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Al Bowlly
Al Bowlly
Mozambican-born South African-British vocalist and jazz guitarist
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Carroll Gibbons
Carroll Gibbons
American-born pianist, bandleader and popular composer who made his career primarily in England
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Lew Stone
Lew Stone
British bandleader and arranger
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Percival Mackey
Percival Mackey
British composer
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Roy Fox
Roy Fox
American musician, bandleader
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Jack Hylton
Jack Hylton
British band leader and impresario
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Guy Lombardo
Guy Lombardo
Canadian-American bandleader
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Isham Jones
Isham Jones
American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter
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Charlie Spivak
Charlie Spivak
bandleader
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Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
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Irving Mills
Irving Mills
American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter
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Three X Sisters
Three X Sisters
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Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller
American big band musician, arranger, composer and bandleader (1904-1944)
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Orville Knapp
Orville Knapp
American musician and bandleader
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Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and radio personality
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Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
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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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Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey
American jazz singer
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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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Wayne King
Wayne King
American musician
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Johnny Green
Johnny Green
American conductor, arranger, composer, pianist; Harvard AB 1928, achieved early fame as a songwriter and orchestra leader in the 1920s and 1930s
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Al Dubin
Al Dubin
Swiss-American lyricist (1891-1945)
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George Gershwin
George Gershwin
American composer and pianist (1898-1937)
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Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
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Nathaniel Shilkret
Nathaniel Shilkret
American composer, conductor, clarinetist, pianist, business executive, and music director
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Joe Venuti
Joe Venuti
jazz violinist
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Reginald Foresythe
Reginald Foresythe
British musician
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Al Hirt
Al Hirt
American trumpeter and bandleader
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Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
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Arthur Lange
Arthur Lange
composer of popular music
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Sy Oliver
Sy Oliver
American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader
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Joe Sullivan
Joe Sullivan
American musician
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Larry Stabbins
Larry Stabbins
British musician
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The Mills Brothers
The Mills Brothers
American jazz and pop vocal quartet
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James Reese Europe
James Reese Europe
American jazz musician and United States Army officer