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King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
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Joe Smith
American jazz trumpeter
2
Ollie Powers
American jazz drummer and vocalist
3
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
4
William Manuel Johnson
American double bassist
5
May Alix
American cabaret and jazz vocalist
6
Clarence Williams
American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher
7
Erskine Tate
American musician
8
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
9
Preston Jackson
American musician
10
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
11
Eddie Condon
US musician
12
Mezz Mezzrow
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
13
Wild Bill Davison
American jazz musician
14
Johnny Dunn
American traditional jazz trumpeter and vaudeville performer
15
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
16
Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
17
Lil Hardin Armstrong
American jazz musician
18
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
19
Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter
20
Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
21
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
22
Bud Freeman
American musician
23
Buck Washington
American musician and pianist
24
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
25
Baby Dodds
American musician
26
Earl Hines
American jazz pianist
27
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
28
Bill Coleman
American musician
29
Bix Beiderbecke
American jazz musician
30
Milt Hinton
American musician and photographer
31
Alberta Hunter
American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse
32
Kermit Ruffins
American musician
33
Louis Prima
American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter (1910-1978)
34
Valaida Snow
American musician
35
Bessie Smith
American blues singer
36
Lee Collins
American musician
37
Fess Williams
American musician
38
Bunny Berigan
American musician
39
Fats Waller
American jazz pianist and composer
40
Blanche Calloway
American singer, bandleader and composer
41
Luis Russell
American jazz pianist and bandleader
42
Bob Shoffner
American musician
43
Zutty Singleton
American jazz drummer
44
Al Morgan
American musician
45
Wingy Manone
American musician
