List of swing musicians

This is a list of swing and Western swing musicians.

## Swing

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* Anita O'Day (1919–2006)
* Art Tatum (1909-1956)
* Artie Shaw (1910-2004)
* Ben Webster (1909-1973)
* Benny Carter (1907-2003)
* Benny Goodman (1909-1986)
* Bill Doggett (1916-1996)
* Billie Holiday (1915-1959)
* Buck Clayton (1911-1991)
* Buddy Rich (1917-1987)
* Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
* Cab Calloway (1907-1994)
* Charlie Barnet (1913-1991)
* Charlie Christian (1918-1942)
* Chick Webb (1905-1939)
* Chu Berry (1908-1941)
* Cliff Townshend (1917-1986)
* Coleman Hawkins (1904-1969)
* Count Basie (1904-1984)
* Cozy Cole (1909-1981)
* Craig Ball (1909-1960)
* Doc Severinsen (1927-)
* Don Byas (1912-1972)
* Don Redman (1900-1964)
* Django Reinhardt (1910-1953)
* Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
* Earl Hines (1903-1983)
* Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996)
* Fats Waller (1904-1943)
* Fletcher Henderson (1897-1952)
* Frank Sinatra (1915-1998)
* Freddie Green (1911-1987)
* Gene Krupa (1909-1973)
* George Duvivier (1920-1985)
* George Paxton
* Glenn Miller (1904-1944)
* Hank Jones (1918-2010)
* Harry James (1916-1983)
* Illinois Jacquet (1922-2004)
* Ilse Huizinga (1966-)
* J.C. Heard (1911-1985)
* Jack Teagarden (1905-1964)
* Jean Goldkette (1893-1962)
* Jimmy Dorsey (1904-1957)
* Jimmy Rushing (1902-1972)
* Jo Jones (1911-1985)
* Johnny Hodges (1906-1970)
* Lester Young (1909-1959)
* Lionel Hampton (1908-2002)
* Louie Bellson (1924-2009)
* Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)
* Midge Williams (1915-1952)
* Milt Hinton (1910-2000)
* Nat King Cole (1919-1965)
* Roy Eldridge (1911-1989)
* Sammy Kaye (1910-1987)
* Slim Gaillard (1916-1991)
* Sonny Greer (1895-1982)
* Stéphane Grappelli (1908-1997)
* Sun Ra (1934-1993)
* Sweets Edison (1915-1999)
* Ted Heath (1902-1969)
* Teddy Wilson (1912-1986)
* The Squadronaires (1939-)
* Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
* Woody Herman (1913-1987)

## Western swing

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* Adolph Hofner (1932-1993)
* Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys (1905-1975)
* Cecil Brower (1914-1965)
* Chet Atkins (1942-1996)
* Chubby Wise (1915-1996)
* Cliff Bruner (1915-2000)
* George Strait (1952-)[1]
* Hank Penny (1918-1992)
* Hank Thompson, (1946-2007)
* Johnny Gimble (1938-2015)
* Johnnie Lee Wills (1912-1984)
* Leon McAuliffe (1917-1988)
* Light Crust Doughboys (1931-)
* Mart Kenney (1910-2006)
* Milton Brown (1903-1936)
* Moon Mullican (1909-1967)
* Pee Wee King (1914-2000)
* Sheb Wooley (1945-1999)
* Spade Cooley (1910-1969)
* Tex Williams (1917-1985)
* Tommy Allsup (1931-2017)
* Tommy Duncan (1911-1967)

## Swing revival groups (post-1960)

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* Asleep at the Wheel (1970-)
* Beantown Swing Orchestra (2006-)
* Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys (1990-)
* Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (1989-)
* Clint Black (1983-)[2]
* Buster Poindexter (1987-)
* Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (1967-1976)
* Ray Gelato (1982-)[3]
* Dan Hicks (1965-2016)
* The Dusty Chaps (1969-1980s)
* Hot Club of Cowtown (1997-)
* Lyle Lovett (1980-)
* Michael Bublé (1975-)
* The Quebe Sisters Band (2000-)
* Riders in the Sky (1977-)
* Shoot Low Sheriff (2008-)

## References

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1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen. "George Strait: Biography and History". AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
2. ^ Joyce, Mike (August 5, 1991). "CLINT BLACK, IN HAGGARD'S SHOES". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
3. ^ Pener, Degen (27 June 2009). "The Swing Book". Little, Brown. Retrieved 9 June 2016 - via Google Books.

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