Brian Setzer

Brian Setzer

male, 50 years old
Retro-swing musician, Rockabilly, from Nassau County, New York, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Massapequa, Stray Cats…swingmusic, swing dance
Brian Setzer (born April 10, 1959 in Massapequa, Long Island, New York) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. In the 1980s, Setzer...
Louis Jordan

Louis Jordan

male, deceased (1975)
swing, jazz, Jukebox, Jazz saxophonist, singer, jazz musician…swingmusic
Louis Jordan was a pioneering American jazz, blues and rhythm & blues musician and songwriter who enjoyed his greatest popularity from the late...
Fletcher Henderson

Fletcher Henderson

male, deceased (1952)
Big band bandleader, Swing bandleader, Swing pianist, American jazz bandleader, arranger, Vaudeville performer…swingmusic, swing
Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr. (December 18, 1897 - December 28, 1952) was an African American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer,...
Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet

male, deceased (1991)
New York Central Railroad, Big band bandleader, racial integration, American jazz bandleader, New York City musician, Swing bandleader…Swing saxophonist, swing, swingmusic
Charles Daly Barnet was an American jazz saxophonist and bandleader. Barnet was born in New York City. His parents divorced when he was two, and he...
Chick Webb

Chick Webb

male, deceased (1939)
Big band bandleader, Swing bandleader, Swing drummer, American jazz bandleader, American jazz drummer, jazz…swingmusic
William Henry Webb, usually known as Chick Webb (February 10, 1905 –June 16, 1939) was a jazz and swing music drummer as well as a band leader.
Neil Young

Neil Young

male, 63 years old
guitarist, singer-songwriter, Rock guitarist, World star, electric, godparent…acoustic music, industrial music, Grunge music, Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee, rock music
Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director from Omemee,...
Anita O'Day

Anita O'Day

female, deceased (2006)
Bebop singer, Don Carter, swingmusic, Swing singer, Women in jazz, cover version…Traditional pop music singer, swing
Anita O'Day (October 18, 1919 - November 23, 2006) was an American jazz singer. Many place her among the greatest female jazz singers (the only...
Charlie Christian

Charlie Christian

male, deceased (1942)
swingmusic, Swing guitarist, modern jazz, cool, swing, hot
Charlie Christian (Charles Henry Christian) (29 July 1916 - 2 March 1942) was an American swing and bebop jazz guitarist. Christian was an...
Roy Eldridge

Roy Eldridge

male, deceased (1989)
"Little Jazz", trumpeter, American jazz trumpeter, swing era, Mainstream jazz trumpeter, Swing trumpeter…swing, swingmusic
Roy David Eldridge (January 30, 1911 - February 26, 1989), nicknamed "Little Jazz" was an American jazz trumpet player. His sophisticated use of...
Clark Terry

Clark Terry

male, 88 years old
Swing flugelhornists, American jazz trumpeter, Post-bop trumpeter, Hard bop trumpeter, Bebop trumpeter, Duke Ellington Orchestra member…Swing trumpeter, St. Louis music, swing, swingmusic
Clark Terry (born December 14, 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri), nicknamed Mumbles, is an American swing and bop trumpeter, a pioneer of the...