Musicians and their Instruments

Where Some of the Best Were Born
By Instruments
By Location (Click on the states)

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Alabama
Cootie Williams - Trumpet
Pinetop Smith - Piano
Nat King Cole - Vocalist
Dinah Washington - Vocalist

Arkansas
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Guitar

Belgium
Django Reinhardt - Guitar

District of Columbia
Duke Ellington - Composer/Arranger

France
Stephane Grapelli - Violin

Georgia
JC Higginbotham - Trombone
Trummy Young - Trombone
Fletcher Henderson - Arranger
Fred Guy - Banjo

Illinois
Benny Goodman - Clarinet
Red Norvo - Vibraphone

Indiana
Sid Catlett - Drums

Iowa
Bix Beiderbecke - Trumpet

Kentucky
Jimmy Harrison - Trombone
Al Casey - Guitar
Lionel Hampton - Vibraphone

Today in Louisiana Music History

Louisiana
Joe "King" Oliver - Trumpet
Louis Armstrong - Trumpet - Vocalist
Kid Ory - Trombone
George Brunis - Trombone
Alphonse Picou - Clarinet
Leon Rappolo(Roppolo) - Clarinet
Johnny Dodds - Clarinet
Jimmy Noone - Clarinet
Barney Bigard - Clarinet
Jelly Roll Morton - Piano
Johnny St. Cyr - Guitar-Banjo
Lonnie Johnson - Guitar
Baby Dodds - Drums
Pops Foster - Bass
Bud Scott - Banjo
Sidney Bechet - Soprano Saxophone
Leadbelly - Vocalist
Boswell Sisters - Vocalist

Maryland
Chick Webb - Drums
John Kirby - Bass
Billie Holiday - Vocalist

Massachusetts
Johnny Hodges - Alto Saxophone
Harry Carney - Baritone Saxophone

Michigan
Sy Oliver - Arranger
Howdy Quicksell - Banjo

Mississippi
Lester Young - Tenor Saxophone
Milt Hinton - Bass

Missouri
Coleman Hawkins - Tenor Saxophone
Frank Teschemacher - Clarinet
Eddie South - Violin
Joe Turner - Vocalist

New Jersey
James P Johnson - Piano
Count Basie - Piano
Sarah Vaughn - Vocalist

New York
Teddy Bunn - Guitar
Miff Mole - Trombone
Benny Carter - Alto Saxophone
Fats Waller - Piano - Vocalist
Adrian Rollini - Bass Saxophone

Oklahoma
Jimmy Rushing - Vocalist

Ohio
Art Tatum - Piano
Stuff Smith - Violin
Mills Brothers - Vocalist
Tadd Dameron - Arranger

Pennsylvania
Roy Eldridge - Trumpet
Tommy Dorsey - Trombone
Earl Hines - Piano
Joe Venuti - Violin
Eddie Lang - Guitar

South Carolina
Bubber Miley - Trumpet

Tennessee
Bessie Smith - Vocalist

Texas
Jack Teagarden - Trombone - Vocalist
Teddy Wilson - Piano
Charlie Christian - Guitar
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Vocalist

Utah
Red Nichols - Cornet

Virginia
Ella Fitzgerald - Vocalist

Washington
Mildred Bailey - Vocalist

West Virginia
Don Redman - Arranger

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