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Harold Arlen
American composer of popular music (1905-1986)
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Charlie Spivak
bandleader
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Lew Stone
British bandleader and arranger
3
Bunny Berigan
American musician
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Johnny Mercer
American lyricist, songwriter, singer and music professional
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Louis Prima
American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter (1910-1978)
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Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
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Dick Powell
American actor
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Al "Cake" Wichard
American musician
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Leon Thomas
American singer
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Peg LaCentra
American singer and actor (1910-1996)
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Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
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Harry James
American trumpeter, big band leader
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Clyde Hurley
American musician
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Red Nichols
American jazz musician
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Ziggy Elman
American musician
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Nappy Lamare
American musician
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Skinnay Ennis
American jazz and pop music bandleader and singer
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Ernie Caceres
American musician
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Manny Klein
American musician
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Roy Fox
American musician, bandleader
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Harry Warren
American composer and lyricist (1893-1981)
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Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Hoagy Carmichael
American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader (1899-1981)
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Ozzie Nelson
actor, band leader, television producer and director
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Don Redman
American musician
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Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and radio personality
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McClure Morris
American musician
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Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
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Carmen Lombardo
Canadian vocalist and composer
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Joe Haymes
American musician
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Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Billy May
American composer, arranger and trumpeter
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Ralph Rainger
American songwriter and composer
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Larry Clinton
American musician
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Hot Lips Page
American jazz musician
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Johnny Green
American conductor, arranger, composer, pianist; Harvard AB 1928, achieved early fame as a songwriter and orchestra leader in the 1920s and 1930s
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Chummy MacGregor
American musician
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Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
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Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Ray Noble
English bandleader, composer, arranger, radio comedian, and actor (1903-1978)
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Archie Bleyer
American song arranger, bandleader, and record company executive
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Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
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Percival Mackey
British composer
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Ferde Grofé
American composer, arranger, pianist and instrumentalist
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King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
