Fletcher Henderson

Fletcher Henderson

male, deceased (1952)
Big band bandleader, Swing bandleader, Swing pianist, American jazz bandleader, arranger, Vaudeville performer…handy, W.C. Handy
Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr. (December 18, 1897 - December 28, 1952) was an African American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer,...
Clarence Williams

Clarence Williams

male, deceased (1965)
QRS Records, New Orleans jazz musician, vocalist, jazz musician, stage actor, Vaudeville performer…W.C. Handy
Clarence Williams (October 8, 1898 - November 6, 1965) was an American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and...
Wilbur Sweatman

Wilbur Sweatman

male, deceased (1961)
Dixieland saxophonist, dixieland, American jazz bandleader, American jazz clarinetist, Classic jazz clarinetist, Classic jazz saxophonist…W.C. Handy
Wilbur C. Sweatman (Brunswick, Missouri, February 7 1882 - New York City March 9, 1961) was an African-American ragtime and dixieland jazz...
Johnny Maddox

Johnny Maddox

male, 82 years old
Randy’s Record Shop, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Music Corporation of America, blues, gold record, Randy Wood…W.C. Handy
Johnny Maddox is a ragtime pianist and collector of ragtime memorabilia. His interest in the era of ragtime and blues was fueled by his Aunt Zula...
Aki Takase

Aki Takase

female, 61 years old
jazz musician, Women in jazz, Rudi Mahall, David Liebman, Tohogakuen Music University, JazzFest Berlin…W.C. Handy
Aki Takase (born January 26 1948 in Osaka) is a critically acclaimed, award-winning Japanese jazz pianist and composer. Raised in Tokyo, she...
J. Russell Robinson

J. Russell Robinson

male, deceased (1963)
Dixieland jazz musician, dixieland, Ragtime composer, Eccentric, ragtime, pianist…W.C. Handy
J. Russel Robinson July 8, 1892 - September 30, 1963 was a United States ragtime and dixieland jazz pianist and a composer of popular tunes....
Armand J. Piron

Armand J. Piron

male, deceased (1943)
New Orleans jazz musician, American, jazz musician, composer, Louisiana Creole, violinist…W.C. Handy
Armand John "A.J." Piron (August 16 1888-February 17 1943) was an American jazz violinist, band leader, and composer. Piron was born to what was...
Ben Harney

Ben Harney

male, deceased (1938)
death by myocardial infarction, From Memphis, Tennessee, Vaudeville performer, mathematics, mexican-american war, African American…W.C. Handy
Benjamin Robertson "Ben" Harney was a United States of America songwriter, entertainer, and pioneer of ragtime music. Ben Harney is generally said...

Miguel Covarrubias

male, deceased (1957)
All Men Are Brother, Green Mansions, Uncle Tom's Cabin, bali, José Miguel Covarrubias, mesoamerica…W.C. Handy
José Miguel Covarrubias was a Mexican painter and caricaturist. His works and celebrity caricatures have been featured in The New Yorker and V...

Henry Sloan

male
World War I, American, delta blues, W.C. Handy, Busker, Blues musician
Henry Sloan is one of the earliest figures in the history of Delta Blues. Very little is known about the life of Henry Sloan. He lived in...