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| Aaronson, Irving (b. 1895 d. 1963) | bandleader, piano |
| Addison, Bernard (b. 1905) | banjo, guitar |
| Adler, Larry [Lawrence] (b. 1914) | cast, harmonica |
| Allen, Henry James "Red" (b. 1908 d. 1967) | trumpet, vocals |
| Ambrose (b. 1897 d. 1971) | danceband leader, violin |
| Apollon, Dave | leader, mandoline |
| Armstrong, Louis (b. 1900) | cast, composer |
| Arnheim, Gus (b. 1897 d. 1955) | bandleader, composer |
| Ash, Paul (b. 1891 d. 1958 a. 1924-1933) | bandleader, violin |
| Asmussen, Svend (Harald Christian) (b. 1916) | violin, singer |
| Austin, Gene [Eugene Lucas] (b. 1900 d. 1972) | crooner, piano |
| Bailey, Buster [William C.] (b. 1902 d. 1967) | clarinet, seas |
| Bailey, Mildred (b. 1907 d. 1951) | composer, singer |
| Ballew, Smith (b. 1902 d. 1984) | banjo, guitar |
| Bampton, Claude | clarinet, piano |
| Banks, Billy | leader, singer |
| Banta, Frank P. (a. 1900-1935) | piano, composer |
| Bargy, Roy Frederick (b. 1894 d. 1974) | popular composer, piano |
| Barnes, Walter (b. 1905 d. 1940) | bandleader, tenor sax |
| Barnet, Charlie [Charles Daly] (b. 1913 d. 1991 a. 1936-1948) | saxophone, bandleader |
| Beiderbecke, Bix [Leon Bismarck] (b. 1903 d. 1931) | cornet, musicisti |
| Berigan, Bunny [Roland Bernard] (b. 1908 d. 1942) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Berlin, Irving (b. 1888 d. 1989) | cast, composer |
| Bernie, Ben (b. 1891 d. 1943) | bandleader, cast |
| Berton, Vic [Victor] (b. 1896 d. 1951) | drummer, drums |
| Bertrand, Jimmy [James] (b. 1900 d. 1960) | drummer, drums |
| Biese, Paul | clarinet, saxophone |
| Black, Stanley (b. 1913) | piano, arranger |
| Blake, Eubie [James Hubert] (b. 1883 d. 1983) | cast, composer |
| Bloom, Rube (b. 1902 d. 1976) | composer, piano |
| Boswell, Connee [Connie] (b. 1907 d. 1976) | singer, vocals |
| Boswell, Martha (b. 1905 d. 1958) | piano, singer |
| Boswell, Vet [Helvetia] (b. 1908 d. 1988 a. 1931-1938) | singer |
| Bradshaw, Tiny [Myron Carlton] (b. 1905 d. 1958) | bandleader, vocals |
| Bragg, W.H. (a. 1935) | bandleader |
| Brown, Cleo [Cleopatra] (b. 1909) | piano, vocals |
| Brown, Tom | cast, clarinet |
| Bryant, Willie [William Steven] (b. 1908 d. 1964) | bandleader, cast |
| Busse, Henry (b. 1894 d. 1955) | composer, cornet |
| Calloway, Cab [Cabell] (b. 1907 a. 1930-1945) | bandleader, cast |
| Calloway, Jean | singer |
| Cannon, Gus (b. 1883 d. 1979) | banjo, vocals |
| Carmichael, Hoagy [Hoagland Howard] (b. 1899 d. 1981) | composer, cornet |
| Carroll, Eddie | cast, clarinet |
| Carter, Benny (b. 1907) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Chittison, Herman "Ivory" (b. 1908 d. 1967) | piano, celeste |
| Clark, Garnet (b. 1917 d. 1938) | piano, trumpet |
| Clay, Sonny [William Rogers Campbell] (b. 1899) | drummer, piano |
| Cobb, Oliver | cornet, trumpet |
| Cole, James | saxophone |
| Condon, Eddie [Albert Edwin] (b. 1905 d. 1973) | banjo, guitar |
| Confrey, Zez (b. 1895 d. 1971) | composer, piano |
| Cook, Doc (b. 1891 d. 1958) | piano, arranger |
| Cornell, Jack | accordion, piano-accordeon |
| Cotton, Billy (b. 1899 d. 1969) | bandleader, vocals |
| Crawford, Rosetta (b. 1896) | piano, singer |
| Crawley, Wilton (b. 1900 d. 1948 a. 1927) | clarinet, singer |
| Creath, Charlie [Charles Cyril] (b. 1890 d. 1951) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Crosby, Bing (b. 1904 d. 1977) | singer |
| Crosby, Bob [George Robert] (b. 1913 d. 1993) | composer, leader |
| Cummins, Bernie [Bernard Joseph] (a. 1930-1940) | bandleader, former boxer |
| Dandridge, Putney [Louis] (b. 1902 d. 1946) | piano, celeste |
| Daniels, Joe (b. 1908) | drummer, drums |
| Davis, Johnny "Scat" (b. 1915 d. 1983) | scat singer, trumpet |
| Davis, Lew (b. 1903) | trombone, danceband leader |
| Davis, Meyer (b. 1893 d. 1976) | bandleader, director |
| Dawn, Dolly (b. 1919 a. 1936) | singer, vocals |
| De Kers, Robert (b. 1906 d. 1987) | trumpeter, bandleader |
| De Vries, Louis (b. 1905 d. 1935) | trumpet |
| Delange, Eddie (a. 1936-1938) | arranger |
| Dial, Harry (b. 1907 d. 1987) | drummer, drums |
| Dickerson, Carroll (b. 1895 d. 1957) | director, violin |
| Dixon, Vance (b. 1895 a. 1929-1930) | clarinet, saxophone |
| Dodds, Johnny [John M.] (b. 1892 d. 1940) | clarinet, alto saxophone |
| Donde, Eli (b. 1911 d. 1940) | violin, leader |
| Dornberger, Charles | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Dorsey, Jimmy [James Francis] (b. 1904 d. 1957) | cast, clarinet |
| Dorsey, Tommy [Thomas] (b. 1905 d. 1956) | cast, composer |
| Duchin, Eddy (b. 1910 d. 1951) | cast, piano stylist |
| Dumaine, Louis (a. 1927) | composer |
| Eckstein, Willie [William] (b. 1888 d. 1963) | piano, composer |
| Edinborough, Eddie | scat singer |
| Ellington (b. 1899 d. 1974) | composer, direttore d'orchestra |
| Ellis, Seger Pillot (b. 1904) | radio and recording entertainer, vocals |
| Etting, Ruth (b. 1896 d. 1978) | cast, torch singer |
| Featherstonhaugh, Buddy [Rupert Edward Lee] (b. 1909 d. 1976) | clarinet, tenor sax |
| Fenton, Carl | arranger, bandleader |
| Ferera, Frank (d. 1960s a. 1920s) | Hawaiian guitar, steel (Hawaiian) guitar |
| Fillis, Len [Leonard Milford] (b. 1903 d. 1953) | banjo, guitar |
| Finnell, Douglas | bandleader |
| Firman, Bert (b. 1906 a. 1925) | arranger, conductor |
| Forsythe, Reginald (b. 1907) | composer, piano |
| Fowler, Len | piano, composer |
| Fox, Roy (b. 1901 d. 1982) | bandleader, cornet |
| Freeman, Bud [Lawrence] (b. 1906 d. 1991) | tenor saxophone |
| Friedman, Leo "Snooks" | drummer, bandleader |
| Froeba, Frank (b. 1907 d. 1981) | piano, bandleader |
| Fuller, Earl (a. 1915-1917) | bandleader, piano |
| Garber, Jan (b. 1897 d. 1977) | bandleader, orchestra |
| Gardner, Fred |
| Gardner, Freddy (b. 1911 d. 1950) | clarinet, saxophone |
| Geraldo (b. 1904 d. 1974) | bandleader |
| Gerity, Julia (a. 1931) | singer, vocals |
| Gershwin, George (b. 1898) | author, cast |
| Gibbons, Carroll [Richard Carroll] (b. 1903 d. 1954) | composer, conductor |
| Gifford, Gene [Harold Eugene] (b. 1908 d. 1970) | arranger, banjo |
| Goldkette, Jean (b. 1899 d. 1962) | piano, conductor |
| Gonella, Nat [Nathaniel Charles] (b. 1908) | flute, trumpet |
| Goodman, Benny [Benjamin David] (b. 1909 d. 1986) | alto saxophone, cast |
| Gottlieb | violin |
| Gould, Sam (a. 1925) | piano |
| Green, Johnny [John William] (b. 1908 d. 1989) | composer, music director |
| Green, Sadie (a. 1926-1927) | singer |
| Gregory (a. 1930-1932) | bandleader |
| Grier, Jimmie (b. 1902 d. 1959 a. 1932-1935) | bandleader |
| Grofe, Ferde (b. 1892 d. 1972) | composer, musicisti |
| Hall, Adelaide (Louise) (b. 1895) | cast, jazz singer |
| Hall, Fred (b. 1898 d. 1964) | comedian, singer |
| Hall, Henry (Robert) (b. 1898 d. 1989) | piano, trumpeter |
| Hamm, Fred |
| Hamp, Johnny (a. 1920-1930) | bandleader |
| Handy, W.C. [William Christopher] (b. 1873 d. 1958) | additional Music, cast |
| Hanshaw, Annette (b. 1910 d. 1985) | bandleader, vocals |
| Harris, Albert | guitar |
| Haston, Gus (a. 1916) | alto saxophone, banjo |
| Hatch, Ike | banjo, singer |
| Hawkins, Coleman (Randolph) (b. 1904 d. 1969) | clarinet, tenor sax |
| Hayes, Clifford (a. 1920s) | bandleader, composer |
| Haymes, Joe (b. 1908 a. 1933-1935) | arranger, vocals |
| Hazel, Monk [Arthur] (b. 1903 d. 1968) | cornet, drummer |
| Henderson, Fletcher [James Fletcher] (b. 1898 d. 1952) | arranger, bandleader |
| Henderson, Rosa (b. 1896 d. 1968) | piano, singer |
| Herbin, Frank (a. 1926-1927) | piano |
| Heywood, Eddie (b. 1915 d. 1989) | piano, composer |
| Hickman, Art (b. 1888 d. 1930) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Hill, Alex [William Alexander] (b. 1906 d. 1937) | composer, lyricist |
| Hill, Teddy [Theodore] (b. 1909 d. 1978) | clarinet, music director |
| Himber, Richard (b. 1907 d. 1966) | composer, lyricist |
| Hines, Eddie | trumpet |
| Hines, Fatha [Earl Kenneth] (b. 1903 d. 1983) | piano, bandleader |
| Hopkins, Claude (Driskett) (b. 1903 d. 1984) | piano, arranger |
| Howard, Bob (b. 1906 d. 1986) | piano, trumpet |
| Howard, Paul (b. 1908 d. 1984) | bandleader |
| Hudson, Will (b. 1908 d. 1981) | arranger, composer |
| Hughes, Spike (b. 1908 d. 1987) | bass, string bass |
| Hutton, Ina Ray (b. 1916 d. 1984) | cast, piano |
| Hyde, Pat (b. 1917) | entertainer, piano accordion |
| Hylton, Jack (b. 1892 d. 1965) | bandleader, conductor |
| Hylton, Jack (a. 1935) | leader, singer |
| Jackson, Bud |
| Jackson, Dewey (b. 1900) | trumpeter, bandleader |
| Jackson, Edgar (b. 1895) | drummer |
| Jackson, Frisky-Foot (a. 1935) | bandleader |
| Jackson, Jack (b. 1907 d. 1978) | bandleader, trumpeter |
| Jackson, Zaidee (a. 1931) | cast, singer |
| Jacobs, Howard (b. 1900 d. 1977) | alto sax, sax |
| Jacobs, Jacques (b. 1878) | conductor, violin |
| Jarrett, Art [Arthur] (b. 1909 a. 1941) | banjo, cast |
| Jason, Sybil (a. 1932) | singer, vocals |
| Jaxon, Half Pint (b. 1895) | cast, oboe |
| Jentes, Harry (b. 1897 d. 1958) | ragtime piano, composer |
| Johnson, Eddie [Edward (b. 1912) | tenor saxophone |
| Johnson, Freddy (b. 1904 d. 1961) | piano, vocals |
| Johnson, Jimmy (a. 1915) | piano, composer |
| Johnson, Johnny [Malcolm] (b. 1902) | bandleader |
| Johnson, Lonnie (b. 1889 d. 1970) | banjo, guitar |
| Johnson, Roy |
| Jones, Clarence | piano |
| Jones, Isham (b. 1894 d. 1956) | composer, lyricist |
| Jones, Richard Myknee (b. 1889 d. 1945) | piano, arranger |
| Jordan, Taft [James Taft] (b. 1915 d. 1981) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Joy, Jimmy (b. 1912 d. 1962) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Joyce, Teddy (b. 1907 d. 1941) | leader, violin |
| Kahn, Roger Wolfe (b. 1907 d. 1962) | alto saxophone, composer |
| Kardos, Gene (a. 1930s) | alto sax, bandleader |
| Karle, Art [Arthur D.] (b. 1905 d. 1967) | tenor saxophone, clarinet |
| Kassel, Art (b. 1896 d. 1965) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Kaufman, Whitey (a. 1923) | violin, banjo |
| Kemp, Hal [James Harold] (b. 1905 d. 1940) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| King, Henry (d. 1974) | orchestra, piano |
| King, Wayne Harold (b. 1901 d. 1985) | saxophone, bandleader |
| Kirk, Andy [Andrew Dewey] (b. 1898) | bass saxophone, composer |
| Kirkeby, Ed [Wallace Theodore] (b. 1891 d. 1978) | bandleader, manager |
| Klein, Manny [Emmanuel] (b. 1908 d. 1986) | trumpet, orchestra |
| Kok, James [Arthur James] (b. 1902 d. 1976) | bandleader |
| Kress, Carl W. (b. 1907 d. 1965) | banjo, guitar |
| Krueger, Benny [Benjamin] (b. 1899 d. 1967) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Krupa, Gene [Eugene Bertram] (b. 1909 d. 1973) | cast, composer |
| Kunz, Charlie (b. 1896 d. 1958) | french horn, piano |
| Kyte, Sidney (b. 1896 d. 1981 a. 1914) | orchestra leader, violin |
| La Vere, Charlie [Charles] (b. 1910 d. 1983) | piano, bandleader |
| Lally, Arthur (d. 1940 a. 1932) | clarinet, saxophone |
| Landry, Art | bandleader, clarinet |
| Lang, Eddie (b. 1902 d. 1933) | jazz guitar |
| Lattimore, Harlan (b. 1908) | singer, vocals |
| Layton, Turner (b. 1894 d. 1978) | cast, composer |
| Lee, George E. [George Ewing] (b. 1896 d. 1958) | guitar, singer |
| Leecan, Bobby (a. 1926) | banjo, guitar |
| Lewis, Meade "Lux" (b. 1905 d. 1964) | piano, celeste |
| Lewis, Philip |
| Lewis, Ted (b. 1892 d. 1971) | bandleader, cast |
| Lindley, Donald (a. 1926) | lyricist, trumpet |
| Lipton, Sidney John (b. 1906) | violin, saxophone |
| Litter, Monia (b. 1906) | piano |
| Lopez, Vincent (b. 1898 d. 1975 a. 1922-1939) | bandleader, cast |
| Lorenzi, Mario (b. 1894 d. 1967) | harp |
| Loss, Joe [Josua Alexander] (b. 1909 d. 1990) | bandleader, director |
| Lown, Bert (b. 1903 d. 1962) | bandleader, violin |
| Lucas, Nick (b. 1897 d. 1982) | banjo, cast |
| Lunceford, Jimmy [James Melvin] (b. 1902 d. 1947) | arranger, bandleader |
| Lyman, Abe (b. 1897 d. 1957) | bandleader, composer |
| Mackey, Percival (b. 1894 d. 1950) | orchestrator, piano |
| Manone, Wingy [Joseph Matthews] (b. 1900 d. 1982) | cornet, trumpet |
| Mantovani (b. 1905 d. 1980) | orchestra leader, violin |
| Martin, Freddie (b. 1908) | clarinet, saxophone |
| Marvin, Johnny (b. 1897 d. 1944) | band singer, cast |
| Mason, Billy (a. 1930s) | piano, danceband leader |
| Massey, Pete |
| Mayerl, Billy (b. 1902 d. 1959) | cast, composer |
| McClennon, George (a. 1940) | tuba |
| McCoy, Clyde (b. 1903 d. 1990 a. 1931-1941) | flute, trumpet |
| McDonough, Dick [Richard] (b. 1904 d. 1938) | banjo, guitar |
| McKenzie, Red [William] (b. 1899 d. 1948) | singer, entertainer |
| McKinney, Bill [William] (b. 1895 d. 1969) | bandleader, drummer |
| McKinney, Nina Mae (b. 1912 d. 1967) | cast, entertainer |
| Merrin, Billy (b. 1900 d. 1980 a. 1928) | composer, danceband leader |
| Mezzrow, Milton (b. 1899 d. 1972) | clarinet, saxophone |
| Miles, Lizzy (b. 1895 d. 1963) | singer, vocals |
| Miley, Bubber [James Wesley] (b. 1903 d. 1932) | cast, composer |
| Miller, Emmett | singer, vocals |
| Miller, Glen [Alton Glen] (b. 1904 d. 1944) | accordion, bandleader |
| Miller, Ray (a. 1920-1930) | bandleader |
| Mills, Harry (b. 1913 d. 1982) | baritone vocalist, cast |
| Mills, Herbert (b. 1912 d. 1989) | tenor |
| Mills, Irving (b. 1884 d. 1985) | cast, composer |
| Mills, John (b. 1911 d. 1936) | singer |
| Minevitch, Borrah (b. 1904 d. 1955) | cast, harmonica |
| Miranda, Jack (b. 1908 d. 1959) | clarinet, alto saxophone |
| Mole, Miff [Milford Irving] (b. 1898 d. 1961) | trombone |
| Montgomery, J. Neal (a. 1929) | bandleader, piano |
| Moore, Gerry [Gerald Asher] (b. 1903) | piano |
| Morgan, Russ (b. 1904 d. 1969) | composer, trombone |
| Morgan, Sam (a. 1925 active: 1929) | leader, singer |
| Morse, Lee (b. 1900 d. 1954) | singer, vocals |
| Morton, Benny [Henry Sterling] (b. 1907 d. 1985) | trombone |
| Morton, Jelly Roll (b. 1885 d. 1941) | composer, music based on |
| Mosby, Curtis (b. 1895 d. 1960) | drummer, vocals |
| Moten, Bennie [Benjamin] (b. 1894 d. 1935) | piano, trombone |
| Munro, Ronnie (b. 1897 d. 1989 a. 1939) | composer, piano |
| Napoleon, Phil (b. 1901 d. 1990) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Naylor, Oliver | bandleader, piano |
| Nelson, Ozzie [Oswald George] (b. 1906 d. 1975) | bandleader, s [=?] |
| Newman, Roy (a. 1935) | bandleader |
| Nichols, Red [Ernest Loring] (b. 1905 d. 1965) | cornet, trumpet |
| Noble, Ray [Raymond Stanley] (b. 1903 d. 1978) | bandleader, celeste |
| Noone, Jimmie (b. 1895 d. 1944) | clarinet, bandleader |
| Norvo, Red (b. 1908) | cast, piano |
| O'Bryant, Jimmy (d. 1928) | clarinet, alto saxophone |
| O'Neill, Walker (a. 1924) | piano, composer |
| Oliver, King [Joseph] (b. 1885 d. 1938) | composer, cornet |
| Olsen, George (b. 1893 d. 1971) | bandleader |
| Osborne, Will (b. 1906 d. 1981) | singer, vocals |
| Paradise, Joe (a. 1935) | bandleader |
| Parham, Tiny [Hartzell Strathdene Parham] (b. 1900 d. 1943) | piano, bandleader |
| Patti (a. 1932) | banjo |
| Payne, Jack (b. 1899 d. 1969) | bandleader, leader |
| Peabody, Eddie [Edwin Ellsworth] (b. 1902 d. 1970) | banjo, violin |
| Perkins, Red (a. 1920) | bandleader, trumpet |
| Perritt, Harry (a. 1934) | bandleader, director |
| Petrie, Cecile (b. 1910 a. 1931) | singer |
| Pettis, Jack (b. 1902) | clarinet, saxophone |
| Phillips, Syd (b. 1907) | baritone sax, arranger |
| Pickens, Helen (a. 1934) | singer |
| Pickens, Jane (b. ERR4>) | cast, soprano |
| Pickens, Patti (a. 1934) | singer |
| Pilcer, Murray (a. 1918) | bandleader, drums |
| Plonkit, Billy (a. 1935) | bandleader, tenor sax |
| Pollack, Ben (b. 1903 d. 1971) | drummer, drums |
| Preager, Lou (b. 1906 d. 1978) | danceband leader, director |
| Prima, Louis (b. 1911 d. 1978) | composer, singer |
| Prince, Charles Adams (b. 1869 d. 1937) | composer, director |
| Purvis, Jack (b. 1906 d. 1962) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Ralton, Bert (b. 1900 d. 1927) | clarinet, saxophone |
| Raymond, Joe | violin, leader |
| Read, Bert [Albert] (b. 1908 a. 1927) | piano |
| Redman, Don [Donald Mathew] (b. 1900 d. 1964) | alto saxophone, arranger |
| Reeves, Ruben (a. 1934) | trumpet |
| Reilly, Mike | trombone |
| Reinhardt, Django (b. 1910 d. 1953) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Reisman, Leo Frank (b. 1897 d. 1961 a. 1921-1941) | violin, bandleader |
| Remue, Chas [Charles] (b. 1903 d. 1971) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Rich, Fred [Freddie] (b. 1898 d. 1956) | piano, bandleader |
| Rignold, Hugo (Henry) (b. 1905 d. 1976) | conductor, violin |
| Rines, Joe [Joseph] (b. 1902) | composer, producer |
| Roane, Frank | cast, leader |
| Robertson, Dick (b. 1903) | piano, vocals |
| Robichaux, Joseph (b. 1900 d. 1965) | piano, orchestra leader |
| Robison, Carson Jay (b. 1890 d. 1957) | country and western singer, guitar |
| Robison, Willard (b. 1894 d. 1968) | composer, lyricist |
| Rodemich, Gene | piano, bandleader |
| Rogers, Buddy [Charles] (b. 1904) | bandleader, cast |
| Rollini, Adrian (b. 1904 d. 1956) | baritone sax, bass sax |
| Roy, Harry (b. 1900 d. 1971) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Russell, Luis (Carl) (b. 1902 d. 1963) | piano |
| Sannella, Andy [Andrew] (b. 1900 d. 1961) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Schutt, Arthur (b. 1902 d. 1965) | orchestrator, piano |
| Selvin, Ben (b. 1898 d. 1980) | bandleader, conductor |
| Senter, Boyd Langdon (b. 1890 d. 1977) | clarinet, alto saxophone |
| Shilkret, Nathaniel (b. 1895 d. 1982) | composer, conductor |
| Silverman, David H. (a. 1927) | piano, composer |
| Sims, Arthur (a. 1927) | bandleader |
| Sims, Lee (b. 1898 d. 1966) | piano, composer |
| Singleton, Zutty [Arthur James] (b. 1898 d. 1975) | drummer, drums |
| Sissle, Noble (Lee) (b. 1889 d. 1975) | cast, composer |
| Smeck, Roy [Leroy] (b. 1900) | banjo, guitar |
| Smith, Bessie (b. 1894 d. 1937) | blues singer |
| Smith, Clara (b. 1895 d. 1935) | singer |
| Smith, Jabbo (b. 1908 d. 1991) | trumpeter, singer |
| Smith, Joseph C. (a. 1917-1922 active: 1923-1925) | bandleader, violin |
| Smith, Mamie (b. 1883 d. 1946) | singer, entertainer |
| Smith, Stuff (b. 1909 d. 1967) | violin, vocals |
| Smith, Willie "the Lion" (b. 1897 d. 1973) | jazz piano, piano |
| Snow, Valaida (d. 1956) | cast, trumpet |
| Somers, Debroy (b. 1890 d. 1952) | arranger, conductor |
| South, Eddie (b. 1904 d. 1962) | violin, bandleader |
| Specht, Paul (b. 1895 d. 1954) | bandleader, violin |
| Spitalny, Phil (b. 1889 d. 1970) | bandleader, violin |
| Spivey, Queen [Victoria Regina] (b. 1906 d. 1976) | blues singer, vocals |
| Stacy, Jesse [Alexandria] (b. 1904) | piano |
| Starita, Ray (b. 1900 d. 1967 a. 1928) | clarinet, saxophone |
| Starita, Rudy (b. 1898 d. 1978) | baritone sax, drummer |
| Steele, Joe [Joseph A.] (b. 1900 d. 1964) | piano, bandleader |
| Stewart, Rex (William jr.) (b. 1907 d. 1967) | cornet, trumpeter |
| Stone, Jesse (b. 1901) | piano, arranger |
| Stone, Lew [Louis] (b. 1898 d. 1969) | bandleader, arranger |
| Straight, Charles T. (b. 1891 d. 1940) | jazz piano, piano |
| Sullivan, Joe [Joseph Michael] (b. 1906 d. 1971) | clarinet, jazz piano |
| Sweatman, Wilbur (b. 1882 d. 1961) | clarinet, bandleader |
| Tatum, Art [Arthur, Jr.] (b. 1910 d. 1956) | piano, celeste |
| Taylor, Eva (b. 1895 d. 1977) | cast, vaudeville singer |
| Taylor, Freddy (b. 1914) | banjo, trumpet |
| Teagarden, Jack [Weldon Leo] (b. 1905) | cast, trombone |
| Thomas, Hersal | piano |
| Thompson, Kay (b. 1913) | composer, author |
| Thorne, Donald James Dean (b. 1902) | organ, piano |
| Torch, Sydney (b. 1908 d. 1990) | orchestra, pipe organ |
| Tremaine, Paul (a. 1920s) | bandleader, narrator |
| Trent, Alphonso (b. 1905 d. 1959) | bandleader, piano |
| Trumbauer, Frank [Tram] (b. 1901 d. 1956) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Tucker, Sophie (b. 1884 d. 1966) | actress, cast |
| Tuxen, Erik (Oluf) (b. 1902 d. 1957) | bandleader, conductor |
| Vallee, Rudy (b. 1901 d. 1986) | bandleader, cast |
| Van Eps, Fred (b. 1878 d. 1960) | banjo |
| Ventre, John | trumpet |
| Ventura, Ray [Raymond] (b. 1908 d. 1979) | bandleader, orchestra |
| Venuti, Joe [Giuseppe] (b. 1903 d. 1978) | violin, orchestra |
| Voorhees, Don (b. 1903 d. 1989) | danceband leader, director |
| Waller, Fats [Thomas Wright] (b. 1904 d. 1943) | cast, composer |
| Waring, Tom (b. 1902 d. 1960) | composer, lyricist |
| Warlop, Michel (b. 1911 d. 1947) | violin, bandleader |
| Washington, Ford Lee "Buck" (b. 1903 d. 1955) | piano, singer |
| Waters, Ethel (b. 1900 d. 1977) | actress, cast |
| Weaver, Sylvester (a. 1924) | banjo, guitar |
| Webb, Chick [William Henry] (b. 1902 d. 1939) | composer, drummer |
| Weeks, Anson (b. 1896 d. 1969) | bandleader, electric bass |
| Weems, Ted (b. 1901 d. 1963) | bandleader, orchestra |
| Weersma, Melle (b. 1908 d. 1988) | arranger, bandleader |
| Wehner, Heinz (b. 1910 d. 1944) | Kapellmeister, violin |
| Wells, Dickie [William] (b. 1907 d. 1985) | cast, trombone |
| White, Georgia (b. 1903 d. 1980) | cast, piano |
| Whiteman, Paul (b. 1890 d. 1967) | bandleader, cast |
| Whyte, Duncan (a. 1935-1937) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Wiedoeft, Rudy (b. 1893 d. 1940) | alto saxophone, composer |
| Wiedoft, Herb (d. 1947) | bandleader, flute |
| Wilbur, Jay (d. 1968 a. 1928) | director, drums |
| Wiley, Lee (b. 1915 d. 1975) | composer, vocals |
| Williams, Clarence (b. 1898 d. 1965) | baritone saxophone, cast |
| Williams, Douglas | clarinet |
| Williams, Fess [Stanley] (b. 1894 d. 1975) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Williams, Harry | leader |
| Williams, Mary Lou (b. 1910 d. 1981) | arranger, cast |
| Wilson, Edith (b. 1896 d. 1981) | cast, jazz singer |
| Wilson, Garland (Lorenzo) (b. 1909 d. 1954) | piano, celeste |
| Wilson, Teddy [Theodore Shore] (b. 1912 d. 1986) | cast, piano |
| Winnick, Maurice (b. 1902 d. 1962) | orchestra, violin |
| Wylie, Allister | piano, leader |
| Wynn, Al [Albert] (b. 1907 d. 1973) | trombone |
| Young, Arthur | piano |
| Young, Victor (b. 1900 d. 1956) | composer, violin |