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Garvin Bushell
Garvin Bushell
American musician
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Lena Wilson
Lena Wilson
American blues singer (1898-1939)
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Mamie Smith
Mamie Smith
American vaudeville singer and actress (1883-1946)
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Tricky Sam Nanton
Tricky Sam Nanton
American musician
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Sam Wooding
Sam Wooding
American jazz pianist
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Bubber Miley
Bubber Miley
American jazz trumpet and cornet player, composer
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Charlie Dixon
Charlie Dixon
American musician
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Edith Wilson
Edith Wilson
American blues singer and vaudeville performer (1896-1981)
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George Mitchell
George Mitchell
jazz musician
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Herb Flemming
Herb Flemming
American musician
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Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
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Tyree Glenn
Tyree Glenn
American recording artist; trombonist
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Al Grey
Al Grey
American jazz musician
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King Oliver
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
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Buster Bailey
Buster Bailey
American musician
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Kid Ory
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
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Johnny Dodds
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
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Cootie Williams
Cootie Williams
American trumpeter
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Doc Cheatham
Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
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Freddy Johnson
Freddy Johnson
American musician
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Johnny St. Cyr
Johnny St. Cyr
American musician
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Arnett Nelson
Arnett Nelson
American jazz and blues musician
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Red Allen
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
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Red Callender
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
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Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
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Butch Ballard
Butch Ballard
American jazz drummer
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Cat Anderson
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
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Willie Cook
Willie Cook
American musician
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Herbie Lovelle
Herbie Lovelle
American musician and actor (1924-2009)
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Sam Woodyard
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
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Herb Pomeroy
Herb Pomeroy
American trumpeter
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Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
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Edmond Hall
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
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Barney Bigard
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
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Earl Hines
Earl Hines
American jazz pianist
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Junie Cobb
Junie Cobb
American bandleader, conductor and jazz musician
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Lil Hardin Armstrong
Lil Hardin Armstrong
American jazz musician
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Elmer Snowden
Elmer Snowden
American musician
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Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Teddy Wilson
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
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Roy Crimmins
Roy Crimmins
British musician
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Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
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Albert Nicholas
Albert Nicholas
American musician
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Cozy Cole
Cozy Cole
American musician
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Snooky Young
Snooky Young
American musician
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Tal Farlow
Tal Farlow
American jazz guitarist
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Bill Berry
Bill Berry
American musician
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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
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Red Nichols
Red Nichols
American jazz musician
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Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
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Joe Benjamin
Joe Benjamin
American musician
Johnny Dunn
American traditional jazz trumpeter and vaudeville performer

Johnny Dunn

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American traditional jazz trumpeter and vaudeville performer
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Johnny Dunn (February 19, 1897 – August 20, 1937) was an American traditional jazz trumpeter and vaudeville performer, who was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He is probably best known for his work during the 1920s with musicians such as Perry Bradford or Noble Sissle. He has been compared in sound and style to both King Oliver and Louis Armstrong. In 1922, he recorded as a member of Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds, together with Garvin Bushell, Coleman Hawkins, Everett Robbins, Bubber Miley and Herb Flemming.