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There were thousands of big bands and singers. Many were locally or regionally popular. Just a few of the most famous ones at a national level:

Glenn Miller

Tommy Dorsey

Jimmy Dorsey

Duke Ellington

Benny Goodman

Count Basie

Artie Shaw

Charlie Barnett

Claude Thornhill

Harry James

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