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Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
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J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Kid Ory
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
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Mike Zwerin
Mike Zwerin
American jazz musician
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Terry Riley
Terry Riley
American composer and performing musician
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Guy
Guy
American R&B band
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Steve Hurley
Steve Hurley
American DJ
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Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
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Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Bubber Miley
Bubber Miley
American jazz trumpet and cornet player, composer
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Rebirth Brass Band
Rebirth Brass Band
American brass band
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Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
American musical group; New Orleans, Louisiana, brass band
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Original Dixieland Jass Band
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
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Johnny Burke
Johnny Burke
American lyricist
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Buddy Morrow
Buddy Morrow
American trombonist and bandleader
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Red Rodney
Red Rodney
American musician
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Nat Towles
Nat Towles
jazz musician
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
American rock music band
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Keg Johnson
Keg Johnson
American jazz trombonists
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Lucky Millinder
Lucky Millinder
American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
ensemble of Cuban musicians
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Cole Porter
Cole Porter
American composer and songwriter
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Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
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Woody Herman
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
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Louis Prima
Louis Prima
American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter (1910-1978)
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Nathaniel Shilkret
Nathaniel Shilkret
American composer, conductor, clarinetist, pianist, business executive, and music director
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Bob Merrill
Bob Merrill
American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter
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Big Black
Big Black
American rock band
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Roomful of Blues
Roomful of Blues
Musical band
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Nat Adderley
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
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Bruce Fairbairn
Bruce Fairbairn
Canadian musician and international record producer
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Wingy Manone
Wingy Manone
American musician
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George Adams
George Adams
musician
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Red Nichols
Red Nichols
American jazz musician
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Kay Kyser
Kay Kyser
American bandleader, actor
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Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
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Wynton Kelly
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
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Dolly Jones
Dolly Jones
American jazz musician
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Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
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Neal Hefti
Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
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Vic Dickenson
Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist
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Charlie Spivak
Charlie Spivak
bandleader
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Don Cherry
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter
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Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
US big band led by Glenn Miller (1937-1942)
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Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Guy Lombardo
Guy Lombardo
Canadian-American bandleader
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Wycliffe Gordon
Wycliffe Gordon
American musician
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Ray Anderson
Ray Anderson
American trombonist/jazz/trumpet player
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Turk Murphy
Turk Murphy
American musician
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Bunny Berigan
Bunny Berigan
American musician
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Kool & The Gang
Kool & The Gang
Musical Band
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Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
American record producer
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Tyree Glenn
Tyree Glenn
American recording artist; trombonist
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Mike Chapman
Mike Chapman
Australian record producer and songwriter
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Social Distortion
Social Distortion
American punk rock band
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Reel Big Fish
Reel Big Fish
American band
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Raymond Scott
Raymond Scott
American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer and inventor (1908-1994)
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Charlie Barnet
Charlie Barnet
American saxophonist, composer, bandleader
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Spring Heeled Jack
Spring Heeled Jack
third wave ska band based out of New Haven, Connecticut
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Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Miami Sound Machine
Miami Sound Machine
American musical group
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Mephiskapheles
Mephiskapheles
American ska band
Mike Riley
American musician

Mike Riley

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American musician
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Mike Riley (January 5, 1904 – September 2, 1984) was an American jazz trombonist and songwriter. He is best known for co-writing the 1935 song "The Music Goes Round and Round", one of the biggest hits of that year.