| Name | Description | Year | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, GEORGE | tsax | 1940 | COVINGTON, GA |
| BARRETTO, RAY | conga/EL WATUSI | 1929 | BROOKLYN, NY |
| DIZZ, LEFTY (WALTER WILLIAMS) | g/songw | 1937 | OSCEOLA, AR |
| ELLINGTON, DUKE | p | 1899 | WASHINGTON, DC |
| GARDNER, CARL | lead/COASTERS/ROBINS | 1928 | TYLER, TX |
| HILL, RAYMOND | sax/INK TURNER/SUN REC | 1933 | CLARKSDALE, MS |
| HUTTO, J. B. | g | 1929 | ELKO, SC |
| LEE, FRANKIE LITTLE | v | 1941 | MART, TX |
| MCNEELY, BIG JAY | tsax/JOHNNY OTIS | 1927 | WATTS, CA |
| MILLS, DONALD | lead/THE MILLS BROS | 1915 | PIQUA, OH |
| RUSH, OTIS | g | 1934 | NESHOBA, MS |
| TERRELL, TAMMI | v | 1945 | PHILADELPHIA, PA |
| Name | Description | Year | Place | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, WILLIAM "CAT" | tpt/ELLINGTON | 1981 | NORWALK, CA | 64 |
| CARR, LEROY | p/SCRAPPER BLACKWELL | 1935 | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | 30 |
| EDWARDS, FLO | of WARD SINGERS/DAVIS SIST | 1990 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | 68 |
| HAMPTON, GLADYS | manager/LIONEL HAMPTON | 1971 | NEW YORK CITY, NY | 66 |
| JOHNSON, BILLY | g/MOONGLOWS/SONNY THOMPSON | 1987 | LOS ANGELES, CA | 58 |
| JONES, JIMMY [JAMES HENRY JONES] | p | 1982 | BURBANK, CA | 63 |
| LAWHORN, SAMMY | g/MUDDY WATERS | 1990 | CHICAGO, IL | 54 |
| LENOIR, J. B. | g | 1967 | URBANA, IL | 38 |
| STEIN, JULES C. | co-founder: MCA REC | 1981 | LOS ANGELES, CA | 85 |