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Paul Whiteman

American jazz musician and radio personality

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Peter DeRose

American composer of jazz and pop music during the era of Tin Pan Alley

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Victor de Sabata

Italian conductor and composer

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Milton Ager

American composer

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Giacomo Puccini

Italian opera composer (1858-1924)

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Isham Jones

American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter

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Sam Coslow

American songwriter, singer, film producer, publisher, and market analyst

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Franco Alfano

Italian composer and pianist

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Riccardo Zandonai

Italian composer

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Sigmund Romberg

Hungarian-born American operetta composer

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Clarence Williams

American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher

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James P. Johnson

American pianist and composer

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James F. Hanley

American songwriter and author

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Al Dubin

Swiss-American lyricist (1891-1945)

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Johnny Green

American conductor, arranger, composer, pianist; Harvard AB 1928, achieved early fame as a songwriter and orchestra leader in the 1920s and 1930s

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Granville Bantock

British composer and conductor

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Ray Noble

English bandleader, composer, arranger, radio comedian, and actor (1903-1978)

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Richard Hageman

Dutch conductor

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Arturo Toscanini

Italian conductor (1867-1957)

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Eugene Aynsley Goossens

English conductor and composer

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Ben Bernie

American jazz violinist and radio personality

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Vernon Dalhart

American country music singer

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Irving Mills

American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter

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Original Dixieland Jass Band

American jazz band

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George Gershwin

American composer and pianist (1898-1937)

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Ralph Peer

Talent scout, recording engineer and record producer

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Joe Davis

American music publisher

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Mabel Wayne

American songwriter

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Richard Rodgers

American composer of songs and Broadway musicals

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Pietro Mascagni

Italian composer known for operas

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Adrian Boult

English conductor

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Sidney Bechet

American jazz musician

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Paul Hindemith

German-born American composer (1895–1963)

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L. Wolfe Gilbert

Composer, lyricist, author, publisher

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Ted Snyder

American composer, lyricist, and music publisher

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Gus Kahn

German-American lyricist

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Rudolf Friml

Czech composer