| Name | Description | Year | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLIND TOM [THOMAS GREEN BETHUNE] | p | 1849 | COLUMBUS, GA |
| CRUTCHFIELD, JAMES | p/SWINGMASTER REC | 1912 | BATON ROUGE, LA |
| DAVID, HAL | songw/BACHARACH | 1921 | NEW YORK CITY, NY |
| DAVIS, MILES | tpt | 1926 | ALTON, IL |
| DICEY, BILL | hca/SPIVEY/JSP | 1936 | ANNAPOLIS, MA |
| ELBERT, DONNIE | v/DELUXE REC | 1936 | NEW ORLEANS, LA |
| GUESNON, GEORGE "CREOLE" | g/bjo/ARHOOLIE | 1907 | NEW ORLEANS, LA |
| HAMILTON, JIMMY | tsax/cl/ELLINGTON | 1917 | DILLON, SC |
| OLIVER, PAUL | author | 1927 | NOTTINGHAM, UK |
| PETTY, NORMAN | prod/BUDDY HOLLY | 1927 | CLOVIS, NM |
| ROBINSON, BILL"BOJANGLES" | v/dancer/DECCA | 1878 | RICHMOND, VA |
| TERRELL, PHA | v/ANDY KIRK | 1910 | KANSAS CITY, MO |
| THOMAS, WILLIE B. | g/BUTCH CAGE/ARHOOLIE | 1912 | LOBDELL, MS |
| TROTMAN, LLOYD | b/T-BONE WALKER | 1923 | BOSTON, MA |
| Name | Description | Year | Place | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, ROY | songw/GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT | 1981 | LOS ANGELES, CA | 55 |
| GALE, ERIC | g/KING CURTIS | 1994 | BAJA CALIFORNIA,MEX | 55 |
| GRAY, WARDELL | tsax | 1955 | LAS VEGAS, NV | 34 |
| KAY, MONTE | owner: BIRDLAND/ROYAL ROOST | 1988 | LOS ANGELES, CA | 63 |
| QUINICHETTE, PAUL | tsax | 1983 | NEW YORK CITY, NY | 67 |
| ROUNDTREE, KHALIL | road manager/BOYZ II | 1992 | CHICAGO, IL | 36 |
| WILEN, BARNEY | tsax/MILES DAVIS | 1996 | PARIS, FRANCE | 59 |
| WILLIAMSON, SONNY BOY (#2) | hca/CHESS REC | 1965 | HELENA, AR | 65 |