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Frank Zappa
American musician (1940–1993)
Ray Charles
American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004)
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer (1917–1996)
Nat King Cole
American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)
Dave Brubeck
American jazz pianist and composer (1920–2012)
Chet Baker
American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988)
Ray Manzarek
American keyboardist (1939–2013)
Karen Carpenter
American singer and drummer (1950–1983)
Stan Getz
American jazz saxophonist (1927–1991)
Scatman John
American musician (1942–1999)
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz and classical singer (1924–1990)
Sammy Davis Jr.
American entertainer (1925–1990)
Bobby Darin
American singer and actor (1936–1973)
Molly Ringwald
American actress and writer (born 1968)
Liberace
Władziu Valentino Liberace (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987) was an American pianist, singer, and actor. He was born in Wisconsin to parents of Italian and Polish origin and enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures, and endorsements. At the height of his fame, from the 1950s to 1970s, he was the highest-paid entertainer in the world, with established concert residencies in Las Vegas and an international touring schedule.
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917–1987)
Artie Shaw
American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (1910-2004)
Chad Smith
American drummer
Matthew Morrison
American actor, dancer, and singer
Julie London
American actress and singer (1926-2000)
Mitzi Gaynor
American actress (1931–2024)
Hoagy Carmichael
American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader (1899–1981)
Charlie Haden
American musician and educator (1937–2014)
Herb Alpert
American trumpeter and recording industry executive (born 1935)
Carla Bley
American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader (1936–2023)
Nancy Wilson
American singer (1937–2018)
Maurice White
American musician (1941–2016)
Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader (1928–2006)
Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress (1922-1994)
Pharoah Sanders
American jazz saxophonist (1940–2022)
Eric Garcetti
American politician and diplomat (born 1971)
George Duke
American musician (1946–2013)
Anita O'Day
American jazz singer (1919–2006)
Richard Carpenter
American pop musician
Jo Stafford
American singer (1917–2008)
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
Joshua Redman
American jazz saxophonist and composer
Art Pepper
American saxophonist (1925–1982)
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist (1921–2010)
Larry Carlton
American guitarist (born 1948)
Spencer Dryden
American drummer (1938–2005)
Charles Lloyd
American jazz musician
Dave Weckl
American musician
James Moody
American jazz musician (1925-2010)
Robben Ford
American guitarist
Kyle Eastwood
American jazz bassist and composer
Kamasi Washington
American saxophonist and bandleader
Roy Estrada
American musician and sex offender
Gregory Porter
American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actor
Margaret Whiting
American recording artist; singer
Harvey Mason
American jazz drummer
Bobby Troup
American actor, jazz pianist, singer and songwriter (1918-1999)
David Murray
American jazz musician (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet)
Tony Rice
American bluegrass musician (1951–2020)
Patrice Rushen
American jazz pianist and R&B singer
Earl Wild
American musician (1915–2010)
Steve Khan
American musician
David Axelrod
American musician, record producer, composer and arranger (1931-2017)
Michael Franks
American recording artist; singer and songwriter
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist