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American composer and songwriter active in popular music and Tin Pan Alley.
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Composers, lyricists, arrangers, musicians and groups connected with the songs in Manouke.
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Brazilian samba composer and songwriter active in Rio de Janeiro’s pagode scene.Adilson Pinheiro Bispo (born 8 May 1952 in Rio de Janeiro), known as Adilson Bispo, is a Brazilian composer best known for the hit “Conselho” (co-written with Zé Roberto and recorded by Almir Guineto in 1986). His songs have also been recorded by artists such as Beth Carvalho, Zeca Pagodinho, Elza Soares and others.
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Adrian Ross (1859–1933), born Arthur Reed Ropes, was a British lyricist, librettist and writer and one of the leading figures of Edwardian musical theatre. He wrote lyrics for more than sixty stage productions and created English adaptations for European operettas, including The Merry Widow.
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Lithuanian-born American singer, actor and entertainer, one of the major popular performers of the early 20th century.
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Belgian jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and bandleader.
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Alfred Nilson Fysher (1871–1931) was a singer, composer and lyricist born in Smyrna and active in European popular music and theatre. He wrote French lyrics and songs during the early 20th century, including the original French words to Lao Silesu’s Un peu d’amour.
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Almir de Souza Serra, better known by his stage name Almir Guineto, was a Brazilian sambista, singer and songwriter and instrumentalist, working in the genres of samba and pagode.
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French double bassist who performed with Django Reinhardt during the guitarist's 1950 Rome sessions.
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French guitarist and composer, born André Petitjean and known professionally as André Dedjean. He is associated with the gypsy-jazz repertoire and is credited with Swing Gitan, originally known as Stéphane Stomp.
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French lyricist and songwriter (1918–2006), known for numerous French popular songs and collaborations including Si tu savais.
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Andy Razaf (1895–1973), born Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo, was an American lyricist, poet and songwriter and an important figure of the Harlem jazz era. He wrote lyrics for many classics, including Ain’t Misbehavin’, Honeysuckle Rose, Memories of You and (What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue.
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Argentine guitarist, singer and composer associated with tango and popular song.
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French Romani jazz guitarist associated with the modern gypsy-jazz tradition.
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Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist and arranger, and one of the key figures in the development of bossa nova.
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Antônio Carlos Marques Pinto (born 1945) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist from Salvador, Bahia. Together with José Carlos Figueiredo (Jocafi), he formed the celebrated duo Antônio Carlos & Jocafi, known for samba and MPB classics such as "Você Abusou" and "Desacato".
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English composer of light music and popular waltzes, including Songe d'automne (Dream of Autumn).
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American drummer, bandleader and composer associated with early West Coast dance bands.
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Composer of the 1922 jazz standard Runnin' Wild.
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Ballard MacDonald (1882–1935) was an American lyricist and songwriter active in vaudeville, Broadway and early popular music. He wrote lyrics for many standards, including Back Home Again in Indiana, The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, Beautiful Ohio and Somebody Loves Me.
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Bart Howard (1915–2004), born Howard Joseph Gustafson, was an American songwriter and pianist associated with New York cabaret. He worked for years as a pianist and master of ceremonies at the Blue Angel nightclub and is best known for writing both the music and lyrics of Fly Me to the Moon, originally titled In Other Words.
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American bandleader, violinist and songwriter, co-writer of Sweet Georgia Brown.
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American bandleader, violinist and record producer active in popular music and early jazz.
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Benny Davis (1895–1979) was an American lyricist, songwriter and former vaudeville performer. Margie became his first major hit in 1920, and he later wrote lyrics for many popular songs including Baby Face and Carolina Moon.
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Canadian composer and guitarist, known internationally for the music of The Triplets of Belleville.
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German playwright, poet and lyricist whose collaborations with composer Kurt Weill include The Threepenny Opera.
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French Sinti jazz guitarist known for combining the Django Reinhardt tradition with modern jazz and fusion.
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American pianist and composer, best known for the 1918 novelty song Ja-Da.
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American lyricist and songwriter whose work includes popular and jazz standards.
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American songwriter, film producer and record executive. He wrote or co-wrote many popular songs, and, along with Johnny Mercer and Glenn Wallichs, he co-founded Capitol Records.
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Composer of the Venezuelan waltz La Partida.
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Canadian-American singer, composer and saxophonist, and a member of Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians.
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American jazz pianist, composer, vocalist, bandleader and music publisher.
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760–1836) was a French army officer, poet and composer, best known for writing both the music and lyrics of La Marseillaise in 1792, originally titled Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin.
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American composer and songwriter known for Broadway musicals and standards including Night and Day and I Get a Kick Out of You.
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Con Conrad (1891–1938), born Conrad K. Dober, was an American composer, songwriter and Broadway producer. A major figure of Tin Pan Alley, he wrote numerous popular songs for stage and film, including Margie, Ma, He’s Making Eyes at Me and The Continental.
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American songwriter credited as a co-writer of the 1925 song Bye Bye Blues, with Fred Hamm, Bert Lown and Chauncey Gray.
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Songwriter and dance-band musician, co-writer of the 1922 song China Boy.
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Italian composer and songwriter whose melody Tornerai became widely known in French as J'attendrai.
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Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer, co-founder of the Quintette du Hot Club de France and a central figure in gypsy jazz.
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Djavan (born 1949) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist known for his distinctive fusion of samba, jazz, bossa nova and soul. One of the leading figures of Brazilian popular music (MPB), he rose to prominence with "Flor de Lis" from his debut album "A Voz, o Violão, a Música de Djavan" (1976).
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French guitarist, violinist and composer associated with gypsy jazz and the composition Bossa Dorado.
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American lyricist and librettist whose songs include many standards from Broadway and popular music.
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American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader whose orchestra was one of the central ensembles in jazz history.
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American jazz pianist and bandleader, one of the major pianists of early jazz and swing.
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American jazz guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger, influential in the development of amplified jazz guitar.
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American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger.
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American lyricist whose songs include Body and Soul and When I Fall in Love.
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Emanuel Brožík (1887–1936) was a Czech lyricist, librettist, screenwriter and music journalist. A prolific author of popular and theatrical songs, he wrote hundreds of song lyrics and numerous operetta librettos and also worked as dramaturge of the Vinohrady operetta theatre.
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French accordionist and composer associated with musette, best known for the waltz Mon amant de Saint-Jean.
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(1863–1934) was a Brazilian composer and pianist whose music blended European salon traditions with Brazilian rhythms such as choro, maxixe and tango brasileiro. He is considered a key figure in the development of Brazilian popular music.
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American lyricist and songwriter who wrote under the name Ev. E. Lyn and co-wrote the lyrics to the 1927 song Under the Moon (Yoo-oo-oo-oo).
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Belgian Sinti jazz guitarist, a leading European interpreter of the Django Reinhardt tradition.
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American jazz pianist, organist, singer and composer, a major figure in stride piano.
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American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and arranger who worked in both the United States and Europe.
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Composer credited with the melody associated with Dark Eyes, derived from his Valse Hommage.
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American pianist, composer and bandleader associated with ragtime and early jazz.
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Fráňa Vodička (1894–1947) was a Czech lyricist and actor associated with Prague cabaret, theatre and popular music. He wrote lyrics for numerous songs of the early sound-film era and collaborated on Růžové psaníčko and other popular film songs of the 1930s.
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Songwriter and lyricist credited on the 1927 song Under the Moon (Yoo-oo-oo-oo).
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Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor of the Romantic era, known for his virtuoso piano works and symphonic compositions.
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Fred E. Ahlert (1892–1953) was an American composer and songwriter and an important figure of Tin Pan Alley. He wrote many enduring standards, including Mean to Me, I’ll Get By, Walkin’ My Baby Back Home and I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter.
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Fred Fisher (1875–1942), born Alfred Breitenbach in Cologne, was a German-born American songwriter and music publisher and an important figure of Tin Pan Alley. He wrote or co-wrote many popular songs, including Chicago (That Toddlin’ Town), Peg o’ My Heart, Dardanella and Come Josephine in My Flying Machine.
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American bandleader, saxophonist and songwriter associated with early jazz and popular dance music.
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English lawyer, author and lyricist whose song texts include Danny Boy.
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Gene Gifford (1908–1970), born Harold Eugene Gifford, was an American jazz guitarist, banjoist, composer and highly influential arranger. He became the chief arranger of the Casa Loma Orchestra and helped shape its distinctive pre-swing sound; his compositions include Smoke Rings, Casa Loma Stomp, White Jazz and Black Jazz.
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George A. Whiting (1884–1943) was an American vaudeville performer, singer and lyricist. He is best known for writing the lyrics to My Blue Heaven, composed by Walter Donaldson, which became one of the major popular hits of the late 1920s.
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American composer and pianist whose works bridge concert music, Broadway and jazz-influenced popular song.
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French singer-songwriter and poet whose songs are central to the French chanson tradition.
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Danish-born French singer-songwriter, best known for the chanson Pigalle.
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American composer and songwriter, co-writer of the jazz standard All of Me.
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Argentine guitarist and composer whose music combines gypsy jazz with influences from his native Argentina.
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Gus Deloof (1909–1974), born Auguste Deloof, was a Belgian jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader active during the swing era. He worked with musicians including Fud Candrix, Ray Ventura and Philippe Brun and also appeared on sessions involving Django Reinhardt. His composition Bouncin’ Around was recorded by Django in 1937.
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Gus Kahn (1886–1941) was a German-born American lyricist and one of the most prolific songwriters of Tin Pan Alley. He frequently collaborated with Walter Donaldson and wrote lyrics for classics including It Had to Be You, Makin’ Whoopee and My Baby Just Cares for Me.
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Harold Adamson (1906–1980) was an American lyricist who wrote extensively for Broadway and Hollywood. His songs include Time on My Hands, Everything I Have Is Yours, A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening and It’s a Most Unusual Day.
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American songwriter and pianist active in popular music and musical theatre.
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American composer and musical director active in Broadway musical theatre.
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Harry Brooks (1895–1970) was an American pianist, composer and songwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with Fats Waller and Andy Razaf, including the jazz standards Ain’t Misbehavin’ and (What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue.
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American composer, songwriter and screenwriter, known for music written for stage and film.
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American composer and songwriter whose work includes many standards written for Hollywood films.
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English composer known for light orchestral music, songs and concert works.
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German-born American trumpeter and bandleader associated with Paul Whiteman and early dance-band jazz.
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American pianist, composer and bandleader, and a former pianist with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra.
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Herivelto Martins (1912–1992) was a Brazilian composer, singer and arranger, and a major figure in the golden age of Brazilian popular music. A founding member of the celebrated Trio de Ouro, he composed samba classics such as "Ave Maria no Morro" and "Praça Onze" and co-wrote "Izaura" with Roberto Roberti.
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760–1836) was a French army officer, poet and composer, best known for writing both the music and lyrics of La Marseillaise in 1792, originally titled Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin.
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French singer-songwriter known for chanson, including songs such as La Mer.
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American songwriter and composer, co-writer with Clarence Williams of Baby Won't You Please Come Home.
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American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger.
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Brazilian singer-songwriter, composer, playwright and writer associated with MPB and samba.
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American lyricist, best known for his long songwriting partnership with his brother George Gershwin.
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Irving Caesar (1895–1996) was an American lyricist and songwriter who became one of the important figures of Broadway and Tin Pan Alley. He is best known for writing lyrics to standards including Tea for Two, Swanee and Sometimes I’m Happy.
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American music publisher, lyricist and manager closely associated with Duke Ellington's career.
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Isham Jones (1894–1956) was an American bandleader, saxophonist, pianist and composer who became one of the important figures of 1920s and 1930s dance-band jazz. He wrote or co-wrote many enduring standards, including It Had to Be You, I’ll See You in My Dreams and There Is No Greater Love.
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Czech singer, songwriter, composer, banjo player and entertainer.
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American pianist and songwriter associated with jazz, blues and popular song.
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J. Russel Robinson (1892–1963) was an American ragtime and jazz pianist, composer and member of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band. His work connected ragtime, early jazz and popular songwriting, and he co-wrote classics including Margie and Palesteena.
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American pianist and songwriter active in early jazz and popular music.
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American lyricist and songwriter known for songs including Happy Days Are Here Again.
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Yiddish lyricist and songwriter, best known for writing the original Yiddish lyrics of Bei Mir Bistu Shein.
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American pianist and composer, an important figure in stride piano and early jazz.
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American composer and songwriter active in Tin Pan Alley and early popular music.
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Jan “Jenda” Korda (1904–1986) was a Czech songwriter, lyricist, singer and major figure of the early Czech tramp-music movement. He was a longtime member of the vocal group Settlers Club and wrote more than 150 songs; his lyrics to Vlajka became the unofficial anthem of Czech tramping.
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Czech film and stage actor, comedian, playwright and film screenwriter, lyricist, singer and writer. He became famous between the wars as one of the key figures of the democratic-left-oriented avant-garde Osvobozený divadlo, in a pair with Jiří Voskovec and in collaboration with composer Jaroslav Ježek.
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Brazilian singer and composer associated with samba; several of his songs were later recorded by João Gilberto.
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Jára Beneš (1897–1949), born Jaroslav Beneš, was a Czech composer, conductor and bandleader and one of the prominent figures of First Republic popular music. He wrote numerous operettas and film scores, including music for On a jeho sestra, To neznáte Hadimršku and Na tý louce zelený.
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<p>Czech composer, conductor, musical improviser, dramaturge and pianist. He was the author of dance, theatre and film music, as well as classical music. He drew musical inspiration mainly from jazz. Among his best-known and particularly popular works is his music for plays and films, which in some cases has almost become popular.</p>
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French author, chansonnier and actor (1878–1940), who wrote songs and musical comedies, often in collaboration with his son, composer Pascal Bastia.
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French singer and lyricist, known as a member of Les Compagnons de la chanson and as a songwriter.
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French singer whose international career helped popularize French chanson and jazz-influenced popular song.
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American composer and trumpeter known for film and television scores.
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American composer and songwriter whose work includes numerous jazz and popular standards.
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<p>Czech actor, writer, playwright and lyricist famous for his interwar collaboration with Jan Werich and Jaroslav Ježek at the Osvobozený divadlo. After the February coup, he emigrated to the USA, where he spent the rest of his life and continued his successful acting career.</p>
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João Pernambuco (1883–1947), born João Teixeira Guimarães, was a Brazilian guitarist and composer and one of the important pioneers of Brazilian guitar music. His work became a cornerstone of the choro and Brazilian guitar repertoire.
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American-born French singer who became one of the best-known performers of French popular song.
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Joe Goodwin (1889–1943) was an American lyricist who wrote popular songs and material for vaudeville and musical revues. He collaborated with numerous composers, including Larry Shay and Mark Fisher, on songs such as "When You're Smiling".
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Lyricist and songwriter, co-writer of the 1922 jazz standard Runnin' Wild.
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Joe Young (1889–1939) was an American lyricist and songwriter and a prominent figure of Tin Pan Alley. He frequently collaborated with Sam M. Lewis and wrote lyrics for standards including Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue, Dinah, I’m Sitting on Top of the World and I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter.
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Songwriter credited on the jazz standard Whispering.
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American composer, songwriter and conductor, known for standards including Body and Soul.
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Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist whose work combines samba, funk, rock and other Brazilian styles.
José Carlos Figueiredo (born 1944), known as Jocafi, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist from Salvador, Bahia. Together with Antônio Carlos Marques Pinto, he formed the duo Antônio Carlos & Jocafi, known for blending samba and Brazilian popular music (MPB) in hits such as "Você Abusou" and "Desacato".
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Russian-born American composer known for popular songs and film music.
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French musette composer and accordionist, associated with waltzes including Indifférence.
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Hungarian-born French composer known for film music and songs including the melody of Les Feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves).
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French guitarist and the younger brother of Django Reinhardt, known especially as a rhythm guitarist in gypsy jazz.
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German Sinti rhythm guitarist and vocalist, known for work with the Gismo Graf Trio and gypsy-jazz ensembles.
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Puerto Rican jazz trombonist and composer, longtime member of Duke Ellington's orchestra and composer of Caravan.
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Julius Brammer (1877–1943) was an Austrian librettist and lyricist born in Moravia. He became an important writer of Vienna’s Silver Age operetta and worked with composers including Emmerich Kálmán, Oscar Straus and Robert Stolz. He wrote the original German lyrics to Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo.
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American composer and pianist, noted as one of the first women to compose a full Broadway musical score.
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American songwriter and lyricist, co-writer of Sweet Georgia Brown.
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German-born composer who worked in both European theatre and the United States, known for collaborations with Bertolt Brecht.
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Italian composer and pianist, also known as Stanislao Silesu, whose works include A Little Love, A Little Kiss.
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Larry Shay (1897–1988) was an American composer, pianist and arranger best known for co-writing "When You're Smiling". He later worked as a musical director for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in Hollywood.
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Latcho Drom is a French Gypsy jazz ensemble founded in Toulouse in 1993 by guitarist Christophe Lartilleux. Inspired by Django Reinhardt and the Quintette du Hot Club de France, the group combines traditional Manouche swing with French musette, bebop and modern jazz, performing with musicians including Florin Niculescu and Philippe Cuillerier.
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American violinist, vocalist and composer active in jazz, orchestral music and studio work.
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American lyricist and songwriter, co-writer of Runnin' Wild.
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French lyricist and songwriter, best known for writing the lyrics of Mon amant de Saint-Jean.
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Leonello Casucci (1885–1975) was an Italian composer and pianist. He is best known for composing the music to Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo, later internationally famous as Just a Gigolo. In the late 1920s he also worked as a pianist with a tango band in Germany. Wikipedie
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French acoustic string group whose music combines gypsy jazz, swing and other contemporary influences.
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Canadian baritone, composer, lyricist and theatre performer.
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Lorenz Hart (1895–1943) was an American lyricist celebrated for his witty wordplay, sophisticated rhymes and emotionally expressive lyrics. His long partnership with Richard Rodgers produced enduring jazz standards including "Blue Moon", "My Funny Valentine" and "The Lady Is a Tramp".
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American songwriter and lyricist whose collaborators included Henry Busse and Henry Lange.
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French double bassist who was a founding member of the Quintette du Hot Club de France.
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Brazilian guitarist and composer, known for works including Manhã de Carnaval.
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Sinti jazz guitarist from the Reinhardt musical family, associated with the European gypsy-jazz tradition.
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American composer, songwriter and music publisher active during the Tin Pan Alley era.
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American lyricist whose songs include numerous Hollywood and popular standards.
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Songwriter credited on the jazz standard Whispering.
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French composer and songwriter who collaborated with Georges Ulmer on several songs, including Si tu savais.
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Mark Fisher (1895–1948) was an American songwriter and bandleader known for popular songs of the 1920s and 1930s. His compositions include "When You're Smiling" and "Oh, How I Miss You Tonight".
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British popular-music composer and songwriter, co-writer of South of the Border (Down Mexico Way).
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French composer, arranger, conductor and pianist known for film music, jazz and popular song.
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French jazz violinist, composer and bandleader active in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Italian composer and songwriter active in popular music.
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American composer and songwriter active in Tin Pan Alley and popular music.
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Miroslav “Míra” Jaroš was a Czech lyricist, librettist and writer born in Prague in 1903. He wrote lyrics for nearly a thousand songs and worked with composers including Karel Vacek, Jára Beneš, Eman Fiala and Eduard Ingriš. He co-wrote the lyrics of Padáková věžička with Jenda Korda.
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Moisés Simons (1889–1945) was a Cuban composer, pianist and bandleader, best known for "El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor)". His music played a significant role in introducing Cuban rhythms to international audiences and helped popularize Latin music around the world.
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Ned Washington (1901–1976) was an American lyricist and one of the major writers of Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood. He wrote lyrics for standards including Smoke Rings, The Nearness of You, Stella by Starlight and When You Wish Upon a Star, and won Academy Awards for songs from Pinocchio and High Noon.
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Russian-born American Yiddish actress, singer and songwriter, known for Yosl, Yosl.
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Ninine Garcia (nar. 1956) je francouzský manouche kytarista a syn významného hudebníka Mondina Garcii. Patří k předním představitelům tradice manouche jazzu v Saint-Ouen nedaleko Paříže, je úzce spojen s legendárním podnikem La Chope des Puces a nahrál mimo jiné album "My Dream of Love" (2004).
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English composer and songwriter known for musical theatre and popular songs including The Lambeth Walk.
American early-jazz ensemble whose 1917 recordings were among the first commercially released jazz records.
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Mexican composer, pianist and bandleader, best known for the bolero Sway (¿Quién será?).
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Italian singer-songwriter, composer and pianist whose work combines chanson, jazz and Italian popular music.
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Paquito Lorier is a French Gypsy jazz guitarist and composer from Alsace, best known for the instrumental "Paquito". His music combines traditional Manouche swing with flamenco and Latin influences, and he frequently performs with his son, guitarist Sandro Lorier.
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French group blending chanson, jazz, swing and other popular-music influences.
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French composer and songwriter (1908–2007), born Pascal Simoni, known for operettas, songs and film music.
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American songwriter, best known as the composer of Mister Sandman.
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Pen name of James P. Warburg, an American lyricist who collaborated extensively with composer Kay Swift.
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French composer and songwriter who wrote extensively for chanson, film and popular music.
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American bandleader, violinist and conductor whose orchestra was a major popular-music ensemble of the 1920s.
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American pianist, songwriter, composer, arranger and conductor, and co-writer of China Boy.
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English composer and songwriter, best known in jazz repertoire for the music of Limehouse Blues.
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Pierre Delanoë (1918–2006) was a French lyricist who wrote thousands of songs for artists including Gilbert Bécaud, Joe Dassin and Michel Sardou. He also wrote the French adaptation "Fais comme l'oiseau" (1972), made famous by Michel Fugain and Le Big Bazar, based on the Brazilian song "Você Abusou".
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Popular composer in Tin Pan Alley.[1] He was one-third of a successful songwriting and music publishing team with Lew Brown and Buddy De Sylva from 1925 through 1930, responsible for several editions of the revue called George White's Scandals and such book musicals as Good News, Hold Everything!, and Follow Thru.
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English bandleader, arranger and composer whose songs became part of the jazz and popular-song repertoire.
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Raymond B. Egan (1890–1952) was a Canadian-born American lyricist and songwriter known for his frequent collaboration with Richard A. Whiting. Their songs include The Japanese Sandman, Till We Meet Again and Ain’t We Got Fun?
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Richard A. Whiting (1891–1938) was an American composer and songwriter whose work became part of the Great American Songbook. He wrote numerous popular songs for vaudeville, Broadway, and Hollywood, including The Japanese Sandman, Ain’t We Got Fun? and Hooray for Hollywood.
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Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) was an American composer and one of the most influential figures in musical theatre. He collaborated with lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II, creating classics such as "Blue Moon", "My Funny Valentine", "Oklahoma!" and "The Sound of Music".
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American songwriter who formed the Sherman Brothers songwriting team with his brother Robert B. Sherman.
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American songwriter who formed the Sherman Brothers songwriting team with his brother Richard M. Sherman.
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Roberto Roberti (1915–2004) was a Brazilian composer known for his sambas and carnival marches during the golden age of Brazilian popular music. His songs were recorded by artists including Carmen Miranda and Francisco Alves, and he co-wrote "Izaura" with Herivelto Martins and "Aurora" with Mário Lago.
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Roy Turk (1892–1934) was an American lyricist and songwriter known for many popular songs of the 1920s and early 1930s. He collaborated frequently with composers such as Fred E. Ahlert and wrote lyrics for standards including Mean to Me, Walkin’ My Baby Back Home and Are You Lonesome Tonight?
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Rudolf Leo Vašata (1888–1953) was a Czech composer, singer and conductor active in popular and theatre music. He wrote dance music, operettas and songs, and also worked in cabaret and theatre. His compositions include Padáková věžička.
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French singer and jazz guitarist whose career connected chanson, pop and jazz.
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American saxophonist and singer, best known for his long association with Louis Prima.
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Sam M. Lewis (1885–1959) was an American lyricist and songwriter and one of the prominent figures of Tin Pan Alley. He wrote lyrics for many popular standards, including Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue, Dinah, Just Friends, Street of Dreams and Gloomy Sunday.
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American singer, songwriter and entertainer associated with jazz and rhythm and blues.
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Yiddish songwriter and lyricist who collaborated with Nellie Casman, including on Yosl, Yosl.
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American composer, songwriter and musical director who worked extensively in film and popular music.
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French singer-songwriter, composer, actor and writer known for a distinctive body of French popular song.
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American pianist, composer and songwriter, co-writer of the jazz standard All of Me.
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Canadian-born American pianist and songwriter, composer of early jazz and popular songs.
Sinhô (1888–1930), born José Barbosa da Silva, was a Brazilian composer, pianist and one of the key figures of early samba in Rio de Janeiro. Known as the “King of Samba,” he wrote many influential songs, including Jura and Gosto que me enrosco.
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American jazz double bassist known for his distinctive bowed singing style.
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American jazz singer, guitarist and pianist known for humorous vocal improvisation and wordplay.
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French jazz violinist and co-founder with Django Reinhardt of the Quintette du Hot Club de France.
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Dutch Sinti jazz guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist of the Rosenberg Trio.
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American jazz violinist, singer and composer.
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French animator, film director and screenwriter, creator of The Triplets of Belleville.
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American composer, songwriter and music publisher active in Tin Pan Alley.
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French singer, songwriter and guitarist whose music often incorporates gypsy-jazz influences.
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French Sinti jazz guitarist known for a strongly traditional gypsy-jazz style.
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Italian-born French accordionist and composer associated with swing musette.
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Belgian jazz musician best known for harmonica and guitar, and the composer of Bluesette.
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American pianist, singer and songwriter active in popular music and vaudeville.
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American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor known for popular songs and film music.
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Vincent Youmans (1898–1946) was an American composer and Broadway songwriter and one of the major figures of 1920s musical theatre. His best-known songs include Tea for Two, I Want to Be Happy, More Than You Know, Without a Song and Time on My Hands.
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Brazilian poet, lyricist and diplomat whose collaborations were important to the development of bossa nova.
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Italian lyricist whose songs include major Italian popular-music hits of the 1960s and 1970s.
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Czech jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger and conductor.
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American composer and musician whose published blues compositions helped shape the early written blues repertoire.
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Waldir Azevedo (1923–1980) was a Brazilian composer and cavaquinho virtuoso who helped establish the instrument as a prominent solo voice in choro music. One of the most influential figures in Brazilian instrumental music, he composed celebrated classics including "Brasileirinho", "Delicado" and "Pedacinhos do Céu".
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Walter Donaldson (1893–1947) was an American composer and songwriter and one of the major figures of Tin Pan Alley. He wrote many enduring standards, including My Blue Heaven, Makin’ Whoopee, Love Me or Leave Me and My Baby Just Cares for Me.
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American songwriter and lyricist, best known for writing the lyrics to the 1928 jazz standard Sweet Sue, Just You.
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Finnish music-education platform and software company rather than a conventional performing artist.
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Zequinha de Abreu (1880–1935) was a Brazilian composer and instrumentalist, best known for Tico-Tico no Fubá. His music is closely linked to choro and Brazilian popular music.