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Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
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Dolly Jones
Dolly Jones
American jazz musician
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Earl Hines
Earl Hines
American jazz pianist
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Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
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Clora Bryant
Clora Bryant
American musician
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Red Allen
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
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Trummy Young
Trummy Young
American jazz trombonist
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Cozy Cole
Cozy Cole
American musician
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Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer
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Buck Washington
Buck Washington
American musician and pianist
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Blanche Thomas
Blanche Thomas
American musician
11
Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer
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Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
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Eva Taylor
Eva Taylor
American singer and actress (1895-1977)
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King Oliver
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
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May Alix
May Alix
American cabaret and jazz vocalist
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Teddy Wilson
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
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Lovie Austin
Lovie Austin
American pianist
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Freddie Keppard
Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
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Buddy Featherstonhaugh
Buddy Featherstonhaugh
English jazz saxophonist
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Pops Foster
Pops Foster
American musician
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Hot Lips Page
Hot Lips Page
American jazz musician
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Hamiet Bluiett
Hamiet Bluiett
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
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Money Johnson
Money Johnson
American musician
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Lil Hardin Armstrong
Lil Hardin Armstrong
American jazz musician
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Midge Williams
Midge Williams
African American swing and jazz singer
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Jonah Jones
Jonah Jones
American musician
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Sy Oliver
Sy Oliver
American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader
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Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Eddie Rosner
Eddie Rosner
German musician
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Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
American jazz singer and bandleader (1907-1994)
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Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Adelaide Hall
Adelaide Hall
American-born UK-based jazz singer and entertainer
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Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center (born 1961)
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June Clark
June Clark
Jazz trumpeter and cornetist
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Edmond Hall
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
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Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter
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Sonny Greer
Sonny Greer
American jazz drummer
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Joe Smith
Joe Smith
American jazz trumpeter
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Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
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Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
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Joe Venuti
Joe Venuti
jazz violinist
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Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
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Catherine Russell
Catherine Russell
singer
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Doc Cheatham
Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
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Velma Middleton
Velma Middleton
American singer
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Mezz Mezzrow
Mezz Mezzrow
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
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Bertha Idaho
Bertha Idaho
American classic female blues singer
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Reuben Reeves
Reuben Reeves
American musician
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Eddie Condon
Eddie Condon
US musician
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Maxine Sullivan
Maxine Sullivan
American blues and jazz singer (1911-1987)
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Johnny Dunn
Johnny Dunn
American traditional jazz trumpeter and vaudeville performer
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Clarence Williams
Clarence Williams
American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher
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Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker
American-born French dancer, singer, and actress (1906-1975)
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Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey
African-American blues singer
Valaida Snow
American musician

Valaida Snow

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Valaida Snow in a 1945 advertisement

Valaida Snow (June 2, 1904 – May 30, 1956) was a virtuoso American jazz musician and entertainer who became an internationally celebrated talent. She was known as "Little Louis" and "Queen of the Trumpet," a nickname given to her by W.C. Handy.