| Name | Description | Year | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOCAGE, PETER E. | cnt/ESTHER BIGEOU | 1887 | ALGIERS, LA |
| BURRELL, KENNY | g | 1931 | DETROIT, MI |
| CRAWFORD, BIG | b/CHESS REC | 1891 | |
| DEGREE, LEAVEIL | of THE WHISPERS | 1948 | LOS ANGELES, CA |
| ERTEGUN, AHMET | co-founder:ATLANTIC REC | 1923 | ISTANBUL, TURKEY |
| HUBERT, LOUIS "BARNEY" | sax | 1927 | TX |
| JORDAN, STANLEY | g | 1959 | CHICAGO, IL |
| KELLY, GEORGE | tsax/TINY GRIMES | 1915 | MIAMI, FL |
| MILTON, ROY | d/SPECIALTY REC | 1907 | WYNNEWOOD, OK |
| SAXON, DAVID | songw/LOUIS JORDAN | 1919 | BROOKLYN, NY |
| STORY, ROSALYN M. | vln | 1950 | KANSAS CITY, KS |
| Name | Description | Year | Place | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUNCE, CURTIS | b/JOHNNY OPTS | 1963 | LOS ANGELES, CA | 37 |
| ERVIN, BOOKER | tsax/MINGUS | 1970 | NEW YORK CITY, NY | 39 |
| FRANKLIN, PETE "GTR" | g/p/BLUESVILLE REC | 1975 | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | 47 |
| GARY, TOM | hca/SLEEPY JOHN ESTES | 1975 | MEMPHIS, TN | 56 |
| JACKSON, BENJAMIN "BULL MOOSE" | tsax | 1989 | CLEVELAND, OH | 70 |
| LIGGINS, JOE | p/THE HONEYDRIPPERS | 1987 | LYNWOOD, CA | 72 |
| PARNES, SIDMORE | founder : RECORD WORLD | 1984 | NEW YORK CITY, NY | 62 |
| REEVES, JIM | g | 1964 | BRENTWOOD, TX | 39 |
| SMITH, LONNIE | g/HARMONIZING 4 | 1995 | RICHMOND, VA 87 | |
| WILSON, TEDDY | p/BILLIE HOLIDAY | 1986 | NEW BRITAIN, CT | 73 |