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Also Known As William Wells • Dickie Wells
Born June 10, 1907 or June 10, 1909 • Texas
Died November 12, 1985 • New York City • New York
Glenn Miller, c. 1940.
Glenn Miller
American composer and musician
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
American musician
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American musician
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
American musician
Dizzy Gillespie, 1955.
Dizzy Gillespie
American musician
The Genius
Ray Charles
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Teddy Wilson
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Benny Carter
Benny Carter
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Baby Dodds
Baby Dodds
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J.J. Johnson
J.J. Johnson
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Chick Webb
Chick Webb
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Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
American musician
Harry James in the early 1940s.
Harry James
American musician
Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
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Fletcher Henderson and his band
Fletcher Henderson
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Harry Connick, Jr.
Harry Connick, Jr.
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Stan Kenton with Eddie Safranski
Stan Kenton
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Woody Herman.
Woody Herman
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Bandleader Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw
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