Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

female, deceased (1996)
Ella Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 - June 15, 1996), also known as "Lady Ella" and the "First Lady of Song", is considered one of the most...
Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie

male, deceased (1993)
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21 1917 - January 6 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, singer, and composer. He was born in...
Cab Calloway

Cab Calloway

male, deceased (1994)
Cab Calloway (December 25, 1907-November 18, 1994) was a famous American jazz singer and bandleader. Calloway was a master of energetic scat...
Betty Carter

Betty Carter

female, deceased (1998)
Betty Carter (May 16, 1929 - September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer who was renowned for her improvisational technique and idiosyncratic...
Jon Hendricks

Jon Hendricks

male, 88 years old
Jon Hendricks (born September 16, 1921 in Newark, Ohio, USA) is a jazz lyricist and singer. He is considered one of the originators of vocalese,...
Scatman John

Scatman John

male, deceased (1999)
John Paul Larkin, better known as Scatman John, was a famous stuttering jazz musician who created a unique fusion of scat singing and techno, best...
Cleo Laine

Cleo Laine

female, 82 years old
For her modest beginnings as a singer in English dance halls, Cleo Laine has gone on to achieve international acclaim by continually expanding her...
Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers (Scat-Man Crothers)

male, deceased (1986)
Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers was an African-American actor, singer, dancer and musician. Crothers was born in Terre Haute, Indiana and was...
Ward Swingle

Ward Swingle

male, 82 years old
Ward Swingle (born September 21, 1927) is an American vocalist and jazz musician. Swingle was born in Mobile, Alabama. He studied music,...
Mike Patton

Mike Patton

male, 41 years old
Michael Allan Patton is a Grammy nominated musician, best known as the lead singer of the band Faith No More from 1988 to 1998. He has also handled...