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Ollie Powers
American jazz drummer and vocalist
1
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
2
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
3
William Manuel Johnson
American double bassist
4
Preston Jackson
American musician
5
Joe Smith
American jazz trumpeter
6
Clarence Williams
American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher
7
Reuben Reeves
American musician
8
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
9
Mezz Mezzrow
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
10
Lil Hardin Armstrong
American jazz musician
11
Erskine Tate
American musician
12
Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
13
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
14
Buck Washington
American musician and pianist
15
Eddie Condon
US musician
16
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
17
Baby Dodds
American musician
18
Alberta Hunter
American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse
19
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
20
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
21
Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter
22
Wild Bill Davison
American jazz musician
23
Johnny Dunn
American traditional jazz trumpeter and vaudeville performer
24
Bud Freeman
American musician
25
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
26
Earl Hines
American jazz pianist
27
Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
28
Milt Hinton
American musician and photographer
29
Bessie Smith
American blues singer
30
Jimmie Noone
American musician
31
Zutty Singleton
American jazz drummer
32
Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer
33
Eubie Blake
Composer, lyricist, and pianist (1887-1983)
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Bix Beiderbecke
American jazz musician
35
Fats Waller
American jazz pianist and composer
36
Trummy Young
American jazz trombonist
37
Valaida Snow
American musician
38
Adelaide Hall
American-born UK-based jazz singer and entertainer
39
Big Boy Goudie
American musician
40
Paul Barbarin
American musician
41
Rudy Vallée
American singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer (1901-1986)
42
Velma Middleton
American singer
43
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
44
Wellman Braud
American musician
