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Nathaniel Shilkret
Nathaniel Shilkret
American composer, conductor, clarinetist, pianist, business executive, and music director
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Axel Stordahl
Axel Stordahl
American arranger, orchestra leader
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Lennie Hayton
Lennie Hayton
American composer and conductor (1908-1971)
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Doc Severinsen
Doc Severinsen
American jazz trumpeter (born 1927)
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Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
American singer and actor (1903-1977)
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Carmen Lombardo
Carmen Lombardo
Canadian vocalist and composer
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Walt Levinsky
Walt Levinsky
American musician
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Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
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Dinah Shore
Dinah Shore
American singer and actress
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Alan Shulman
Alan Shulman
American composer and cellist
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Stan Levey
Stan Levey
American musician
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Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and radio personality
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Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Billy May
Billy May
American composer, arranger and trumpeter
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Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
American singer and actor (1915-1998)
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Les Brown
Les Brown
American bandleader, jazz musician, songwriter
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Georgie Stoll
Georgie Stoll
American musical director and composer
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Joe Bushkin
Joe Bushkin
American jazz pianist, songwriter
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Paul Weston
Paul Weston
American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor
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The Andrews Sisters
The Andrews Sisters
American close harmony singing group
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Victor Young
Victor Young
American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor, orchestra leader (1900-1956)
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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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Bobby Troup
Bobby Troup
American actor, jazz pianist, singer and songwriter (1918-1999)
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Paul Smith
Paul Smith
jazz pianist from the United States
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Bobby Sherwood
Bobby Sherwood
American actor and trumpeter (1914-1980)
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Jo Stafford
Jo Stafford
American singer (1917-2008)
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Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
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Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer
American lyricist, songwriter, singer and music professional
Skitch Henderson
American pianist, conductor, and composer (1918-2005)

Skitch Henderson

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American pianist, conductor, and composer (1918-2005)

Lyle Russell Cedric "Skitch" Henderson (January 27, 1918 – November 1, 2005) was a pianist, conductor, and composer. His nickname "Skitch" came from his ability to "re-sketch" a song in a different key and Bing Crosby suggested that he should use the name professionally.