| Name | Description | Year | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOYD, L. LITTLE | hca | 1924 | CARTHAGE, MS |
| CHALK, RICHARD | owner : TOPCAT REC | 1952 | DALLAS, TX |
| CHAMBERS, JOE | g/THE CHAMBERS BROS | 1942 | SCOTTY COUNTY, MS |
| CRUDUP, ARTHUR "BIG BOY" | g/BLUEBIRD REC | 1905 | FOREST, MS |
| FRANKLIN, MABEL | v | 1919 | NEW ORLEANS, LA |
| HARRIS, WYNONIE "MR. BLUES" | v/KING REC | 1913 | OMAHA, NE |
| HOPKINS, CLAUDE | p | 1903 | ALEXANDRIA, VA |
| PACK, LORENZO | songw/LOUIS JORDAN | 1916 | DETROIT, MI |
| ROSE, FRED | of ACUFF-ROSE pub | 1897 | EVANSVILLE, IN |
| SMITH, BUSTER | asax/g/arr | 1904 | ALFDORF, TX |
| SMITH, RUBY | v/SAMMY PRICE | 1903 | NEW YORK CITY, NY |
| SOUL, JIMMY | v/IF YOU WANNA BE HAPPY | 1942 | WELDON, NC |
| VANWALLS, HARRY | p/ATLANTIC REC | 1918 | MILLERSBORO, KY |
| WEBSTER, PAUL | tpt | 1909 | KANSAS CITY, MO |
| WINFIELD, WILLIE | lead/THE HARPTONES | 1929 | ?NORFOLK, VA |
| YATES, HERBERT | founder: AMERICAN REC CORP | 1880 | BROOKLYN, NY |
| Name | Description | Year | Place | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOLIAN, JESSIE | of THE ARTISTICS | 1994 | CHICAGO, IL | 53 |
| BYAS, DON | tsax | 1972 | AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND | 59 |
| COLEMAN, BILL | tpt | 1981 | TOULOUSE, FRANCE | 77 |
| GAITHER, BILL | tsax/bsax/KING REC | 1985 | LOS ANGELES, CA | 58 |
| GREEN, L. C. | g | 1985 | DETROIT, MI | 63 |
| HENSLEY, "WASHBOARD WILLIE" | wbd/d | 1991 | DETROIT, MI | 82 |
| JEPSEN, JORGEN GRUNNET | discographer | 1981 | COPENHAGEN, DENMARK | 54 |
| LONDIN, LARRIE (RALPH GALLANT) | d/MOTOWN | 1992 | NASHVILLE, TN | 48 |
| PIERSON, EUGENE | g | 1977 | CHICAGO, IL | 42 |
| PRIMA, LOUIS | tpt/KEELY SMITH | 1978 | NEW ORLEANS, LA | 66 |
| SMITH, TEDDY | b/HORACE SILVER | 1979 | WASHINGTON, DC | 47 |