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Joe Liggins
Joe Liggins
American R&B, jazz and blues pianist
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Camille Howard
Camille Howard
American musician
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Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
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Pee Wee Crayton
Pee Wee Crayton
American R&B and blues guitarist and singer
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Ernie Freeman
Ernie Freeman
American musician
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Art Rupe
Art Rupe
American music industry executive
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Roy Brown
Roy Brown
American R&B singer, songwriter and musician
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Johnny Otis
Johnny Otis
American singer, musician, composer, and record producer
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Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
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Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
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Cozy Cole
Cozy Cole
American musician
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Milt Buckner
Milt Buckner
American musician
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T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Big Jay McNeely
Big Jay McNeely
American rhythm and blues saxophonist
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Earl Bostic
Earl Bostic
American musician
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Joe Lutcher
Joe Lutcher
American musician
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Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan
American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908-1975)
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Ernie Fields
Ernie Fields
African American trombonist, pianist, arranger and bandleader
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Johnny Vincent
Johnny Vincent
American record producer
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Willard McDaniel
Willard McDaniel
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Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine
American musician
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Jesse Belvin
Jesse Belvin
American singer
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Eddie Vinson
Eddie Vinson
American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter
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Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
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Chuck Higgins
Chuck Higgins
American saxophonist
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Betty Carter
Betty Carter
American jazz singer, recording artist, songwriter
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Jimmy Liggins
Jimmy Liggins
American R&B guitarist and bandleader
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Illinois Jacquet
Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter
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Percy Mayfield
Percy Mayfield
American singer and songwriter
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Clifford Solomon
Clifford Solomon
American musician
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The Medallions
The Medallions
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Clifford Scott
Clifford Scott
American musician & saxophonist
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Dave Bartholomew
Dave Bartholomew
American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
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Lloyd Price
Lloyd Price
American singer, songwriter
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Leon René
Leon René
American songwriter, record label owner, record producer
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Little Willie John
Little Willie John
American recording artist; R&B singer
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Sam Woodyard
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
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Onzy Matthews
Onzy Matthews
American jazz musician (1930-1997)
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Wynonie Harris
Wynonie Harris
American blues shouter and rhythm and blues singer
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Shorty Rogers
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
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Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
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Mabel Scott
Mabel Scott
American singer
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Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Little Willie Jackson
Little Willie Jackson
American jazz and rhythm and blues saxophonist, bandleader and occasional vocalist
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The Penguins
The Penguins
American doowop band, formed in 1953
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Toni Harper
Toni Harper
American singer
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Eddie Chamblee
Eddie Chamblee
American saxophonist
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Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
American vocal group in the 1940s and 1950s
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Tommy Brown
Tommy Brown
American musician
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Hal Singer
Hal Singer
American musician
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Panama Francis
Panama Francis
American musician
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Cecil Gant
Cecil Gant
American musician
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Don Harris
Don Harris
American rock and roll violinist and guitarist
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Christine Kittrell
Christine Kittrell
Singer-songwriter, musician
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Plas Johnson
Plas Johnson
American musician
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Wynona Carr
Wynona Carr
American musician
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René Hall
René Hall
American musician, performer, and music arranger
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Jim Wynn
Jim Wynn
American saxophonist
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Jake Porter
Jake Porter
American musician, record label owner
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Amos Milburn
Amos Milburn
American rhythm and blues singer, and pianist
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Guitar Slim
Guitar Slim
American blues musician
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Snooky Young
Snooky Young
American musician
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Sonny Parker
Sonny Parker
American blues and jazz singer, dancer, and drummer
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Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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George Freeman
George Freeman
American musician
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Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
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King Curtis
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
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Paul Williams
Paul Williams
US blues and R&B saxophone player and composer
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Esther Phillips
Esther Phillips
American R&B singer
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Ella Mae Morse
Ella Mae Morse
American popular music singer (1924-1999)
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Barney Bigard
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
Roy Milton
American R&B and jump blues singer, drummer and bandleader

Roy Milton

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American R&B and jump blues singer, drummer and bandleader
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Roy Bunny Milton (July 31, 1907 – September 18, 1983) was an American R&B and jump blues singer, drummer and bandleader.