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Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong 

4 Aug 1901 – 6 Jul 1971

Jazz Musician. Born in the slums of segregated New Orleans,...

Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA

Ludwig van Beethoven 

c.16 Dec 1770 – 26 Mar 1827

Composer. Born in Bonn, Germany, the son and grandson of...

Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna (Wien), Austria

Bix Beiderbecke 

10 Mar 1903 – 6 Aug 1931

Jazz Musician. With the bands of

Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA

Irving Berlin 

11 May 1888 – 22 Sep 1989

Composer. Born Israel Isidore Beilin, in Belorussia , the son of...

Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA

Hector Berlioz 

11 Dec 1803 – 8 Mar 1869

Composer, Conductor, Critic. One of music's great innovators and...

Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France

Georges Bizet 

25 Oct 1838 – 3 Jun 1875

Composer. He wrote "Carmen" (1875), one of the best-loved operas...

Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France

Connee Boswell 

3 Dec 1907 – 11 Oct 1976

Jazz Singer, Actress. She was one of the "Boswell Sisters"...

Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA

Johannes Brahms 

7 May 1833 – 3 Apr 1897

Composer. He ranks as one of the major figures of 19th Century...

Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna (Wien), Austria

Martha Jane “Calamity Jane” Canary 

1 May 1852 – 1 Aug 1903

American Frontierswoman. She is best remembered for her...

Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA

Maybelle Addington Carter 

10 May 1909 – 23 Oct 1978

Country Music Singer. Known as "Mother Maybelle," she was one of...

Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA

Frédéric Chopin 

c.1 Mar 1810 – 17 Oct 1849

Composer, Pianist. The Romantic movement's "Poet of the Piano"....

Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France

Frédéric Chopin 

c.1 Mar 1810 – 17 Oct 1849

Composer, Pianist. The Romantic movement's "Poet of the Piano"....

Warsaw, Miasto Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland

Patsy Cline 

8 Sep 1932 – 5 Mar 1963

Country Music Singer, Songwriter, and Pioneer. She has been...

Frederick County, Virginia, USA

Patsy Cline 

8 Sep 1932 – 5 Mar 1963

Country Music Singer, Songwriter, and Pioneer. She has been...

Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, USA

John William Coltrane 

23 Sep 1926 – 17 Jul 1967

Jazz Musician. Legendary and acclaimed jazz saxophone player,...

East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA

Russ Columbo 

14 Jan 1908 – 2 Sep 1934

Singer and Actor. He was born, Ruggiero Eugenio di Rodolpho...

Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Bing Crosby 

3 May 1903 – 14 Oct 1977

Actor, Singer. He is best remembered for his many "Road" movies...

Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Miles Davis 

26 May 1926 – 28 Sep 1991

Jazz Musician. The son of a middle-class dentist from Alton,...

Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA

Jimmy Dorsey 

29 Feb 1904 – 12 Jun 1957

Musician, Band Leader. He was overshadowed by his brother

Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA

Tommy Dorsey 

19 Nov 1905 – 26 Nov 1956

Jazz Musician, Bandleader. He was by far the most popular band...

Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, USA

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Nelson Eddy 

29 Jun 1901 – 6 Mar 1967

Singer and Actor. He is best remembered for his partnership with...

Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Duke Ellington 

29 Apr 1899 – 24 May 1974

Jazz Musician, Composer, Bandleader. One of the most prolific...

Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA

Cass Elliot 

19 Sep 1941 – 29 Jul 1974

Rock Singer. She was a singer for the folk-rock group "Mamas and...

Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Emanuel Feuermann 

22 Nov 1902 – 25 May 1942

Austrian-born virtuoso cellist. One of the world's greatest...

Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, USA

Arthur Fiedler 

17 Dec 1894 – 10 Jul 1979

Orchestra Conductor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of a...

West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Stephen Foster 

4 Jul 1826 – 13 Jan 1864

Composer. Stephen Collins Foster was America's first great...

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Cesar Franck 

10 Dec 1822 – 8 Nov 1890

Composer. He was an important figure of late French Romanticism....

Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France

Rudolf Friml 

2 Dec 1879 – 12 Nov 1972

Musician. Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, he was a composer of...

Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Jerry Garcia 

1 Aug 1942 – 9 Aug 1995

Rock Musician. He was a singer, guitarist, songwriter and a...

disp.Cremated , Ashes scattered at sea

George Gershwin 

26 Sep 1898 – 11 Jul 1937

Composer. He is best remembered for his compositions with his...

Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA

Louis Moreau Gottschalk 

8 May 1829 – 18 Dec 1869

Composer. He was a pianist, best known as a composer of exotic...

Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA

Ferde Grofe 

27 Mar 1892 – 3 Apr 1972

Composer. He sought to depict the natural wonders and bustling...

Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Woody Guthrie CENOTAPH

14 Jul 1912 – 3 Oct 1967

Folk Singer, Songwriter, Social Activist. He is best known for...

Okemah, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, USA

W. C. Handy 

16 Nov 1873 – 28 Mar 1958

Musician, Composer. Born William Christopher Handy in Florence,...

Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA

Michael Haydn 

14 Sep 1737 – 10 Aug 1806

Composer, Organist, Teacher. A younger brother of

Salzburg, Salzburg Stadt, Salzburg, Austria

Jimi Hendrix 

27 Nov 1942 – 18 Sep 1970

Rock Musician. One of modern rock music's most influential...

Renton, King County, Washington, USA

Victor Herbert 

1 Feb 1859 – 26 May 1924

Composer, Conductor, Cellist. He was the leading American...

Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA

Billie Holiday 

7 Apr 1915 – 17 Jul 1959

Jazz Singer. "Lady Day" (as she was named by Lester Young) had a...

Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA

Buddy Holly 

7 Sep 1936 – 3 Feb 1959

Musician. Born in Lubbock, Texas, by junior high school he had...

Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA

Jose Iturbi 

28 Nov 1895 – 28 Jun 1980

Musician. He was a celebrated Spanish conductor, harpsichordist...

Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA

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Charles Edward Ives 

20 Oct 1874 – 19 May 1954

Classical Composer. A uniquely American composer of classical...

Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Mahalia Jackson 

c.26 Oct 1911 – 27 Jan 1972

Gospel Singer, Television Personality, Civil Rights Activist. She...

Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA

Al Jolson 

26 May 1886 – 23 Oct 1950

Legendary singer, actor, entertainer. Al Jolson was one of the...

Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Janis Joplin 

19 Jan 1943 – 4 Oct 1970

Rock Singer. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, her father was a...

disp.Cremated , Ashes scattered at sea

Scott Joplin 

24 Nov 1868 – 1 Apr 1917

Jazz Composer. Known as the "King of Ragtime," he is best...

East Elmhurst, Queens County, New York, USA

Jerome Kern 

27 Jan 1885 – 11 Nov 1945

Composer. His first hit was "How'd You Like to Spoon With Me,"...

Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA

Fritz Kreisler 

2 Feb 1875 – 29 Jan 1962

Musician. Born in Austria, he was a master violinist known for...

Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA

Mario Lanza 

31 Jan 1921 – 7 Oct 1959

Singer, Actor. First singer to earn Gold Records (over 1 million...

Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA

John Lennon 

9 Oct 1940 – 8 Dec 1980

Rock Musician. Born John Winston Lennon in Liverpool, England....

disp.Cremated , Ashes scattered

Oscar Levant 

27 Dec 1906 – 14 Aug 1972

Composer, Pianist, Author, Comedian, Actor. Born in Pittsburgh,...

Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Liberace 

16 May 1919 – 4 Feb 1987

Musician, Entertainer. Born Wladziu (Polish for Walter) ...

Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Guy Albert Lombardo 

19 Jun 1902 – 5 Nov 1977

Orchestra Leader. The band was a tightly knit group created...

East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA

Edward MacDowell 

18 Dec 1860 – 23 Jan 1908

Composer and Pianist. He was the first American composer of...

Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA

Thelonious Monk 

10 Oct 1917 – 17 Feb 1982

Jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader. Throughout his career...

Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA

Grace Moore 

5 Dec 1898 – 26 Jan 1947

Opera Singer. Born in Del Rio, Tennessee, she was a operatic...

Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

Helen Morgan 

2 Aug 1900 – 8 Oct 1941

Entertainer. Real name Helen Riggins. The original "Torch...

Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Jim Morrison 

8 Dec 1943 – 3 Jul 1971

Singer, Songwriter. Born in Melbourne, Florida, the son of a...

Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart CENOTAPH

27 Jan 1756 – 5 Dec 1791

Composer. Born Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Gottlieb Mozart...

Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna (Wien), Austria

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 

27 Jan 1756 – 5 Dec 1791

Composer. Born Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Gottlieb Mozart...

Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna (Wien), Austria

Loring “Red” Nichols 

8 May 1905 – 28 Jun 1965

Jazz Bandleader. Born in Ogden, Utah in 1905, at the age of four...

Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA