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King Oliver
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
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Preston Jackson
Preston Jackson
American musician
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Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
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Baby Dodds
Baby Dodds
American musician
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Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
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Freddie Keppard
Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
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Earl Hines
Earl Hines
American jazz pianist
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May Alix
May Alix
American cabaret and jazz vocalist
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William Manuel Johnson
William Manuel Johnson
American double bassist
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Lovie Austin
Lovie Austin
American pianist
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Mezz Mezzrow
Mezz Mezzrow
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
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Eddie Condon
Eddie Condon
US musician
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Erskine Tate
Erskine Tate
American musician
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Clarence Williams
Clarence Williams
American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher
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Kid Ory
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
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Alberta Hunter
Alberta Hunter
American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse
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Minor Hall
Minor Hall
American musician
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Joe Smith
Joe Smith
American jazz trumpeter
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Buster Bailey
Buster Bailey
American musician
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Johnny Dodds
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
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Fred Robinson
Fred Robinson
American musician
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Jimmy McPartland
Jimmy McPartland
American cornetist
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Dolly Jones
Dolly Jones
American jazz musician
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Sy Oliver
Sy Oliver
American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader
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Edmond Hall
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
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Ollie Powers
Ollie Powers
American jazz drummer and vocalist
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Jess Stacy
Jess Stacy
American musician
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John Lindsay
John Lindsay
American jazz musician
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Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
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Sippie Wallace
Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer
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Doc Cheatham
Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
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Tommy Ladnier
Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter
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Johnny Dunn
Johnny Dunn
American traditional jazz trumpeter and vaudeville performer
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Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
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Luis Russell
Luis Russell
American jazz pianist and bandleader
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Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer
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Bud Freeman
Bud Freeman
American musician
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Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey
American jazz singer
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Willie Humphrey
Willie Humphrey
American musician
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Barney Bigard
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
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Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
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Andrew Hilaire
Andrew Hilaire
American jazz drummers
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Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter
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Bix Beiderbecke
Bix Beiderbecke
American jazz musician
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Milt Hinton
Milt Hinton
American musician and photographer
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Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
American blues singer
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Midge Williams
Midge Williams
African American swing and jazz singer
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Mills Blue Rhythm Band
Mills Blue Rhythm Band
band that plays jazz
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Original Dixieland Jass Band
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
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Bertha "Chippie" Hill
Bertha "Chippie" Hill
American blues and vaudeville singer and dancer
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Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
Lil Hardin Armstrong
American jazz musician

Lil Hardin Armstrong

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American jazz musician
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Lillian Hardin Armstrong (née Hardin; February 3, 1898 – August 27, 1971) was a jazz pianist, composer, arranger, singer, and bandleader. She was the second wife of Louis Armstrong, with whom she collaborated on many recordings in the 1920s.

Her compositions include "Struttin' with Some Barbecue", "Don't Jive Me", "Two Deuces", "Knee Drops", "Doin' the Suzie-Q", "Just for a Thrill" (which was a hit when revived by Ray Charles in 1959), "Clip Joint", and "Bad Boy" (a hit for Ringo Starr in 1978). Armstrong was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2014.