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J.C. Higginbotham
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George Wettling
1,692 listeners
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Lu Watters
3,581 listeners
Lucius "Lu" Watters (December 19, 1911 in Santa Cruz, California – November 5, 1989 in Santa Rosa, California) was a trumpeter an… read moreLucius "Lu" Watters (December 19, 1911 in Santa Cruz, California – November 5, 1989 in Santa Rosa, California) was a trumpeter and bandleader of the Yerba Buena Jazz Band in the "West Coast revival" of Dixieland music… read moreLucius "Lu" Watters (December 19, 1911 in Santa Cruz, California – November 5, 1989 in Santa Rosa, California) was a trumpeter and bandleader of the Yerba Buena Jazz Band in the "West Coast revival" of Dixieland music. This is relational to trad jazz as the musicians tended to… read more -
Buster Bailey
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McKinney's Cotton Pickers
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Bud Freeman
14,323 listeners
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Clarence Williams
24,489 listeners
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Red Nichols
26,685 listeners
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New Orleans Rhythm Kings
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Muggsy Spanier
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