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Al Jolson
Al Jolson
American entertainer, actor, and singer (1886-1950)
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Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
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Roy Turk
Roy Turk
American songwriter and lyricist
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Luther Henderson
Luther Henderson
American composer and pianist
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Ted Snyder
Ted Snyder
American composer, lyricist, and music publisher
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Adelaide Hall
Adelaide Hall
American-born UK-based jazz singer and entertainer
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Billy Strayhorn
Billy Strayhorn
American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger
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Original Dixieland Jass Band
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
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Peter DeRose
Peter DeRose
American composer of jazz and pop music during the era of Tin Pan Alley
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James P. Johnson
James P. Johnson
American pianist and composer
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Jon Hendricks
Jon Hendricks
American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian
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Alfred Ellis
Alfred Ellis
American saxophonist
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Erskine Hawkins
Erskine Hawkins
American trumpeter and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama
Maceo Pinkard
American composer, lyricist, and music publisher

Maceo Pinkard

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American composer, lyricist, and music publisher

Maceo Pinkard (June 27, 1897 – July 21, 1962) was an American composer, lyricist, and music publisher. Among his compositions is "Sweet Georgia Brown", a popular standard for decades after its composition and famous as the theme of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team.

Pinkard was inducted in the National Academy of Popular Music Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984.