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Danny Cedrone
American guitarist and bandleader
1
Basil Kirchin
British musician
2
Buddy Johnson
American jazz and New York blues pianist and bandleader
3
Willie Smith
American musician
4
Jack Costanzo
American musician
5
Armando Peraza
Cuban percussionist
6
Pérez Prado
Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger
7
Ernie Freeman
American musician
8
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
9
Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers
band
10
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
11
Pee Wee Crayton
American R&B and blues guitarist and singer
12
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
13
Emmett Berry
American musician
14
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
15
Pierre Michelot
French jazz double bassist
16
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
17
Johnny Otis
American singer, musician, composer, and record producer
18
Ken Colyer
British musician
19
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
20
Tito Puente
American musician, songwriter and record producer (1923-2000)
21
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
22
Al Hibbler
American baritone vocalist
23
Eddie Bert
American musician
24
Mel Lewis
American musician
25
Don Elliott
jazz musician
26
Brian Setzer
American singer
27
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
28
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
29
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
30
Percy Heath
American musician
31
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
32
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
33
Matthew Gee
American musician
34
Claude Williamson
American pianist
35
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
36
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
37
Henry Coker
American musician
38
Bill Doggett
American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist
39
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
40
Flip Phillips
American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player
41
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
42
Joe Newman
American musician
43
Charles Brown
American recording artist; songwriter, blues singer and pianist
44
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
45
Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
46
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
47
Dave Bailey
American drummer
48
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
49
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
50
Lonnie Donegan
Scottish-born skiffle musician
51
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
52
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
53
Bill Haley
American rock and roll music pioneer (1925-1981)
54
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
55
Milt Bernhart
American musician
56
Gus Johnson
American musician
57
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
58
Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
59
Bennie Green
American musician
60
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
61
Roy Brown
American R&B singer, songwriter and musician
62
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
63
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
64
Bill Haley & His Comets
American rock and roll band
65
Cándido Camero
Cuban percussionist
66
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
67
Ray Obiedo
American musician
68
Ottilie Patterson
Irish singer
69
Bill Graham
American musician
70
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
