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Chick Bullock
Chick Bullock
American singer
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Ray McKinley
Ray McKinley
American musician
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Hot Lips Page
Hot Lips Page
American jazz musician
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Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
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Buddy Tate
Buddy Tate
American musician
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Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
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Martha Tilton
Martha Tilton
American singer
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Kenny Sargent
Kenny Sargent
American musician
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Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
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Scrappy Lambert
Scrappy Lambert
American dance band vocalist, composer
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Sy Oliver
Sy Oliver
American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader
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Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Cozy Cole
Cozy Cole
American musician
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Bob Crosby
Bob Crosby
American dixieland bandleader and vocalist (1913-1993)
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Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
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Joe Williams
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
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Seger Ellis
Seger Ellis
American musician
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Buddy Lucas
Buddy Lucas
American musician
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Jay McShann
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer
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Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
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Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and radio personality
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Bob Eberly
Bob Eberly
American singer, vocalist
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Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
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Johnny Hartman
Johnny Hartman
Jazz Singer
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Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
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Ray Noble
Ray Noble
English bandleader, composer, arranger, radio comedian, and actor (1903-1978)
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Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey
American jazz singer
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Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
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Eddie Lang
Eddie Lang
American jazz guitarist
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Helen Humes
Helen Humes
American jazz and blues singer
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Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Walt Weiskopf
Walt Weiskopf
American jazz musician
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Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith
American singer-songwriter
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Bunny Berigan
Bunny Berigan
American musician
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Randy Brecker
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
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Big Miller
Big Miller
American blues singer (1922-1992)
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Kenny Clare
Kenny Clare
British musician
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Andy Kirk
Andy Kirk
American jazz saxophonist and tubist, bandleader
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Ben Bernie
Ben Bernie
American jazz violinist and radio personality
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Paul Carrack
Paul Carrack
British musician
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Buddy Greco
Buddy Greco
American singer and pianist
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Jack Teagarden
Jack Teagarden
American jazz musician
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Derek Smith
Derek Smith
British musician
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Panama Francis
Panama Francis
American musician
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Joe Gallivan
Joe Gallivan
American musician
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David "Fathead" Newman
David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
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James Moody
James Moody
American jazz musician
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Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
American jazz singer and bandleader (1907-1994)
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Dolly Dawn
Dolly Dawn
American singer (1916-2002)
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Buddy Emmons
Buddy Emmons
American guitarist
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Johnny Gimble
Johnny Gimble
American musician
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Woody Herman
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
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Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb
American singer and songwriter of country music (1914-1984)
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Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
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Tex Beneke
Tex Beneke
American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader
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Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
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Mel Tormé
Mel Tormé
American recording artist, singer, songwriter, actor, writer, music arranger (1925-1999)
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Al Hibbler
Al Hibbler
American baritone vocalist
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Harry James
Harry James
American trumpeter, big band leader
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Leon Thomas
Leon Thomas
American singer
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Edythe Wright
Edythe Wright
American singer
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Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller
American big band musician, arranger, composer and bandleader (1904-1944)
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Jack Cooper
Jack Cooper
American composer, arranger, orchestrator, multireedist, and music educator.
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Al Bowlly
Al Bowlly
Mozambican-born South African-British vocalist and jazz guitarist
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Jimmy Rushing
Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer
Smith Ballew
American actor, singer andorchestra leader (1902-1984)

Smith Ballew

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American actor, singer andorchestra leader (1902-1984)
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Sykes "Smith" Ballew (January 21, 1902 – May 2, 1984) was an American actor, sophisticated singer, orchestra leader, and a western singing star. He also was billed as Buddy Blue, Charles Roberts, and Billy Smith.