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DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame members

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The list DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame members includes Ray Charles. The list consists of 173 members.
  • 1.

    Jimi Hendrix
    American guitarist (1942–1970)
    Jimi Hendrix
    Overview: James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four ...
    Date of birth: 27 November 1942
    Date of death: 18 September 1970
    Age: 27 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Guitarist
    Gender: Male
    Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)
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    Kings of Rhythm members 24T
    Gypsy Sun and Rainbows members 6T
    Barbiturates-related deaths 101T
  • 2.

    Frank Sinatra
    American singer and actor (1915–1998)
    Frank Sinatra
    Overview: Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor who is generally perceived as one of the greatest musical artists of the 20th century. He is one of the best- ...
    Date of birth: 12 December 1915
    Date of death: 14 May 1998
    Age: 82 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Singer
    Gender: Male
    Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)
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    Sinatra family 6T
    New Jersey Hall of Fame inductees 30T
    20th-century American male singers 2,007T
  • 3.

    Ray Charles
    American, Musician
    Ray Charles
    Overview: Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential musicians in history, and was often ...
    Date of birth: 23 September 1930
    Date of death: 10 June 2004
    Age: 73 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Musician
    Gender: Male
    Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)
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    20th-century American organists 1T
    20th-century American jazz composers 239T
    People from Leimert Park, Los Angeles 11T
  • 4.

    Nat 'King' Cole
    American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)
    Nat 'King' Cole
    Overview: Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. He recorded over 100 songs that became hits on the pop ...
    Date of birth: 17 March 1919
    Date of death: 15 February 1965
    Age: 45 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Singer
    Gender: Male
    Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)
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    African-American crooners 5T
    Tobacco-related deaths 44T
    King Cole Trio members 9T
  • 5.

    B.B. King
    American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1925–2015)
    B.B. King
    Overview: Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based ...
    Date of birth: 16 September 1925
    Date of death: 14 May 2015
    Age: 89 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Musician
    Gender: Male
    Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)
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    Custom Records artists 8T
    Crown Records artists 10T
    People from Kilmichael, Mississippi 4T
  • 6.

    Frank Zappa
    American musician (1940–1993)
    Frank Zappa
    Overview: Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American singer-songwriter, innovative rock guitarist, modernist composer, multi-instrumentalist, satirist, film-maker, and bandleader ...
    Date of birth: 21 December 1940
    Date of death: 4 December 1993
    Age: 52 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Musician
    Gender: Male
    Height: 6' (183 cm)
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    American contemporary classical composers 42T
    American male jazz musicians 3,118T
    American people of Campanian descent 89T
  • 7.

    Bing Crosby
    American, Actor
    Bing Crosby
    Overview: Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian and actor. The first multimedia star, Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture ...
    Date of birth: 2 May 1903
    Date of death: 14 October 1977
    Age: 74 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Actor
    Gender: Male
    Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)
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    American whistlers 27T
    American vaudeville performers 1,289T
    American torch singers 82T
  • 8.

    Billie Holiday
    American jazz singer (1915–1959)
    Billie Holiday
    Overview: Eleanora Fagan (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), known professionally as Billie Holiday, was an American jazz and swing music singer with a career spanning 26 years. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and ...
    Date of birth: 7 April 1915
    Date of death: 17 July 1959
    Age: 44 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Singer
    Gender: Female
    Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)
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    Singers from Baltimore 70T
    Jazz musicians from Philadelphia 102T
    Saint Frances Academy (Baltimore) alumni 16T
  • 9.

    George Benson
    American guitarist and singer (born 1943)
    George Benson
    Overview: George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist.
    Date of birth: 22 March 1943
    Age: 81
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Guitarist
    Gender: Male
    Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)
    Partner: Johnnie (Married)
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    Musicians from Englewood, New Jersey 38T
    20th-century African-American men 44T
    21st-century African-American men 28T
  • 10.

    Chet Baker
    American jazz musician
    Chet Baker
    Overview: Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations within the cool jazz subgenre leading him to be nicknamed ...
    Date of birth: 23 December 1929
    Date of death: 13 May 1988
    Age: 58 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Trumpeter
    Gender: Male
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    Sonet Records artists 43T
    CTI Records artists 69T
    American male jazz musicians 3,118T
  • 11.

    Tony Bennett
    American singer (1926–2023)
    Tony Bennett
    Overview: Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American jazz and traditional pop singer. He received many accolades, including 20 Grammy Awards ...
    Date of birth: 3 August 1926
    Date of death: 21 July 2023
    Age: 96 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Singer
    Gender: Male
    Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)
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    Jazz musicians from New York City 206T
    Painters from New York City 681T
    2023 deaths 9,157T
  • 12.

    Nina Simone
    American singer-songwriter (1933–2003)
    Nina Simone
    Overview: Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), known professionally as Nina Simone (), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles in ...
    Date of birth: 21 February 1933
    Date of death: 21 April 2003
    Age: 70 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Singer
    Gender: Female
    Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)
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    Colpix Records artists 19T
    Bethlehem Records artists 9T
    CTI Records artists 69T
  • 13.

    Louis Armstrong
    American Jazz trumpeter and singer
    Louis Armstrong
    Overview: Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor who was among the most influential figures in ...
    Date of birth: 4 August 1901
    Date of death: 6 July 1971
    Age: 69 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Singer
    Gender: Male
    Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)
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    American male jazz composers 567T
    Black & Blue Records artists 136T
    Tuxedo Brass Band members 15T
  • 14.

    Glenn Miller
    Jazz musician
    Glenn Miller
    Overview: Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – disappeared December 15, 1944) was an American big-band trombonist, arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era. He was the best-selling recording artist from ...
    Date of birth: 1 March 1904
    Date of death: 15 December 1944
    Age: 40 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Jazz Musician
    Gender: Male
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    United States Army Air Forces personnel killed in World War II 94T
    American male jazz composers 567T
    20th-century American male musicians 6,873T
  • 15.

    Ella Fitzgerald
    American jazz singer
    Ella Fitzgerald
    Overview: Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. She was noted for her purity of tone ...
    Date of birth: 25 April 1917
    Date of death: 15 June 1996
    Age: 79 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Singer
    Gender: Female
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    People from St. Albans, Queens 31T
    20th-century American women singers 2,001T
    Jazz musicians from Virginia 69T
  • 16.

    Miles Davis
    American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
    Miles Davis
    Overview: Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and ...
    Date of birth: 26 May 1926
    Date of death: 28 September 1991
    Age: 65 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Trumpeter
    Gender: Male
    Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)
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    American male jazz composers 567T
    Miles Davis Quintet members 18T
    American male trumpeters 659T
  • 17.

    Billy Eckstine
    American musician
    Billy Eckstine
    Overview: William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993) was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing era. He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice. His ...
    Date of birth: 8 July 1914
    Date of death: 8 March 1993
    Age: 78 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Vocalist
    Gender: Male
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    American male jazz musicians 3,118T
    20th-century male singers 5,297T
    American male trumpeters 659T
  • 18.

    Bill Evans
    American Jazz Pianist
    Bill Evans
    Overview: William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who mostly played in trios. His use of impressionist harmony, inventive interpretation of traditional ...
    Date of birth: 16 August 1929
    Date of death: 15 September 1980
    Age: 51 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Pianist
    Gender: Male
     0    0
    CTI Records artists 69T
    American male jazz composers 567T
    Miles Davis Quintet members 18T
  • 19.

    Sarah Vaughan
    American singer
    Sarah Vaughan
    Overview: Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer.
    Date of birth: 27 May 1924
    Date of death: 3 April 1990
    Age: 65 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Vocalist
    Gender: Female
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    20th-century American women pianists 112T
    Baptists from New Jersey 14T
    20th-century American women singers 2,001T
  • 20.

    Fats Waller
    American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943)
    Fats Waller
    Overview: Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, violinist, singer, and comedic entertainer. His innovations in the Harlem stride style laid ...
    Date of birth: 21 May 1904
    Date of death: 15 December 1943
    Age: 39 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Composer
    Gender: Male
    Height: 6' (183 cm)
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    Jazz musicians from New York City 206T
    African-American male singer-songwriters 364T
    20th-century African-American male singers 1,001T
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