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Charles Henry "Charlie" Christian (July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942) was an American swing and jazz guitarist. He was one of the first to produce improvised masterpieces using electrically amplified equipment.

Henry Burr

01/15/1882 - 04/06/1941

Henry Burr (January 15, 1882 – April 6, 1941) was a Canadian singer of popular songs from the early 20th century, an early radio performer and producer. He was born Harry Haley McClaskey and used...
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Brad Delp (Bradley Delp)

06/12/1951 - 03/09/2007

Bradley E. Delp (June 12, 1951 – March 9, 2007) was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Boston. Delp was known for his vocal histrionics, and especially his high...
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Nelson Ackerman Eddy

06/29/1901 - 03/06/1967

Nelson Ackerman Eddy (June 29, 1901 - March 6, 1967) was an American singer and movie star who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs. He was one...
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Al Hirt

11/07/1922 - 04/27/1999

Al Hirt (November 7, 1922 – April 27, 1999) was an American trumpeter and bandleader. He is best remembered for his million selling recordings of "Java", and the accompanying album, Honey in the Horn (1963). His nicknames included...
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Gil Evans

05/13/1912 - 03/20/1988

Gil Evans (born 13 May 1912 in Toronto, Canada, died 20 March 1988 in Cuernavaca, Mexico) was a jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader, active in the United States. He played an important role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz,...
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Robert Leroy Johnson

05/08/1911 - 08/16/1938

Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues singer and musician. His landmark recordings from 1936–1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that have influenced generat...
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Charles Biddle

07/28/1928 - 02/04/2003

Charlie Biddle, otherwise known as Charles Reed Biddle (July 28, 1926 – February 4, 2003) was a Canadian jazz bassist. Biddle and his bass fiddle brought Jazz not only to Montreal but also to all of Quebec.

Johnny Watson

02/03/1935 - 05/17/1996

Johnny "Guitar" Watson (February 3, 1935 – May 17, 1996) was an American blues and funk guitarist and singer. John Watson, Jr. was born in Houston, Texas. His father John Sr. was a pianist, and taught his son the instrument. But yo...
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Gene Vincent (Vincent Eugene Craddock)

02/11/1935 - 10/12/1971

Vincent Eugene Craddock (February 11, 1935–October 12, 1971), better known as Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-A-Lula...
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Miles Dewey Davis

05/26/1926 - 09/28/1991

Miles Davis was an American jazz composer, trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist and was one of the most influential, innovative and original musicians of the twentieth century.

Karen Anne Carpenter

03/02/1950 - 02/04/1983

Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and was the lead singer for the soft-rock duo the Carpenters, who scored a string of Top 10 hits in the early

Richard Charles Rodgers

06/28/1902 - 12/30/1979

Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals. He also composed music for films and television. He is best known for his songwriting partner...
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DeLois Barrett Campbell

1926 - 08/02/2011

DeLois Barrett Campbell (1926 - August 2, 2011) was a part of the Barrett Sisters Trio along with her sisters Rodessa and Billie. She started her career in gospel music as a member of the Roberta Martin Singers.

Kate Smith (Kathryn Elizabeth Smith)

05/01/1907 - 06/17/1986

Kathryn Elizabeth "Kate" Smith (May 1, 1907 – June 17, 1986) was an American singer, best known for her rendition of Irving Berlin's "God Bless America". Smith had a radio, television, and recording career spanning fi...
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