randy Weston
American jazz pianist