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Jay McShann
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer
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Al Hibbler
Al Hibbler
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Crown Prince Waterford
Crown Prince Waterford
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Leroy Foster
Leroy Foster
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Wynonie Harris
Wynonie Harris
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Paul Quinichette
Paul Quinichette
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Fred Below
Fred Below
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Roy Brown
Roy Brown
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Tommy Brown
Tommy Brown
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Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner
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Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon
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Camille Howard
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T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker
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Annie Laurie
Annie Laurie
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Al "Cake" Wichard
Al "Cake" Wichard
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Andrew Tibbs
Andrew Tibbs
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Ike Isaacs
Ike Isaacs
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Moon Mullican
Moon Mullican
American recording artist; country and western singer, songwriter, and pianist
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Tiny Bradshaw
Tiny Bradshaw
American jazz and rhythm and blues bandleader, singer, composer, pianist, and drummer
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Lucky Millinder
Lucky Millinder
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Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson
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Little Walter
Little Walter
American blues harmonica player
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Phineas Newborn Jr.
Phineas Newborn Jr.
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Jimmy Rogers
Jimmy Rogers
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Jimmie Gordon
Jimmie Gordon
American musician
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Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris
American jazz and blues guitarist
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Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter
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Huey "Piano" Smith
Huey "Piano" Smith
American musician
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Lula Reed
Lula Reed
American singer (1926-2008)
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Hal Singer
Hal Singer
American musician
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Lowell Fulson
Lowell Fulson
American musician
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Clyde Bernhardt
Clyde Bernhardt
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Little Richard
Little Richard
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Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
American vocal group in the 1940s and 1950s
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Betty Roché
Betty Roché
American blues singer
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Freddie King
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer
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Maxwell Davis
Maxwell Davis
American musician
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Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Bill Haley
Bill Haley
American rock and roll music pioneer (1925-1981)
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Delbert McClinton
Delbert McClinton
American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist
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Lloyd Glenn
Lloyd Glenn
American musician
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Percy Mayfield
Percy Mayfield
American singer and songwriter
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Charles Brown
Charles Brown
American recording artist; songwriter, blues singer and pianist
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Floyd Jones
Floyd Jones
American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
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Clyde McPhatter
Clyde McPhatter
American singer
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Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine
American musician
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Julia Lee
Julia Lee
American blues and dirty blues musician
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Billy Ward and His Dominoes
Billy Ward and His Dominoes
African American R&B group
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The Clovers
The Clovers
American rhythm and blues/doo-wop vocal group
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Rusty Bryant
Rusty Bryant
American musician
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Dave Bartholomew
Dave Bartholomew
American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
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Johnny Otis
Johnny Otis
American singer, musician, composer, and record producer
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Big Maybelle
Big Maybelle
American R&B singer and pianist
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Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Roy Hawkins
Roy Hawkins
American musician
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Eddie Cochran
Eddie Cochran
American rock and roll pioneer
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Milt Buckner
Milt Buckner
American musician
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Willie Cook
Willie Cook
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Shafi Hadi
Shafi Hadi
American musician
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Arthur Adams
Arthur Adams
American blues musician
Walter Brown
American musician

Walter Brown

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Walter Brown (August 17, 1917 – June 1956) was an American blues shouter who sang with Jay McShann's band in the 1940s and co-wrote their biggest hit, "Confessin' the Blues".

Brown was born in Dallas, Texas. He joined McShann's orchestra, which also included the saxophonist Charlie Parker, in 1941. Brown sang on some of the band's most successful recordings, including "Confessin' the Blues" and "Hootie Blues", before leaving to be replaced by Jimmy Witherspoon. in 1947 he recorded some sides with the Tiny Grimes Sextet, which resulted in their version of the hit "Open the Door Richard". The record was considered too risque and was banned from most radio playlists, and the label withdrew it from sale soon after.

Brown's subsequent solo singing career was unsuccessful, although he recorded for the King, Signature and Mercury labels, and he briefly reunited with McShann for recording sessions in 1949. His last two recordings were completed in Houston in 1951 and released on the Peacock label.

Brown died in June 1956 in Lawton, Oklahoma, as a result of drug addiction.