Roy Haynes

Roy Haynes

male, 83 years old
Neo-bop drummer, Avant-garde drummer, Bebop drummer, Hard-bop drummer, Where As, Roy Owen Haynes…swing, swing music
Roy Owen Haynes, born on March 13 1926, in Boston, Massachusetts, is an American jazz drummer who began his full time professional career in 1945....
Jo Jones

Jo Jones

male, deceased (1985)
Swing drummer, American jazz drummer, Count Basie Orchestra member, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Military, blue devils…swing
Jo Jones (later known as Papa Jo Jones) was an American drummer, one of the most influential in the history of jazz.
Tim Finn

Tim Finn

male, 57 years old
Brian Timothy “Tim” Finn, Crowded House member, Split Enz member, Irish New Zealander, Songwriter, Order of British Empire…swing music, swing
Brian Timothy “Tim” Finn OBE (born June 25 1952) is a singer and songwriter. Born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand, Finn went to Sacred Heart Coll...

Scott Hamilton

male, 55 years old
Dixieland saxophonist, Swing saxophonist, Post-bop saxophonist, American jazz tenor saxophonist, Cool jazz saxophonist, Mainstream jazz saxophonist…swing
Scott Hamilton (born in Providence, Rhode Island) is a jazz tenor saxophonist associated with swing (music) and mainstream jazz. He emerged in the...
Ike Turner

Ike Turner

male, deceased (2007) (San Marcos, California, United States)
Record producer, Deceased, American soul musician, Izear Luster Turner, Grammy Award winner, American rhythm and blues musician…swing combo, swing
Izear Luster Turner (born November 5, 1931) is an African American musician (piano, guitar), bandleader, talent scout and record producer, best...
Lisa Stansfield

Lisa Stansfield

female, 43 years old
soul music, Blue-eyed soul singer, soul, singer, English, platinum disc…swing
Lisa Jane Stansfield (born April 11, 1966), better known as Lisa Stansfield, is an English R&B and soul singer from the United Kingdom.
Freddie Green

Freddie Green

male, deceased (1987)
South Carolina musician, swing music, Count Basie Orchestra member, Swing guitarist, swing, William "Cat" Anderson
Freddie Green (baptized Frederick William Green, March 31 1911-March 1 1987) was an American swing jazz guitarist. He was especially noted for his...
Duke Robillard

Duke Robillard

male, 61 years old
swing music, American, singer, Roomful of Blues, Michael John "Duke" Robillard, Fabulous Thunderbirds…swing
Michael John "Duke" Robillard (born October 4, 1948 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island) is an American blues musician. After paying his dues in various...
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, swing music
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...
Hank Thompson

Hank Thompson

male, 84 years old
Former Grand Ole Opry member, American military personnel of World War II, American country singer-songwriter, steel guitar, American, swing…Western swing
Hank Thompson (born September 3, 1925 in Waco, Texas) is a country music entertainer whose career has spanned seven decades and who has sold over...