Galerie verstorbener Musiker
- Barron, Lonnie
- 01.07.1931 - 09.01.1957
- Todesursache: ermordet (erschossen)
Cindy Blackman (born November 18, 1959), known as Cindy Blackman Santana since she married guitarist Carlos Santana in 2010, is an American jazz and rock drummer performing since the 80s. Blackman has recorded several jazz albums as a bandleader and has performed with Pharoah Sanders, Sonny Simmons,...
- Chaloff, Serge
- 24.11.1923 - 16.07.1957
Serge Chaloff (November 24, 1923 – July 16, 1957) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist. One of bebop's earliest baritone saxophonists, Chaloff has been described as 'the most expressive and openly emotive baritone saxophonist jazz has ever witnessed' with a tone varying 'between a light but a...
- Dickerson, Carroll
- 01.11.1895 - 09.10.1957
- Violinist
Carroll Dickerson (November 1, 1895 – October 9, 1957) was a Chicago and New York–based dixieland jazz violinist and bandleader, probably better known for his extensive work with Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines or his more brief work touring with King Oliver.
Dickerson played a major role as a ba...
- Dorsey, Jimmy
- 29.02.1904 - 12.06.1957
- Saxophonist, Klarinettist
James Francis Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader. He recorded and composed the jazz and pop standards "I'm Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary People)" and "It's the Dreamer in Me". His other major recordi...
- Gardner, Jack
- 14.08.1903 - 26.11.1957
- Pianist, Songwriter
- Girard, George
- 07.10.1930 - 18.01.1957
- Trompeter, Sänger
- Todesursache: Krebs
George Girard (October 7, 1930 – January 18, 1957) was a New Orleans jazz trumpeter. He was known for his great technical ability, playing in a style that combined traditional New Orleans Dixieland jazz with the big-band-style trumpet, and a member of the Basin Street Six.
Girard was born in Jeff...
- Henry, Ernie
- 03.09.1926 - 29.12.1957
- Saxophonist
Ernie Henry (born Ernest Albert Henry, September 3, 1926 – December 29, 1957) was an American jazz saxophonist.
Henry played in the late 1940s with Tadd Dameron, Fats Navarro, Charlie Ventura, Max Roach, and was a key member of Dizzy Gillespie's big band. Between 1950 and 1951, Henry performed in ...
- Ilcken, Wessel
- 01.12.1923 - 13.07.1957
Herbie Mann with the Wessel Ilcken Trio (also released as Salute to the Flute) is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann featuring tracks recorded in Holland in 1956 for the Epic label....
- Livingston, Fud
- 10.04.1906 - 25.03.1957
Joseph Anthony "Fud" Livingston (April 10, 1906 – March 25, 1957) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer....
- Lofton, Cripple Clarence
- 28.03.1887 - 09.01.1957
Clarence Lofton (March 28, 1887, 1896 or 1897 – January 9, 1957), credited as Cripple Clarence Lofton, was an American boogie-woogie pianist and singer born in Tennessee....
- Louis, Joe Hill
- 23.09.1921 - 05.08.1957
- Schlagzeuger, Sänger, Gitarrist, Mundharmonikanist
- Todesursache: entzündete Fingerwunde
Lester Hill (September 23, 1921 – August 5, 1957), known professionally as Joe Hill Louis, was an American singer, guitarist, harmonica player and one-man band. He was one of a small number of one-man blues bands (along with fellow Memphis bluesman Doctor Ross) to have recorded commercially in the...
- Lyman, Abe
- 04.08.1897 - 23.10.1957
- Schlagzeuger, Komponist
Abe Lyman (born Abraham Simon; August 4, 1897 – October 23, 1957) was a bandleader from the 1920s to the 1940s. He made recordings, appeared in films and provided the music for numerous radio shows, including Your Hit Parade....
- MacGowan, Shane
- 25.12.1957 - 25.12.1957
- Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Lungenentzündung
Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (25 December 1957 – 30 November 2023) was an English-born Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and poet. Best known as the original lead vocalist and primary lyricist of Celtic punk band the Pogues, MacGowan was an acclaimed songwriter whose lyrics often focused on the...
- McPartland, Richard
- 18.05.1905 - 30.11.1957
- Gitarrist, Violinist
Dick McPartland (May 18, 1905 – November 30, 1957) was a jazz guitarist during the 1920s and the older brother of Jimmy McPartland. He was part of the Austin High School Gang of musicians in Chicago.
McPartland played banjo and guitar. He replaced Eddie Lang in the Red McKenzie band. Near the end ...
- Nicholas, Wooden Joe
- 23.09.1883 - 17.11.1957
Wooden Joe Nicholas (September 23, 1883 – November 17, 1957) was an American jazz trumpeter and cornetist, active on the early New Orleans jazz scene.
He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Nicholas began playing professionally on clarinet, and continued occasionally doubling on it...
- Page, Walter
- 09.02.1900 - 20.12.1957
Walter Sylvester Page (February 9, 1900 – December 20, 1957) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist and bandleader, best known for his groundbreaking work as a double bass player with Walter Page's Blue Devils and the Count Basie Orchestra....
- Robison, Carson
- 04.08.1890 - 24.03.1957
- Sänger, Gitarrist, Mundharmonikanist, Produzent
Carson Jay Robison ((1890-08-04)August 4, 1890 – (1957-03-24)March 24, 1957) was an American country music singer and songwriter. He was a recording artist from the mid-1920s until his death in 1957. He was also known as Charles Robison and used the pseudonym Carlos B. McAfee for some of his compo...
- Shulman, Joe
- 12.09.1923 - 02.08.1957
- Bassist
- Todesursache: Herzanfall
Joseph Shulman (September 12, 1923 – August 2, 1957) was an American jazz bassist.
Shulman's first professional experience was with Scat Davis in 1940, which he followed with a stint alongside Les Brown in 1942. He joined the military in 1943, and recorded with Django Reinhardt while a member of G...
- Waldoff, Claire
- 21.10.1884 - 22.01.1957
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Schlaganfall
Claire Waldoff (21 October 1884 – 22 January 1957), born Clara Wortmann, was a German singer. She was a famous kabarett singer and entertainer in Berlin during the 1910s to the 1930s, chiefly known for performing ironic songs in the Berlin dialect and with lesbian undertones and themes....