| Name | Description | Year | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| GETZ, STAN | tsax | 1927 | PHILADELPHIA, PA |
| HOUZE, WILLIAM | v/THE DEEP RIVER BOYS | 1915 | CHICAGO, IL |
| KEPPARD, LOUIS | g | 1888 | NEW ORLEANS, LA |
| LANGHANS, PETER | d/DAVID BREWER | 1962 | SEATTLE, WA |
| PRYSOCK, RED | tsax | 1926 | GREENSBORO, NC |
| QUILLIAN, RUFUS | g | 1900 | GAINESVILLE, GA |
| RAINEY, PA | promoter/MA RAINEY | 1904 | GA |
| SPROTT, HORACE | v/FOLKWAYS REC | 1890 | SPROTT, AL |
| STEPHEN, TOM | d/JEFF HEALEY BAND | 1955 | ST. JOHN, NB |
| STITT, SONNY | asax/tsax | 1924 | BOSTON, MA |
| TIBBS, ANDREW | v/ARISTROCRAT/PEACOCK REC | 1929 | COLUMBUS, OH |
| ULMER, JAMES "BLOOD" | g/HANK MARR | 1942 | ST. MATTHEWS, SC |
| VINSON, WALTER | g/MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS | 1901 | BOLTON, MS |
| Name | Description | Year | Place | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHATMAN, SAM | g/BLUEBIRD REC | 1983 | HOLLANDALE, MS | 86 |
| JOHNSON, HERMAN E. | g/HARRY OSTER/ARHOOLIE | 1975 | SCOTLANDVILLE, LA -- | |
| LION, ALFRED | founder: BLUE NOTE REC | 1987 | SAN DIEGO, CA | 79 |
| SMITH, CLARA | v/COLUMBIA REC | 1935 | DETROIT, MI | 41 |
| SMITH, WILLIE MAE FORD | v/gospel songw | 1994 | ST. LOUIS, MO | 89 |