Popular music and the underground
Foundations of jazz, blues, country, and rock, 1900-1950
Foundations of jazz, blues, country, and rock, 1900-1950
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| Acuff, Roy (Claxton) (b. 1903 d. 1992) | composer, country music singer |
| Allen, Peter (b. 1942 d. 1992 a. 1960) | cast, clarinet |
| Andrews, LaVerne (b. 1915 d. 1967) | singer, vocals |
| Andrews, Maxene (b. 1918) | cast, singer |
| Andrews, Patty [Patricia] (b. 1920) | singer |
| Ardoin, Amade (b. 1899 d. 1942 a. 1929-1935) | cajun accordionist, vocals |
| Arlen, Harold (b. 1905 d. 1986) | cast, composer |
| Armstrong, Louis (b. 1900) | cast, composer |
| Arnold, Eddy (b. 1918) | country music singer, guitar |
| Astaire, Fred (b. 1899 d. 1987 a. 1929) | cast, choreographer |
| Austin, Gene [Eugene Lucas] (b. 1900 d. 1972) | crooner, piano |
| Autry, Gene [Orvon Gene] (b. 1907) | singing cowboy, vocals |
| Bagneris, Vernel (b. 1949 a. 1990) | additional Lyrics, cast |
| Bailey, DeFord (b. 1899 d. 1982) | harmonica, country music star |
| Bailey, Mildred (b. 1907 d. 1951) | composer, singer |
| Baker, Josephine (b. 1906 d. 1975) | cast, singer |
| Basie, [William] (b. 1904 d. 1984) | bandleader, composer |
| Bauza, Mario (b. 1911) | director, trumpet |
| Bayes, Nora (b. 1880 d. 1928) | actress, cast |
| Beiderbecke, Bix [Leon Bismarck] (b. 1903 d. 1931) | cornet, musicisti |
| Belle, Lulu (b. 1913) | country music singer, guitar |
| Bennett, Tony (b. 1926 a. 1951) | singer, vocals |
| Benson, Ray (b. 1951) | singer, guitar |
| Berkeley, Busby (b. 1895 d. 1976) | cast, choreographer |
| Berlin, Irving (b. 1888 d. 1989) | cast, composer |
| Blake, Eubie [James Hubert] (b. 1883 d. 1983) | cast, composer |
| Bolcom, William (Elden) (b. 1938) | composer, Komponist |
| Bolick, Bill (b. 1917) | singer, mandolin |
| Bolick, Earl (b. 1919) | singer, guitar |
| 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 |
| Bricktop (b. 1884 d. 1984) | singer |
| Broonzy, Big Bill (b. 1893 d. 1958) | blues singer, guitar |
| Brown, Charles (Mose) (b. 1920) | piano, organ |
| Brown, Milton (b. 1903 d. 1936) | arranger, country music singer |
| Brown, Roy James (b. 1925 d. 1981) | rhythm & blues singer |
| Cain, Jackie [Jacqueline Ruth] (b. 1928) | singer, vocals |
| Calloway, Cab [Cabell] (b. 1907 a. 1930-1945) | bandleader, cast |
| Cannon, Gus (b. 1883 d. 1979) | banjo, vocals |
| Carmichael, Hoagy [Hoagland Howard] (b. 1899 d. 1981) | composer, cornet |
| Carson, Fiddling John (b. 1868 d. 1949) | pioneer hillbilly fiddle player, recording artist |
| Carter, A.P. [Alvin Pleasant] (b. 1891 d. 1960) | country music singer |
| Carter, Maybelle Addington (b. 1909 d. 1978) | country music singer, guitar |
| Carter, Sara (b. 1898 d. 1979) | autoharp, country music singer |
| Chatmon, Bo (b. 1893 d. 1964) | bluesman, king of raunch |
| Chenier, Clifton (b. 1925 d. 1987) | accordion vocalist, accordion |
| Christian, Charlie (b. 1916 d. 1942) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Clarke, Kenny [Klook] [Kenneth Spearman] (b. 1914 d. 1985) | drummer, drums |
| Cohan, George M. [George Michael] (b. 1878 d. 1942) | author, cast |
| Cole, Freddie (b. 1931) | singer |
| Cole, Nat King (b. 1917 d. 1965) | composer, lyricist |
| Columbo, Russ (b. 1908 d. 1934) | crooner, violin |
| Como, Perry (b. 1912 a. 1943) | song stylist, vocals |
| Condon, Eddie [Albert Edwin] (b. 1905 d. 1973) | banjo, guitar |
| Cooder, Ry (b. 1947) | guitar, rock guitar |
| Cooley, Spade [Donnell Clyde] (b. 1910 d. 1969) | country music singer, fiddle |
| Crosby, Bing (b. 1904 d. 1977) | singer |
| Crosby, Bob [George Robert] (b. 1913 d. 1993) | composer, leader |
| Crudup, Big Boy [Arthur] (b. 1905 d. 1974) | guitar, singer |
| Dameron, Tadd [Tadley Ewing Peake] (b. 1917 d. 1965) | arranger, composer |
| Damone, Vic (b. 1928 a. 1947) | cast, singer |
| Davis, Miles (Dewey) (b. 1926 d. 1991) | piano, tromba |
| Day, Doris (b. 1924) | singer, vocals |
| Dearie, Blossom (b. 1926) | piano, singer |
| Dexter, Al (b. 1905 d. 1984) | country music singer, songwriter |
| Domino, Fats (b. 1928) | composer, lyricist |
| Donegan, Dorothy (b. 1924) | piano, organ |
| Dorough, Bob [Robert Lord] (b. 1923) | piano, singer |
| Dorsey, Thomas A. [Thomas Andrew] (b. 1899 d. 1993) | blues singer, piano |
| Douglas, Memphis Minnie [Minnie] (b. 1896 d. 1973) | guitar, vocals |
| Dunn, Bob (b. 1908 d. 1971) | steel guitar |
| Eckstine, Billy (b. 1914 d. 1993) | singer, vocals |
| Eldridge, Roy [David Roy] (b. 1911 d. 1989) | tromba, trumpet |
| Ellington (b. 1899 d. 1974) | composer, direttore d'orchestra |
| Ertegun, Ahmet [Nugetre] (b. 1923) | producer, record producer |
| Etting, Ruth (b. 1896 d. 1978) | cast, torch singer |
| Europe, James Reese (b. 1881 d. 1919) | bandmaster, composer |
| Faddis, Jon [Jonathon] (b. 1953) | cornet, trumpet |
| Faye, Alice (b. 1912) | actress, cast |
| Feinstein, Michael (b. 1956 a. 1988) | cabaret singer, English lyrics |
| Fitzgerald, Ella (b. 1920 a. 1936) | composer, interprete |
| Flatt, Lester Raymond (b. 1914 d. 1979) | blues singer, vocals |
| Foster, Stephen Collins (b. 1826 d. 1864) | bass guitar, composer |
| Freed, Arthur (b. 1894 d. 1973) | composer, lyricist |
| Frishberg, Dave [David L.] (b. 1933) | jazz piano, vocals |
| Gaillard, Slim [Bulee] (b. 1916 d. 1991) | guitar, singer |
| Gershwin, George (b. 1898) | author, cast |
| Gibson, Harry "The Hipster" (b. 1914 d. 1991) | piano, composer |
| Gillespie, Dizzy [John Birks] (b. 1917) | tromba, trumpet |
| Giordano, Vince (b. 1960 a. 1993) | orchestra leader |
| Good, Dolly [Dorothy Laverne] (b. 1915 d. 1967) | country music singer |
| Good, Millie [Mildred Fern] (b. 1913 d. 1993) | country music singer |
| Goodman, Benny [Benjamin David] (b. 1909 d. 1986) | alto saxophone, cast |
| Gordon, Dexter (Keith) (b. 1923 d. 1990) | tenor saxophone |
| Grable, Betty [Ruth Elizabeth] (b. 1916 d. 1973) | cast, movie star |
| Granz, Norman (b. 1918) | jazz concert producer |
| Gray, Otto (b. 1890 d. 1967) | singing cowboy |
| Gray, Wardell (b. 1921 d. 1955) | tenor saxophone |
| Green, Lillian (b. 1919 d. 1954) | singer, songwriter |
| Guthrie, Woody [Woodrow Wilson] (b. 1912 d. 1967) | cast, composer |
| Haley, Bill (b. 1925 d. 1981) | piano, rock & roll singer |
| Hammerstein, Oscar (Greeley Clendenning) (b. 1895 d. 1960) | cast, composer |
| Hammond, John Henry (b. 1910 d. 1987) | jazz promoter, recording executive |
| Hampton, Lionel (b. 1913) | drums, musicista |
| Handy, W.C. [William Christopher] (b. 1873 d. 1958) | additional Music, cast |
| Harney, Ben [Benjamin Robertson] (b. 1871 d. 1938) | ragtime piano, songwriter |
| Harris, Charles Kassell (b. 1867 d. 1930) | composer, lyricist |
| Harris, Wynonie "Mr. Blues" (b. 1915 d. 1969) | singer, vocals |
| Hart, Lorenz (Milton) (b. 1895 d. 1943) | cast, director |
| Hawkins, Coleman (Randolph) (b. 1904 d. 1969) | clarinet, tenor sax |
| Hay, George Dewey (b. 1895 d. 1968) | editor, reporter |
| Haymes, Dick (b. 1916 d. 1980) | singer, vocals |
| Henderson, Fletcher [James Fletcher] (b. 1898 d. 1952) | arranger, bandleader |
| Hendricks, Jon [John Carl] (b. 1921) | cast, composer |
| Henie, Sonja (b. 1912 d. 1969) | librettist, Olympic skating star |
| Herman, Woody (b. 1913 d. 1987) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Hickman, Art (b. 1888 d. 1930) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Holiday, Billie (b. 1915 d. 1959) | musicisti, singer |
| Holman, Libby (b. 1906 d. 1971) | cast, torch singer |
| Hoopii, Sol (b. 1902 d. 1953) | king of the Hawaiian guitar |
| Hopkins, Lightnin' (b. 1912 d. 1982) | blues singer, guitar |
| Horn, Shirley (b. 1934) | ballad singer, piano |
| Hunt, Albert (d. 1931) | fiddle |
| Hunter, Alberta (b. 1895 d. 1984) | blues singer, cast |
| Hunter, Ivory Joe (b. 1914 d. 1974) | piano, singer |
| Hyman, Dick [Richard Roven] (b. 1927) | baritone sax, orchestrator |
| Ives, Burl (b. 1909) | cast, folksinger |
| Jacquet, Illinois [Jean Baptiste] (b. 1922 a. 1941) | tenor saxophone |
| Jaxon, Half Pint (b. 1895) | cast, oboe |
| Jefferson, Blind Lemon (b. 1897 d. 1930) | country bluesman |
| Jefferson, Eddie [Edgar] (b. 1918 d. 1979) | singer, vocals |
| Jimenez, Santiago (b. ERR4> d. 1984) | accordionist, songwriter |
| Johnson, Bunk (b. 1879 d. 1949) | trumpet |
| Johnson, James P. [James Price] (b. 1891 d. 1955) | cast, composer |
| Johnson, Lonnie (b. 1889 d. 1970) | banjo, guitar |
| Johnson, Robert (b. 1891 d. 1938) | blues singer, blues guitar |
| Jones, Ada (b. 1873 d. 1922) | singer, soprano |
| Jones, Orville "Hoppy" (b. 1905 d. 1944) | bass |
| Jones, Quincy (Delight) (b. 1933) | arranger, composer |
| Joplin, Scott (b. 1868 d. 1917) | composer, librettist |
| Jordan, Louis Thomas (b. 1908 d. 1975) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Kaye, Sammy (b. 1910 d. 1987) | danceband leader, orchestra |
| Kazee, Buell (Hilton) (b. 1900 d. 1976) | singer, vocals |
| Kelly, Gene (b. 1912 d. 1996) | actor, cast |
| Kenny, Bill (b. 1915 d. 1978 a. 1930s-1950s) | guitar, tenor |
| Kenton, Stan (b. 1912 d. 1979) | arranger, composer |
| Kincaid, Bradley (b. 1895 d. 1989) | country music singer, vocals |
| Konitz, Lee (b. 1927) | alto sax, soprano sax |
| Kral, Roy (Joseph) (b. 1921) | electric piano, piano |
| Kyser, Kay (b. 1906 d. 1985) | bandleader, director |
| Laine, Frankie (b. 1913) | singer, vocals |
| Lair, John (b. 1894 d. 1985 a. 1927) | country music pioneer |
| Lang, Eddie (b. 1902 d. 1933) | jazz guitar |
| Ledbetter, Huddie (b. 1885 d. 1949) | songster, vocals |
| Lewis, John (Aaron) (b. 1920) | arranger, composer |
| Lewis, Meade "Lux" (b. 1905 d. 1964) | piano, celeste |
| Lewis, Ted (b. 1892 d. 1971) | bandleader, cast |
| Lombardo, Guy [Gaetano Alberto] (b. 1902 d. 1977) | bandleader, director |
| Lunceford, Jimmy [James Melvin] (b. 1902 d. 1947) | arranger, bandleader |
| Machito (b. 1912 d. 1984) | bandleader, singer |
| Macon, Uncle Dave (b. 1870 d. 1952) | banjo, country music singer |
| Manilow, Barry (b. 1946) | arranger, cast |
| Marsalis, Wynton (b. 1961) | trumpet |
| Martin, Freddy (b. 1906 d. 1983) | alto sax, bandleader |
| Martin, Tony (b. 1912) | baritone sax, singer |
| Martinez, Narciso (b. 1911) | accordeon |
| Massey, Louise (b. 1908 d. 1983 a. 1928) | country and western musician |
| Maynard, Ken (b. 1895 d. 1973) | cowboy film star |
| McClintock, Harry Kirby (b. 1882 d. 1957 a. 1928) | early country music figure |
| McCorkle, Susannah (b. 1949 a. 1988) | jazz singer |
| McKenna, Dave [David J.] (b. 1930) | piano, popular pianist |
| McNeely, Big Jay (b. 1928) | tenor sax, bandleader |
| McShann, Hootie [Jay] (b. 1909 a. 1941-1943) | piano, singer |
| McTell, Blind Willie (b. 1901 d. 1959) | blues singer, vocals |
| Mendoza, Lydia (b. 1916) | singer, songwriter |
| Mercer, Mabel (b. 1900 d. 1984) | cabaret singer, cast |
| Midler, Bette (b. 1945) | singer, vocals |
| Milburn, Amos (b. 1927 d. 1980) | piano, singer |
| Miley, Bubber [James Wesley] (b. 1903 d. 1932) | cast, composer |
| Miller, Glen [Alton Glen] (b. 1904 d. 1944) | accordion, bandleader |
| Mills, Florence (b. 1895 d. 1927) | cast, entertainer |
| Minnelli, Vincent (b. 1909 d. 1986) | music director |
| Monk, Thelonious (Sphere) (b. 1917 d. 1982) | piano, pianoforte |
| Monroe, Bill (Smith) (b. 1911) | country music singer, mandolin |
| Monroe, Charlie (b. 1903 d. 1975) | bluegrass guitar, vocals |
| Monroe, Vaughn (Wilton) (b. 1911 d. 1973) | trombone, trumpet |
| Montana, Patsy (b. 1914) | composer, vocals |
| Morgan, Helen (b. 1900 d. 1941) | cast, torch singer |
| Morton, Jelly Roll (b. 1885 d. 1941) | composer, music based on |
| Muddy Waters (b. 1915 d. 1983) | blues singer, vocals |
| Mullican, Moon [Aubrey Wilson] (b. 1909 d. 1967) | piano, singer |
| Murphy, Mark (Howe) (b. 1932) | jazz singer, vocals |
| Murray, Billy (b. 1877 d. 1954) | entertainer, tenor |
| Navarro, Fats [Theodore] (b. 1923 d. 1950) | trumpet |
| Nichols, Red [Ernest Loring] (b. 1905 d. 1965) | cornet, trumpet |
| Noble, Ray [Raymond Stanley] (b. 1903 d. 1978) | bandleader, celeste |
| Oliver, King [Joseph] (b. 1885 d. 1938) | composer, cornet |
| Oliver, Sy [Melvin James] (b. 1910 d. 1988) | arranger, trumpeter |
| Otis, Johnny (b. 1921) | drummer, drums |
| Parker, Charlie [Charles Christopher] (b. 1920 d. 1955) | alto saxophone |
| Patton, Charley (b. 1887 d. 1934) | blues singer, blues guitar |
| Peer, Ralph Sylvester (b. 1892 d. 1960) | publisher, record company executive |
| Pleasure, King (b. 1922 d. 1981) | singer, vocals |
| Poole, Charlie (Cleveland) (b. 1892 d. 1931) | country music singer, banjo |
| Powell, Bud [Earl Rudolf] (b. 1924 d. 1966) | bop pianist, piano |
| Presley, Elvis (Aaron) (b. 1935 d. 1977) | singer, songwriter |
| Prima, Louis (b. 1911 d. 1978) | composer, singer |
| Professor Longhair (b. 1918 d. 1980) | rhythm & blues singer, piano |
| Puckett, Riley [George Riley] (b. 1884 d. 1946) | blind guitarist, vocals |
| Rainey, Ma (b. 1886 d. 1939) | blues singer, composer |
| Redman, Don [Donald Mathew] (b. 1900 d. 1964) | alto saxophone, arranger |
| Reinhardt, Django (b. 1910 d. 1953) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Richman, Harry (b. 1895 d. 1972) | cast, composer |
| Riddle, Nelson (b. 1921 d. 1985) | arranger, cast |
| Ritchie, Jean (b. 1922) | singer, dulcimer |
| Ritter, Tex [Maurice Woodward] (b. 1906 d. 1974) | singing cowboy, country music singer |
| Roach, Max [Maxwell Lemuel] (b. 1925) | bass, drfl~ |
| Robertson, Eck [Alexander Campbell] (b. 1887 d. 1975) | country fiddler |
| Robison, Carson Jay (b. 1890 d. 1957) | country and western singer, guitar |
| Rodgers, Jimmie [James Charles] (b. 1897 d. 1933) | country music guitar, vocals |
| Rodgers, Richard (Charles) (b. 1902 d. 1979) | cast, composer |
| Rogers, Roy (b. 1911) | country music singer, guitar |
| Roney, Wallace (b. 1960) | trumpet |
| Ronstadt, Linda [Maria Linda] (b. 1946) | cast, singer |
| Russell, Lillian (b. 1861 d. 1922) | actress, cast |
| Satherley, Art [Arthur Edward] (b. 1889 d. 1986 a. 1913) | record producer |
| Scott, Fred | singing cowboy |
| Scruggs, Earl (b. 1924) | banjo, country and western singer |
| Seeger, Pete [Peter R.] (b. 1919) | Dirigent, folksinger |
| Selvin, Ben (b. 1898 d. 1980) | bandleader, conductor |
| Shannon, Hugh (b. 1921 d. 1983) | cabaret singer, guitar |
| Shaw, Artie (b. 1910) | clarinet, conductor |
| Shearing, George (Albert) (b. 1919) | piano, piano-accordeon |
| Shines, Johnny [John Ned] (b. 1915 d. 1992) | blues guitar, vocals |
| Shore, Dinah [Frances Rose] (b. 1917 d. 1994) | jazz singer, vocals |
| Short, Bobby (b. 1926) | cabaret singer, piano |
| Sinatra, Frank [Francis Albert] (b. 1915) | cast, singer |
| Sissle, Noble (Lee) (b. 1889 d. 1975) | cast, composer |
| Smith, Bessie (b. 1894 d. 1937) | blues singer |
| Smith, Mamie (b. 1883 d. 1946) | singer, entertainer |
| Smith, Whispering Jack (b. 1899 d. 1951 a. 1926-1928) | singer |
| Spanier, Muggsy [Francis Joseph] (b. 1906 d. 1967) | cornet, trumpet |
| Sprague, Carl T. (b. 1895 d. 1978) | singing cowboy |
| Stanley, Carter Glen (b. 1925 d. 1966) | bluegrass singer |
| Stanley, Ralph Edmond (b. 1927) | bluegrass singer |
| Stanley, Roba (b. 1910 d. 1986) | country singer |
| Strayhorn, Billy [William] (b. 1915 d. 1967) | composer, lyricist |
| Taj Majal (b. 1942) | blues singer, folksinger |
| Tampa Red (b. 1900 d. 1981) | guitar, kazoo |
| Tanner, Gid [James Gideon] (b. 1885 d. 1960) | country music pioneer |
| Tarleton, Jimmie (b. 1892 d. 1979) | singer, guitar |
| Tatum, Art [Arthur, Jr.] (b. 1910 d. 1956) | piano, celeste |
| Temple, Shirley (b. 1928 a. 1934) | movie star |
| Thompson, Hank [Henry William] (b. 1925) | singer, guitar |
| Thornhill, Claude (b. 1909 d. 1965) | bandleader, piano |
| Tillman, Floyd (b. 1914) | guitar, honky-tonk musician |
| Tinney, Al [Allen] (b. 1921) | piano |
| Torme, Mel (b. 1925) | composer, lyricist |
| Tristano, Lennie [Leonard Joseph] (b. 1919 d. 1978) | piano, teacher |
| Tubb, Ernest (b. 1914 d. 1984) | country music singer, vocals |
| Tucker, Sophie (b. 1884 d. 1966) | actress, cast |
| Turner, Big Joe (b. 1911 d. 1985) | jazz bluesman |
| Vallee, Rudy (b. 1901 d. 1986) | bandleader, cast |
| Vaughan, Sarah (Lois) [Sassy] (b. 1924 d. 1990) | interprete, singer |
| Venuti, Joe [Giuseppe] (b. 1903 d. 1978) | violin, orchestra |
| Walker, Frank Buckley (b. 1889 d. 1963) | recording manager, record company executive |
| Walker, T-Bone (b. 1910 d. 1975) | guitar, singer |
| Waller, Fats [Thomas Wright] (b. 1904 d. 1943) | cast, composer |
| Washington, Dinah (b. 1924 d. 1963) | blues singer, vocals |
| Waters, Ethel (b. 1900 d. 1977) | actress, cast |
| Webb, Chick [William Henry] (b. 1902 d. 1939) | composer, drummer |
| Welk, Lawrence (b. 1903 d. 1992) | composer, conductor |
| Whitcomb, Ian (b. 1941) | singer, piano |
| White, Josh [Joshua Daniel] (b. 1915 d. 1969) | blues singer, gospel singer |
| Whiteman, Paul (b. 1890 d. 1967) | bandleader, cast |
| Whitter, Henry (b. 1892 d. 1941) | country music singer |
| Wilber, Bob [Robert Sage] (b. 1928) | clarinet, saxophone |
| Wilder, Alec (Lafayette Chew) (b. 1907 d. 1980) | composer, director |
| Wiley, Lee (b. 1915 d. 1975) | composer, vocals |
| Williams, Bert (b. 1874 d. 1922) | cast, comedian |
| Williams, Hank (b. 1923 d. 1953) | country music singer, guitar |
| Williams, Joe (b. 1918) | banjo, bass (instrument) |
| Williams, Tex (b. 1917 d. 1985) | country music singer, vocals |
| Wills, Bob [James Robert] (b. 1905 d. 1975) | composer, violin |
| Wilson, Julie (b. 1924) | cabaret singer |
| Wiseman, Scotty (b. 1909 d. 1981) | singer, guitar |
| Young, Lester (Willis) (b. 1909 d. 1959) | cornet, guitar |