Thelma Terry (born Thelma Combes, September 30, 1901 – May 30, 1966) was an American bandleader and bassist during the 1920s and 1930s. She led Thelma Terry and Her Playboys and was the first American woman to lead a notable jazz orchestra as an instrumentalist.
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Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
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Jan Garber
American musician
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Anita O'Day
American jazz singer
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Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Eddie Shu
American swing and jazz multi-instrumentalist with high proficiency on tenor and alto saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, harmonica, and accordion
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Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
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Seger Ellis
American musician
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Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
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Lee Katzman
American musician
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Frank Socolow
American musician
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Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
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Floyd O'Brien
American musician
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Irene Daye
American singer
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Lenny Hambro
Jazz Musician
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Mildred Bailey
American jazz singer
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Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
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Mary Osborne
American musician
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June Christy
American singer
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Steve Brown
jazz musician best known for his work on string bass
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Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
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Red Nichols
American jazz musician
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Jimmy McPartland
American cornetist
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Chuck Redd
American musician
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Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
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Pat Moran
American pianist and jazz musician
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Eddie Bert
American musician
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Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
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Jimmie Lunceford
American musician
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Acoustic Alchemy
English jazz band
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Andy Kirk
American jazz saxophonist and tubist, bandleader
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Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
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Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Trigger Alpert
musician
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Larry Gray
American musician
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Kenneth Ascher
American musician
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Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
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Bob Hammer
American pianist
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Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
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Mary Stallings
American singer
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Sonny Igoe
American musician
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George Roberts
American trombonist
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Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
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Scrappy Lambert
American dance band vocalist, composer
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Johnny Desmond
popular music singer (1919-1985)
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Ann Richards
American singer
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Jackie Kelso
musician
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Tex Beneke
American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader
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Gene Williams
American musician and bandleader
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Bunny Berigan
American musician
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Dodo Marmarosa
American musician
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Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
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Miguelito Valdés
Cuban singer (1912-1978)
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Patti Bown
American musician
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Joe Sullivan
American musician
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Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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William Manuel Johnson
American double bassist
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Joe Newman
American musician
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Jason Newsted
American musician
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Major Holley
American jazz upright bassist
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Boyd Raeburn
American musician
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Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter