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| Acuff, Roy (Claxton) (b. 1903 d. 1992) | composer, country music singer |
| Alpert, Herb (b. 1935) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Andrews, Julie (b. 1935) | actress, bassoon |
| Anka, Paul (b. 1941) | composer, lyricist |
| Armstrong, Louis (b. 1900) | cast, composer |
| Arnold, Eddy (b. 1918) | country music singer, guitar |
| Astaire, Fred (b. 1899 d. 1987 a. 1929) | cast, choreographer |
| Atkins, Chet [Chester Burton] (b. 1924) | guitar, rhthym guitar |
| Austin, Gene [Eugene Lucas] (b. 1900 d. 1972) | crooner, piano |
| Autry, Gene [Orvon Gene] (b. 1907) | singing cowboy, vocals |
| Aznavour, Charles (b. 1924) | auteur, composer |
| Baez, Joan (Chandos) (b. 1941) | folksinger, vocals |
| Bailey, Mildred (b. 1907 d. 1951) | composer, singer |
| Bailey, Pearl (Mae) (b. 1918 d. 1990) | cast, singer |
| Baker, Josephine (b. 1906 d. 1975) | cast, singer |
| Barnet, Charlie [Charles Daly] (b. 1913 d. 1991 a. 1936-1948) | saxophone, bandleader |
| Basie, [William] (b. 1904 d. 1984) | bandleader, composer |
| Bechet, Sidney (Joseph) (b. 1897 d. 1959) | clarinet, saxophone |
| Beiderbecke, Bix [Leon Bismarck] (b. 1903 d. 1931) | cornet, musicisti |
| Belafonte, Harry [Harold George] (b. 1927) | calypso singer, cast |
| Bennett, Tony (b. 1926 a. 1951) | singer, vocals |
| Benson, George (b. 1943) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Berigan, Bunny [Roland Bernard] (b. 1908 d. 1942) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Berry, Chuck (b. 1926) | composer, lyricist |
| Blake, Eubie [James Hubert] (b. 1883 d. 1983) | cast, composer |
| Boone, Pat [Charles Eugene Pat] (b. 1934) | blues singer, lyricist |
| Boswell, Connee [Connie] (b. 1907 d. 1976) | singer, vocals |
| Bowlly, Al [Albert Alex] (b. 1898 d. 1941) | banjo, guitar |
| Brice, Fanny (b. 1891 d. 1951) | actress, cast |
| Brown, James (b. 1933) | band, bass guitar |
| Brown, Les [Lester Raymond] (b. 1912 d. 1981) | alto sax, bandleader |
| Brubeck, Dave [David Warren] (b. 1920) | alto saxophone, composer |
| Calloway, Cab [Cabell] (b. 1907 a. 1930-1945) | bandleader, cast |
| Campbell, Glen (Travis) (b. 1936) | country music singer, guitar |
| Cantor, Eddie (b. 1892 d. 1964) | cast, composer |
| Carmichael, Hoagy [Hoagland Howard] (b. 1899 d. 1981) | composer, cornet |
| Carter, Benny (b. 1907) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Cash, Johnny (b. 1932) | guitar, country music singer |
| Charles, Ray (b. 1930) | direttore d'orchestre, piano |
| Checker, Chubby (b. 1941) | rock singer |
| Chevalier, Maurice (b. 1889 d. 1972) | baritone, cast |
| Christian, Charlie (b. 1916 d. 1942) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Clapton, Eric (b. 1945) | composer, guitar |
| Clooney, Rosemary (b. 1928) | singer, vocals |
| Cohan, George M. [George Michael] (b. 1878 d. 1942) | author, cast |
| Cole, Nat King (b. 1917 d. 1965) | composer, lyricist |
| Collins, Judy (Marjorie) (b. 1939) | piano, singer |
| 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 |
| Cooke, Sam (b. 1931 d. 1964) | composer, gospel singer |
| Croce, Jim [James Joseph] (b. 1943 d. 1973) | singer, songwriter |
| Crosby, Bing (b. 1904 d. 1977) | singer |
| Crosby, Bob [George Robert] (b. 1913 d. 1993) | composer, leader |
| Cugat, Xavier (b. 1900 d. 1990 a. 1935-1949) | orchestra, violin |
| Darin, Bobby (b. 1936 d. 1973) | arranger, singer |
| Davis, Miles (Dewey) (b. 1926 d. 1991) | piano, tromba |
| Davis, Sammy (b. 1925 d. 1990) | cast, music director for George Rhodes |
| Day, Doris (b. 1924) | singer, vocals |
| Denver, John (b. 1943) | guitar, singer |
| Diamond, Neil (Leslie) (b. 1941) | composer, lyricist |
| Domino, Fats (b. 1928) | composer, lyricist |
| 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 |
| Durante, Jimmy [James Francis] (b. 1893 d. 1980) | cast, composer |
| Dylan, Bob (b. 1941) | composer, folksinger |
| Eberly, Bob (b. 1916 d. 1981) | band singer |
| Eckstine, Billy (b. 1914 d. 1993) | singer, vocals |
| Eddy, Nelson (b. 1901 d. 1967) | baritone, vocals |
| Edwards, Cliff [Clifton A.] (b. 1895 d. 1971) | cast, composer |
| Eldridge, Roy [David Roy] (b. 1911 d. 1989) | tromba, trumpet |
| Ellington (b. 1899 d. 1974) | composer, direttore d'orchestra |
| Etting, Ruth (b. 1896 d. 1978) | cast, torch singer |
| Evans, Bill (b. 1929 d. 1980) | composer, flute |
| Faith, Percy (b. 1908 d. 1976) | conductor, orchestra |
| Fiedler, Arthur (b. 1894 d. 1979) | conductor, violin |
| Fields, Gracie (b. 1898 d. 1979) | singer, vocals |
| Finegan, Bill [William J.] (b. 1917) | arranger, composer |
| Fisher, Eddie (b. 1928) | guitar, singer |
| Fitzgerald, Ella (b. 1920 a. 1936) | composer, interprete |
| Flack, Roberta (b. 1937) | singer, vocals |
| Flatt, Lester Raymond (b. 1914 d. 1979) | blues singer, vocals |
| Ford, Ernie "Tennesse" (b. 1919 d. 1991 a. 1949) | country and western singer |
| Ford, Mary (b. 1924 d. 1977) | singer, vocals |
| Forrest, Helen (b. 1918) | band singer, vocals |
| Frampton, Peter Kenneth (b. 1950) | guitar, singer |
| Franklin, Aretha (b. 1942) | soul singer, vocals |
| Garland, Judy (b. 1922 d. 1969) | musicisti, singer |
| Garner, Erroll (Louis) (b. 1921 d. 1977) | musicista, piano |
| Getz, Stan [Stanley] (b. 1927 d. 1991) | tenor saxophone, leader |
| Gillespie, Dizzy [John Birks] (b. 1917) | tromba, trumpet |
| Goldkette, Jean (b. 1899 d. 1962) | piano, conductor |
| Goodman, Benny [Benjamin David] (b. 1909 d. 1986) | alto saxophone, cast |
| Gorme, Eydie (b. 1931) | ballad singer, cast |
| Gray, Glen "Spike" (b. 1906 d. 1963) | alto sax, bandleader |
| Guthrie, Woody [Woodrow Wilson] (b. 1912 d. 1967) | cast, composer |
| Hackett, Bobby [Robert Leo] (b. 1915 d. 1976) | cornet, trumpet |
| Haggard, Merle (b. 1937) | country music singer |
| Haley, Bill (b. 1925 d. 1981) | piano, rock & roll singer |
| Hampton, Lionel (b. 1913) | drums, musicista |
| Hawkins, Coleman (Randolph) (b. 1904 d. 1969) | clarinet, tenor sax |
| Hayes, Isaac (b. 1943) | piano, rhythm & blues singer |
| Haymes, Dick (b. 1916 d. 1980) | singer, vocals |
| Heath, Ted [Theodore George] (b. 1900 d. 1969) | trombone, arranger |
| Henderson, Fletcher [James Fletcher] (b. 1898 d. 1952) | arranger, bandleader |
| Hendrix, Jimi [James Marshall] (b. 1942 d. 1970) | guitar, rock singer |
| Herman, Woody (b. 1913 d. 1987) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Hines, Fatha [Earl Kenneth] (b. 1903 d. 1983) | piano, bandleader |
| Holiday, Billie (b. 1915 d. 1959) | musicisti, singer |
| Holly, Buddy (b. 1936 d. 1959) | rock & roll singer, vocals |
| Holman, Libby (b. 1906 d. 1971) | cast, torch singer |
| Horne, Lena (b. 1917 a. 1943) | cast, singer |
| Ives, Burl (b. 1909) | cast, folksinger |
| Jackson, Mahalia (b. 1911 d. 1972) | gospel singer, vocals |
| James, Harry Haag (b. 1916 d. 1983) | composer, flute |
| John, Elton (b. 1947) | composer, lyricist |
| Jolson, Al (b. >1886 d. 1950) | cast, composer |
| Jones, Quincy (Delight) (b. 1933) | arranger, composer |
| Jones, Spike (b. 1911 d. 1965) | bandleader, drums |
| Jones, Tom (b. 1940) | cast, director |
| Joplin, Janis (b. 1943 d. 1970) | singer, songwriter |
| Jordan, Louis Thomas (b. 1908 d. 1975) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Kaye, Sammy (b. 1910 d. 1987) | danceband leader, orchestra |
| Kenton, Stan (b. 1912 d. 1979) | arranger, composer |
| King, B.B. (b. 1925) | blues singer, guitar |
| King, Carole (b. 1943) | composer, lyricist |
| King, Wayne Harold (b. 1901 d. 1985) | saxophone, bandleader |
| Kostelanetz, Andre (b. 1901 d. 1980) | conductor, Dirigent |
| Kristofferson, Kris (b. 1936) | cast, composer |
| Krupa, Gene [Eugene Bertram] (b. 1909 d. 1973) | cast, composer |
| Kyser, Kay (b. 1906 d. 1985) | bandleader, director |
| Laine, Frankie (b. 1913) | singer, vocals |
| Lang, Eddie (b. 1902 d. 1933) | jazz guitar |
| Lanza, Mario (b. 1921 d. 1959) | tenor, vocals |
| Lawrence, Stephen (b. 1939) | composer, conductor |
| Ledbetter, Huddie (b. 1885 d. 1949) | songster, vocals |
| Lee, Peggy (b. 1920) | cast, composer |
| Legrand, Michel (b. 1932 a. 1953) | arranger, author |
| Lewis, Jerry Lee (b. 1935) | drums, piano |
| Lewis, Ted (b. 1892 d. 1971) | bandleader, cast |
| Liberace (b. 1919 d. 1987) | entertainer, piano |
| Little Richard (b. 1935) | composer, lyricist |
| Lombardo, Guy [Gaetano Alberto] (b. 1902 d. 1977) | bandleader, director |
| Lunceford, Jimmy [James Melvin] (b. 1902 d. 1947) | arranger, bandleader |
| Lynn, Loretta (b. 1935) | singer, vocals |
| Macdonald, Jeannette (Anna) (b. 1907 d. 1965) | cast, soprano |
| Mancini, Henry (b. 1924) | arranger, composer |
| Manilow, Barry (b. 1946) | arranger, cast |
| Mann, Herbie (b. 1930) | flute, tenor saxophone |
| Mantovani (b. 1905 d. 1980) | orchestra leader, violin |
| Martin, Mary (Virginia) (b. 1913 d. 1990) | actress, cast |
| Mathis, Johnny [John Royce] (b. 1935) | singer, vocals |
| McPartland, Marian (b. 1920) | piano, composer |
| McRae, Carmen (b. 1922) | singer, vocals |
| Mercer, Johnny [John Herndon] (b. 1909 d. 1976) | lyricist, composer |
| Mercer, Mabel (b. 1900 d. 1984) | cabaret singer, cast |
| Merman, Ethel (b. 1908 d. 1984) | cast, singer |
| Midler, Bette (b. 1945) | singer, vocals |
| Miller, Glen [Alton Glen] (b. 1904 d. 1944) | accordion, bandleader |
| Miller, Mitch [Mitchell William] (b. 1911) | cor anglais, oboe |
| Miller, Roger (b. 1936 d. 1992) | singer, instrumentalist |
| Mingus, Charles (b. 1922 d. 1979) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Minnelli, Liza [Liza May] (b. 1946) | cast, singer |
| Mitchell, Joni (b. 1943) | composer, lyricist |
| Monk, Thelonious (Sphere) (b. 1917 d. 1982) | piano, pianoforte |
| Monroe, Bill (Smith) (b. 1911) | country music singer, mandolin |
| Monroe, Vaughn (Wilton) (b. 1911 d. 1973) | trombone, trumpet |
| Montgomery, Wes [John Leslie] (b. 1923 d. 1968) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| 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 |
| Mulligan, Gerry [Gerald Joseph] (b. 1927) | arranger, baritone sax |
| Newley, Anthony (b. 1931) | actor, cast |
| Nichols, Red [Ernest Loring] (b. 1905 d. 1965) | cornet, trumpet |
| Noble, Ray [Raymond Stanley] (b. 1903 d. 1978) | bandleader, celeste |
| Norvo, Red (b. 1908) | cast, piano |
| O'Connell, Helen (b. 1920 a. 1939) | jazz singer, vocals |
| O'Day, Anita (b. 1919) | singer, vocals |
| Oliver, King [Joseph] (b. 1885 d. 1938) | composer, cornet |
| Oliver, Sy [Melvin James] (b. 1910 d. 1988) | arranger, trumpeter |
| Owens, Buck [Alvis Edgar jr] (b. 1929) | country music singer, guitar |
| Page, Patti (b. 1927) | singer, vocals |
| Parker, Charlie [Charles Christopher] (b. 1920 d. 1955) | alto saxophone |
| Parton, Dolly (Rebecca) (b. 1946) | country music singer, vocals |
| Paul, Les (b. 1915) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Peterson, Oscar (Emmanuel) (b. 1925) | piano, pianoforte |
| Piaf, Edith (b. 1915 d. 1963) | cabaret singer, composer |
| Pollack, Ben (b. 1903 d. 1971) | drummer, drums |
| Presley, Elvis (Aaron) (b. 1935 d. 1977) | singer, songwriter |
| Pride, Charley (b. 1938) | country music singer |
| Rainey, Ma (b. 1886 d. 1939) | blues singer, composer |
| Ray, Johnny [John Alvin] (b. 1927 d. 1990 a. 1951) | singer, piano |
| Redding, Otis (b. 1941 d. 1967) | composer, lyricist |
| Reddy, Helen (b. 1942 a. 1971-1977) | singer, vocals |
| Reeves, Jim [James Travis] (b. 1924 d. 1964) | country music singer, rhthym guitar |
| Reinhardt, Django (b. 1910 d. 1953) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Rich, Buddy [Bernard] (b. 1917 d. 1987) | cast, director |
| Rich, Charlie [Charles Allen] (b. 1932) | composer, country music singer |
| Ritter, Tex [Maurice Woodward] (b. 1906 d. 1974) | singing cowboy, country music singer |
| Robeson, Paul (b. 1898 d. 1976) | bass-baritone, cast |
| Rodgers, Jimmie [James Charles] (b. 1897 d. 1933) | country music guitar, vocals |
| Ronstadt, Linda [Maria Linda] (b. 1946) | cast, singer |
| Ross, Diana (b. 1944) | soul singer |
| Rushing, Jimmy [James Andrew] (b. 1903 d. 1972) | blues singer, vocals |
| Russell, Pee Wee (b. 1906 d. 1969) | cl, clarinet |
| Santana, Carlos [Devadip Carlos] (b. 1947) | rock guitar, songwriter |
| Sauter, Eddie [Edward Ernest] (b. 1914 d. 1981) | arranger, flute |
| Scruggs, Earl (b. 1924) | banjo, country and western singer |
| Sedaka, Neil (b. 1939) | composer, lyricist |
| Seeger, Pete [Peter R.] (b. 1919) | Dirigent, folksinger |
| Selvin, Ben (b. 1898 d. 1980) | bandleader, conductor |
| Shaw, Artie (b. 1910) | clarinet, conductor |
| Shearing, George (Albert) (b. 1919) | piano, piano-accordeon |
| Shore, Dinah [Frances Rose] (b. 1917 d. 1994) | jazz singer, vocals |
| Simon, Carly (b. 1945) | singer |
| Simone, Nina (b. 1933) | piano, singer |
| Sinatra, Frank [Francis Albert] (b. 1915) | cast, singer |
| Smith, Bessie (b. 1894 d. 1937) | blues singer |
| Smith, Kate [Katheryn Elizabeth] (b. 1909 d. 1986) | cast, harp |
| Smith, Willie "the Lion" (b. 1897 d. 1973) | jazz piano, piano |
| Snow, Hank (b. 1914) | country music singer, guitar |
| Stafford, Jo (b. 1920) | song stylist, vocals |
| Starr, Kay (b. 1922) | cast, song stylist |
| Streisand, Barbra (Joan) (b. 1942) | actress, cast |
| Tatum, Art [Arthur, Jr.] (b. 1910 d. 1956) | piano, celeste |
| Taylor, James (Vernon) (b. 1948) | composer, lyricist |
| Teagarden, Jack [Weldon Leo] (b. 1905) | cast, trombone |
| Tharpe, Rosetta (b. 1915 d. 1973) | cast, gospel singer |
| Thornhill, Claude (b. 1909 d. 1965) | bandleader, piano |
| Torme, Mel (b. 1925) | composer, lyricist |
| Tucker, Sophie (b. 1884 d. 1966) | actress, cast |
| Turner, Ike (b. 1931) | piano, rock singer |
| Turner, Joe [Joseph H.] (b. 1907 d. 1990) | jazz piano |
| Turner, Tina (b. 1938) | rock singer, vocals |
| 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 |
| Waring, Fred [Frederic Malcolm] (b. 1900 d. 1984) | cast, composer |
| Warwick, Dionne (b. 1941) | singer, tambourine |
| Washington, Dinah (b. 1924 d. 1963) | blues singer, vocals |
| Waters, Ethel (b. 1900 d. 1977) | actress, cast |
| Welk, Lawrence (b. 1903 d. 1992) | composer, conductor |
| Weston, Paul (b. 1912) | arranger, sousaphone/tuba |
| Whiteman, Paul (b. 1890 d. 1967) | bandleader, cast |
| Whiting, Margaret (b. 1924) | cast, singer |
| Williams, Andy [Andrew] (b. 1932) | singer, vocals |
| Williams, Hank (b. 1923 d. 1953) | country music singer, guitar |
| Williams, Joe (b. 1918) | banjo, bass (instrument) |
| Williams, Mary Lou (b. 1910 d. 1981) | arranger, cast |
| Wills, Bob [James Robert] (b. 1905 d. 1975) | composer, violin |
| Wilson, Teddy [Theodore Shore] (b. 1912 d. 1986) | cast, piano |
| Wonder, Stevie (b. 1950) | composer, harmonica |
| Wynette, Tammy (b. 1942) | country music singer, songwriter |
| Young, Lester (Willis) (b. 1909 d. 1959) | cornet, guitar |
| Zappa, Frank [Francis Vincent] (b. 1940 d. 1993) | arranger, electric guitar |