| Musician |
Location of Birth |
Born |
Died |
| Irving Aaronson |
New York, New York |
2-7-1895 |
5-10-1963 |
| Texas Alexander |
Jewett, Texas |
9-12-1900 |
4-16-1954 |
| Henry "Red" Allen |
Algiers, Louisiana |
1-7-1908 |
4-17-1967 |
| Lil Hardin-Armstrong |
Memphis, Tennessee |
2-3-1898 |
8-27-1971 |
| Louis Armstrong |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
8-4-1901 |
7-6-1971 |
| Sidney Arodin |
Westwego, Louisiana |
3-29-1901 |
2-6-1948 |
| Lovie Austin |
Chattanooga, Tennessee |
9-19-1887 |
7-10-1972 |
| Buster Bailey |
Memphis, Tennessee |
7-19-1902 |
4-12-1967 |
| Josephine Baker |
St. Louis, Missouri |
6-3-1906 |
4-12-1975 |
| Smith Ballew |
Palestine, Texas |
1-21-1902 |
3-12-1984 |
| Paul Barbarin |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
5-5-1899 |
2-10-1969 |
| Roy Bargy |
Newaygo, Michigan |
7-31-1894 |
1-16-1974 |
| Danny Barker |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
1-13-1909 |
3-13-1994 |
| Sidney Bechet |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
4-14-1897 |
4-14-1959 |
| Barney Bigard |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
3-3-1906 |
7-27-1980 |
| Bix Beiderbecke |
Davenport, Iowa |
3-10-1903 |
8-6-1931 |
| Vic Berton |
Chicago, Illinois |
5-7-1896 |
12-26-1951 |
Jimmy Bertrand |
Biloxi, Mississippi |
2-24-1900 |
8-1960 |
| Esther Bigeou |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
1895 |
1936 |
| Jack Bland |
Sedalia, Missouri |
5-8-1899 |
10-1968 |
| Jimmy Blythe |
Keene, Kentucky |
5-20-1901 |
7-21-1931 |
| Peter Bocage |
Algiers, Louisiana |
9-6-1877 |
12-3-1967 |
| Lucille Bogan |
Amory, Mississippi |
4-1-1897 |
8-10-1948 |
| Buddy Bolden |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
9-6-1877 |
11-4-1931 |
| Perry Bradford |
Montgomery, Alabama |
2-14-1893 |
4-22-1970 |
| Bessie Brown |
Baltimore, Maryland |
3-2-1890 |
11-12-1955 |
| Tom Brown |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
6-3-1888 |
3-25-1958 |
| George Brunies |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
2-6-1902 |
11-19-1974 |
| W.E. "Buddy" Burton |
Louisville, Kentucky |
2-1890 |
7-6-1977 |
| Henry Busse |
Magdeburg, Germany |
5-19-1894 |
4-23-1955 |
| Jack Carey |
Hahnville, Louisiana |
1889 |
1934 |
| Mutt Carey |
Hahnville, Louisiana |
1891 |
9-3-1948 |
| Hoagy Carmichael |
Bloomington, Indiana |
11-22-1899 |
12-27-1981 |
| Sonny Clay |
Chapel Hill, Texas |
5-15-1899 |
1972 |
| Papa Celestin |
Napoleanville, Louisiana |
1-1-1884 |
12-15-1954 |
| Junie Cobb |
Hot Springs, Arkansas |
1896 |
1970 |
| Lee Collins |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
10-17-1901 |
7-3-1960 |
| Doc Cooke |
Louisville, Kentucky |
9-3-1891 |
12-25-1958 |
| Eddie Condon |
Goodland Indiana |
11-16-1905 |
8-4-1973 |
| Martha Copeland |
? |
? |
? |
| Ida Cox |
Toccoa, Georgia |
2-25-1886 |
11-10-1967 |
| Wilton Crawley |
Smithfield, Virginia |
1900 |
1948 |
| Charlie Creath |
Ironton, Missouri |
12-30-1890 |
10-23-1951 |
| Cow Cow Davenport |
Anniston, Alabama |
4-23-1894 |
12-2-1956 |
| Baby Dodds |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
12-24-1898 |
2-14-1959 |
| Johnny Dodds |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
4-12-1892 |
8-8-1940 |
| Natty Dominique |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
8-2-1896 |
8-30-1982 |
| Jimmy Dorsey |
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania |
2-29-1904 |
6-12-1957 |
| Tommy Dorsey |
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania |
11-19-1905 |
11-26-1956 |
| Lawrence Duhé |
La Place, Louisiana |
11-19-1887 |
11-26-1960 |
| Johnny Dunn |
Memphis, Tennessee |
2-19-1997 |
8-20-1937 |
| Frankie Dusen |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
1880 |
1940 |
| Jimmy Durante |
New York, New York |
2-10-1893 |
1-29-1980 |
| Honore Dutrey |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
1894 |
7-21-1935 |
| Cliff Edwards |
Hannibal, Missouri |
6-14-1895 |
7-17-1971 |
| Duke Ellington |
Washington, D.C. |
4-29-1899 |
5-24-1974 |
| Pops Foster |
McCall, Louisiana |
5-18-1892 |
10-30-1969 |
| Bud Freeman |
Chicago, Illinois |
4-13-1906 |
3-15-1991 |
| Bob Fuller |
New York, New York |
1898 |
? |
| Jean Goldkette |
Valenciennes, France |
3-18-1899 |
3-24-1962 |
| Benny Goodman |
Chicago, Illinois |
5-30-1909 |
6-20-1986 |
| W.C. Handy |
Florence, Alabama |
11-16-1873 |
3-28-1958 |
| Annette Hanshaw |
New York, New York |
10-18-1901 |
3-13-1985 |
| Emmett Hardy |
Gretna, Louisiana |
6-12-1903 |
6-16-1925 |
| Marion Harris |
Indiana or Kentucky |
1896 |
4-24-1944 |
| Coleman Hawkins |
St. Joesph, Missouri |
11-21-1901 |
5-19-1969 |
| Lucille Hegamin |
Macon, Georgia |
11-29-1894 |
3-1-1970 |
| Edmonia Henderson |
? |
? |
? |
| Fletcher Henderson |
Cuthbert, Georgia |
12-18-1897 |
12-28-1952 |
| Katherine Henderson |
St. Louis, Missouri |
6-23-1909 |
? |
| Rosa Henderson |
Henderson, Kentucky |
11-24-1896 |
4-6-1968 |
| Edna Hicks |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
10-14-1895 |
8-16-1925 |
| Alex Hill |
Little Rock, Arkansas |
4-1906 |
2-1937 |
| Chippie Hill |
Charleston, South Carolina |
1900 |
5-7-1950 |
| Earl Hines |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
12-28-1900 |
7-6-1971 |
| Alberta Hunter |
Memphis, Tennessee |
4-1-1895 |
10-17-1984 |
| Papa Charlie Jackson |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
1890 |
1938 |
| Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxon |
Montgomery, Alabama |
2-3-1895 |
1944 |
| Bill Johnson |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
8-10-1872 |
12-3-1972 |
| Bunk Johnson |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
12-27-1889 |
7-7-1949 |
| James P. Johnson |
New Brunswick, New Jersey |
2-1-1894 |
11-17-1955 |
| Lonnie Johnson |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
2-18-1899 |
7-16-1970 |
| Margaret Johnson |
Kentucky? |
? |
? |
| Mary Johnson |
Eden Station, Mississippi |
1900 |
1970 |
| Maggie Jones |
Hillsbough, Texas |
1900 |
? |
| Richard M. Jones |
Donaldsville, Louisiana |
6-13-1889 |
12-8-1945 |
| Dolly Kay |
? |
? |
? |
| Freddie Keppard |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
2-27-1890 |
12-21-1933 |
| Carl Kress |
Newark, New Jersey |
10-20-1907 |
6-10-1965 |
| Gene Krupa |
Chicago, Illinois |
1-15-1909 |
10-16-1973 |
| Tommy Ladnier |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
5-28-1900 |
7-4-1939 |
| Papa Jack Laine |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
9-21-1873 |
6-1-1966 |
| Eddie Lang |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
10-25-1902 |
3-26-1933 |
| Nick LaRocca |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
4-11-1889 |
2-22-1961 |
| George Lewis |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
7-13-1900 |
12-31-1968 |
| Ted Lewis |
Circleville, Ohio |
6-5-1890 |
8-25-1971 |
| Virginia Liston |
? |
1890 |
1932 |
| Ray Lopez |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
11-28-1889 |
4-27-1970 |
| Nick Lucas |
Newark, New Jersey |
8-22-1897 |
7-28-1982 |
| Abe Lyman |
Chicago, Illinois |
8-4-1897 |
10-23-1957 |
| Wingy Manone |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
2-13-1900 |
7-9-1982 |
| Fate Marable |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
12-2-1890 |
1-16-1947 |
| Paul Mares |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
6-15-1900 |
8-18-1949 |
| Daisy Martin |
? |
? |
? |
| Sara Martin |
Louisville, Kentucky |
6-18-1884 |
3-24-1955 |
| Viola McCoy |
|
1900 |
1956 |
| Hattie McDaniel |
Wichita, Kansas |
6-10-1895 |
10-26-1952 |
| Red McKenzie |
St. Louis, Missouri |
10-14-1899 |
2-7-1948 |
| Jimmy McPartland |
Chicago, Illinois |
3-15-1907 |
3-12-1991 |
| Frank Melrose |
Sumner, Illinois |
12-26-1907 |
9-1941 |
| Mezz Mezzrow |
Chicago, Illinois |
11-9-1899 |
8-5-1972 |
| Bubber Miley |
Aiken, South Carolina |
4-3-1903 |
5-20-1932 |
| Lizzie Miles |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
3-31-1895 |
3-17-1963 |
| Josie Miles |
Sommerville, North Carolina |
1900 |
? |
| Irving Mills |
New York, New York |
1-16-1894 |
4-21-1985 |
| George Mitchell |
Louisville, Kentucky |
3-8-1899 |
5-27-1972 |
| Miff Mole |
Welfare Island, New York |
3-11-1898 |
4-29-1961 |
| Monette Moore |
Gainesville, Texas |
5-19-1902 |
10-21-1962 |
| Lee Morse |
Portland, Oregon |
11-30-1897 |
12-16-1954 |
| Jelly Roll Morton |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
10-20-1890 |
7-10-1941 |
| Thomas Morris |
New York, New York |
1898 |
? |
| Bennie Moten |
Kansas City, Missouri |
11-13-1894 |
4-2-1935 |
| Phil Napoleon |
Boston, Massachusetts |
9-2-1901 |
9-13-1990 |
| Albert Nicholas |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
5-27-1900 |
9-3-1973 |
| Red Nichols |
Ogden, Utah |
5-8-1905 |
6-28-1965 |
| Jimmie Noone |
Cut-Off, Louisiana |
4-23-1895 |
4-19-1944 |
| Yellow Nuñez |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
3-17-1884 |
9-2-1934 |
| King Oliver |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
5-11-1885 |
4-10-1938 |
| Kid Ory |
La Place, Louisiana |
12-25-1886 |
1-23-1973 |
| Bee Palmer |
Chicago, Illinois |
9-1894 |
12-23-1967 |
| Anthony Parenti |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
8-6-1900 |
4-17-1972 |
| Tiny Parham |
Winnipeg, Canada |
1-25-1900 |
4-4-1943 |
| Eddie Peabody |
Reading, Massachusetts |
2-19-1902 |
11-7-1970 |
| Manuel Perez |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
1873 |
1946 |
| Buddie Petit |
White Castle, Louisiana |
1895 |
7-4-1931 |
| Alphonse Picou |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
10-18-1880 |
2-4-1961 |
| Armand J. Piron |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
8-16-1888 |
2-17-1943 |
| Ben Pollack |
Chicago, Illinois |
6-27-1903 |
6-7-1971 |
| Harry Raderman |
? |
1883 |
1939 |
| Ma Rainey |
Columbus, Georgia |
4-26-1886 |
12-22-1939 |
| Don Redman |
Piedmont, West Virginia |
7-29-1900 |
11-30-1964 |
| Django Reinhardt |
Liberchien, Belgium |
1-24-1910 |
5-16-1953 |
| Kid Rena |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
8-30-1898 |
4-25-1949 |
| Harry Reser |
Piqua, Ohio |
1-17-1895 |
1967 |
| John Robichaux |
Thibodaux, Louisiana |
1-16-1866 |
1939 |
| Adrian Rollini |
New York, New York |
6-28-1904 |
5-15-1956 |
| Leon Roppolo |
Lutcher, Louisiana |
3-16-1902 |
10-14-1943 |
| Pee Wee Russell |
Maplewood, Missouri |
3-27-1906 |
2-15-1969 |
| Luis Russell |
Borcas Del Toro, Republic of Panama |
8-6-1902 |
12-11-1963 |
| Arthur Schutt |
Reading, Pennsylvania |
11-21-1902 |
1-28-1965 |
| Bud Scott |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
1-11-1890? |
7-2-1948 |
| Cecil Scott |
Springfield, Ohio |
11-22-1905 |
1-5-1964 |
| Ben Selvin |
New York, New York |
1898 |
7-15-1980 |
| Boyd Senter |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
11-30-1898 |
6-1982 |
| Larry Shields |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
9-13-1893 |
11-21-1953 |
| Frank Signorelli |
New York, New York |
5-24-1901 |
12-9-1975 |
| Omer Simeon |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
4-14-1898 |
9-17-1959 |
| Zutty Singleton |
Bunkie, Louisiana |
5-14-1898 |
7-14-1975 |
| Bessie Smith |
Chattanooga, Tennessee |
4-15-1895 |
9-26-1937 |
| Clara Smith |
Spartanburg, South Carolina |
1894 |
2-1935 |
| Jabbo Smith |
Pembroke, Georgia |
12-24-1908 |
1-16-1991 |
| Laura Smith |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
? |
2-1931 |
| Mamie Smith |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
5-26-1883 |
10-30-1946 |
| Pine Top Smith |
Troy, Alabama |
1-11-1904 |
3-15-1929 |
| Trixie Smith |
Atlanta, Georgia |
1895 |
9-21-1943 |
| Willie "The Lion" Smith |
Goshen, New York |
11-25-1897 |
4-18-1973 |
| Elmer Snowden |
Baltimore, Maryland |
10-9-1900 |
5-14-1973 |
| Muggsy Spanier |
Chicago, Illinois |
11-9-1906 |
2-12-1967 |
| Victoria Spivey |
Houston, Texas |
10-15-1906 |
10-3-1976 |
| Johnny St. Cyr |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
4-17-1890 |
6-17-1966 |
| Mary Stafford |
Missouri |
1895 |
1938 |
| Joe Sullivan |
Chicago, Illinois |
11-4-1906 |
10-13-1971 |
| Wilbur Sweatman |
Brunswick, Missouri |
2-7-1882 |
3-9-1961 |
| Erskine Tate |
Memphis, Tennessee |
12-19-1895 |
12-17-1978 |
| Eva Taylor |
St. Louis, Missouri |
6-22-1895 |
10-31-1977 |
| Jasper Taylor |
Texarkana, Texas |
1-1-18945 |
1964 |
| Jack Teagarden |
Vernon, Texas |
8-20-1905 |
1-15-1964 |
| Thelma Terry |
Bangor, Michigan |
9-30-1901 |
5-30-1966 |
| Frank Teschemacher |
Kansas City, Missouri |
3-13-1906 |
3-1-1932 |
| Hociel Thomas |
Houston, Texas |
7-10-1904 |
8-22-1952 |
| Alphonso Trent |
Fort Smith, Arkansas |
10-24-1905 |
10-14-1959 |
| Frankie Trumbauer |
Carbondale, Illinois |
3-30-1901 |
7-11-1956 |
| Joe Venuti |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
9-16-1903 |
8-14-1978 |
| Sippie Wallace |
Houston, Texas |
11-1-1898 |
11-1-1986 |
| Fats Waller |
New York, New York |
5-21-1904 |
12-15-1943 |
| Ethel Waters |
Chester, Pennsylvania |
10-31-1896 |
9-1-1977 |
| DePriest Wheeler |
Kansas City, Missouri |
1903 |
4-10-1998 |
| Clarence Williams |
Plaquemine Delta, Louisiana |
10-8-1898 |
11-6-1965 |
| Edith Wilson |
Louisville, Kentucky |
9-2-1896 |
3-30-1981 |
| Lena Wilson |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
1898 |
1939? |
| Paul Whiteman |
Denver, Colorado |
3-28-1890 |
12-29-1967 |
| Jimmy Yancey |
Chicago, Illinois |
1901 |
9-17-1951 |