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| Wilbur C. Sweatman was an African-American ragtime and dixieland jazz composer, bandleader, and... more » |
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 | Willie "Big Eyes" Smith was a Grammy Award-winning American electric blues vocalist, harmonica... more » |
| Willie L. Mitchell was an American soul, R&B, rock and roll, pop and funk record producer and... more » |
 | Joseph Matthews "Wingy" Manone was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, singer, and bandleader... more » |
 | Wong Ka Kui was a Hong Kong singer-songwriter. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and... more » |
| Woodrow Charles "Woody" Herman was an American jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano saxophonist,... more » |
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