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Langston HughesDuke EllingtonMarcus Garvey

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"Take the "A" Train" by Duke Ellington "The Ways of White Folk" by Langston Hughes Blues: Memphis Blues, Downhearted Blues, Harlem Blues, Fine and Mellow Types of Jazz: Bebop Jazz, cool jazz, fusion jazz, rock jazz, hard jazz

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Robert Johnson

Muddy Waters

Blind Willie Johnson

Skip James

Nat King Cole

Louis Armstrong

Benny Carter

Cab Calloway

Ray Charles

Miles Davis

Sammy Davis Junior

Marvin Gaye

Johnny Lee Hooker

B.B. King

Smokey Robinson

Curtis Lowe

Junior Wells

Just to name a few

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Louis Armstrong was pretty famous in the 1920's

Some other famous jazzers were:

Count Basie

Duke Ellington

Ella Fitzgerald

Billie Holiday

Charlie Parker

Dizzy Gillespie

Miles Davis

John Coltrane

Cannonball Adderley

Oscar Peterson

Thelonius Monk

Some present day famous jazz players are:

Ornette Coleman

Sonny Rollins

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It was a way for people to express their feelings without starting controversy. And it was a faster more upbeat version of 'The Blues.'

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Billie Holiday, Marian Anderson, Louis Armstrong, Josephine Baker, Edward Kennedy 'Duke' Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Parker were among the most popular.

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Chick Corea, Louis Armstrong

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Louis Armstrong

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