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The calypso king rode to fame on that wave that he started, but it quickly became clear that Belafonte could positively own a blues classic, jazz standard, folk tune, gospel song…anything he took on.... more

Known for his rollicking, barrelhouse style of blues piano playing and song composition, Roosevelt recorded a substantial body of work for the Okeh, Decca and RCA Victor labels before, during and... more

One of the great arrangers and conductors of the post-war era who also excelled as a musician and composer, Nelson Riddle's extensive output encompassed an extraordinary roll call of the top male and... more

Eddy Arnold, often known as "The Tennessee Plowboy", was one of the most consistently successful artists in the US country charts over a period from the immediate post-war years through a number of... more

T-Bone Walker was among the first to amplify his guitar, making him unquestionably one of the most important pioneers of the electric blues sound— specifically the style most closely associated with... more

Charlie Parker was without doubt one of the most important and influential musicians in the entire history of jazz, as a pioneering and innovative alto saxophonist during the bebop era, as a composer... more