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Lil Hardin Armstrong
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Julia Lee
22,429 listeners
Julia Lee (born Oct 31, 1902 in Boonville, Missouri - died Dec 8, 1958 in San Diego, California) was an American blues musician. She was ra… read moreJulia Lee (born Oct 31, 1902 in Boonville, Missouri - died Dec 8, 1958 in San Diego, California) was an American blues musician. She was raised in Kansas City, and began her musical career around 1920, singing and playing piano in her br… read moreJulia Lee (born Oct 31, 1902 in Boonville, Missouri - died Dec 8, 1958 in San Diego, California) was an American blues musician. She was raised in Kansas City, and began her musical career around 1920, singing and playing piano in her brother George Lee's band, which for a time also included… read more -
Skeets Tolbert
1,673 listeners
Campbell Aurelius "Skeets" Tolbert (February 14, 1909, Calhoun Falls, South Carolina - November 30, 2000, Houston, Texas) was an … read moreCampbell Aurelius "Skeets" Tolbert (February 14, 1909, Calhoun Falls, South Carolina - November 30, 2000, Houston, Texas) was an American jazz clarinetist, alto saxophonist, and bandleader. Tolbert grew up in Lincolntown, Nor… read moreCampbell Aurelius "Skeets" Tolbert (February 14, 1909, Calhoun Falls, South Carolina - November 30, 2000, Houston, Texas) was an American jazz clarinetist, alto saxophonist, and bandleader. Tolbert grew up in Lincolntown, North Carolina, and studied at Johnson C. Smith University. He … read more -
Blue Lu Barker
8,763 listeners
Blue Lu Barker (born as Louisa Dupont, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, November 13, 1913 – May 7, 1998) was an American jazz and bl… read moreBlue Lu Barker (born as Louisa Dupont, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, November 13, 1913 – May 7, 1998) was an American jazz and blues singer. Her better known recordings included "Don't You Feel My Leg" and "… read moreBlue Lu Barker (born as Louisa Dupont, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, November 13, 1913 – May 7, 1998) was an American jazz and blues singer. Her better known recordings included "Don't You Feel My Leg" and "Look What Baby's Got For You." She often sang and … read more -
Lucky Millinder
33,394 listeners
Lucius Venable (Lucky) Millinder (August 8, 1910 – September 28, 1966) was an American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader and singer. Mi… read moreLucius Venable (Lucky) Millinder (August 8, 1910 – September 28, 1966) was an American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader and singer. Millinder was born in Anniston, Alabama and was raised in Chicago, Illinois. Millinder worked in clu… read moreLucius Venable (Lucky) Millinder (August 8, 1910 – September 28, 1966) was an American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader and singer. Millinder was born in Anniston, Alabama and was raised in Chicago, Illinois. Millinder worked in clubs, ballrooms, and theatres in the late 20s as a dancer and … read more -
Buddy Johnson
9,792 listeners
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Buster Smith
5,901 listeners
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Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra
10,535 listeners
Jazz trumpeter Erskine Hawkins was born in Birmingham, Alabama July 26, 1914. A talented high-note trumpeter and a popular bandleader, Ersk… read moreJazz trumpeter Erskine Hawkins was born in Birmingham, Alabama July 26, 1914. A talented high-note trumpeter and a popular bandleader, Erskine Hawkins was nicknamed “The 20th Century Gabriel.” He learned drums and trombone before switchi… read moreJazz trumpeter Erskine Hawkins was born in Birmingham, Alabama July 26, 1914. A talented high-note trumpeter and a popular bandleader, Erskine Hawkins was nicknamed “The 20th Century Gabriel.” He learned drums and trombone before switching to trumpet when he was 13, and was one of five inaugural … read more