Jazz History
Category: Other
Updated: 30 Sep 2017
My timeline for Jazz history
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Created byKevin Hoss
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Ella Fitzgerald is born.
Singer
Swing EraCount Basie diesMary Lou Williams is born
Piano Blues
Swing EraMary Lou Williams diesCab Calloway is born
Vocalist and Band leader
Swing EraCab Calloway diesGlenn Miller is born
Trombone
Swing EraGlenn Miller diesJimmie Lunceford is born
Saxophone, Flute
Swing EraJimmie Lunceford diesArtie Shaw is born
Clarinet
Swing EraArtie Shaw diesElla Fitzgerald diesBillie Holiday Born
Singer
Swing EraBillie Holiday diesValaida Snow is born
Trumpet (and most other instruments)
Swing EraValaida Snow diesBenny Carter is born
Saxophone, Trumpet, and Clarinet
Swing EraBenny Carter diesCharlie Christian is born
Guitar
Swing and early BebopCharlie Christian diesColeman Hawkins is born
Tenor Sax
Swing EraColeman Hawkins diesDjango Reinhardt is born
Guitar
SwingDjango Reinhardt diesLester Young is born
Tenor Sax
Swing EraLester Young diesCount Basie is born
Piano and Bandleader
Swing EraBenny Goodman is born
Clarinet
Swing EraBenny Goodman diesBix Beiderbecke is born
Coronet and some piano
Dixieland/SwingBix Beiderbecke diesLouis Armstrong is born
Coronet, Trumpet, Vocals
Dixieland, popLouis Armstrong diesSidney Bechet is born
Clarinet and Soprano Sax
DixielandSidney Bechet diesBessie Smith is born
Singer
Urban BluesBessie Smith diesMa Rainey is born
Singer
Urban BluesMa Rainey diesJoe "King" Oliver is born
Coronet
DixielandJoe "King" Oliver diesJelly Roll Morton is born
Piano
Ragtime, early jazz, DixielandJelly Roll Morton DiesBuddy Bolden is born
Coronet
New Orleans Dixieland eraBuddy Bolden diesRobert Johnson is born
Guitar
Delta BluesRobert Johnson diesScott Joplin is born
Piano
RagtimeScott Joplin diesW.C. Handy is born
Composer
Urban bluesW.C. Handy diesMaria Anderson is born
Vocals
SpiritualsMaria Anderson diesMuddy Waters is born
Guitar
Delta BluesMuddy Waters DiesCharley Patton is born
Guitar
Delta BluesCharley Patton diesEarl Fatha Hines is born
Piano
DixielandEarl Fatha Hines diesJames P Johnson is born
Piano
Stride PianoJames P Johnson DiesFats Waller is born
Piano
StrideFats Waller diesArt Tatum is born
Piano
Boogie WoogieArt Tatum diesPaul Whiteman is born
Composer and director
Classical JazzPaul Whiteman diesGeorge Gershwin is Born
Piano and composer
Classical JazzGeorge Gershwin diesFletcher Henderson is born
Piano and band leader
Swing EraFletcher Henderson diesDuke Ellington is born
Piano, composer, bandleader
Big-Band EraDuke Ellington DiesBing Crosby is born
Singer
Sweet Jazz/ PopBing Crosby diesFrank Sinatra is born
Singer
Sweet Jazz/ PopFrank Sinatra diesSarah Vaughn is born
Singer
Swing/PopSarah Vaughn diesAnnita O'day is born
SingerAnita O'Day diesWomen Gain the right to voteProhibition beginsProhibition EndsGreat Depression beginsGreat Depression endsSlavery is Abolished by the 13th AmendmentBlacks are granted the right to voteBrown v Board of educationEmmett Till is Brutally murdered while visiting MississippiJohnson Signs the Civil rights act of 1968Martin Luther King Jr. is AssassinatedJFK is AssassinatedWorld War 1 BeginsWorld War 1 EndsWorld War 2 BeginsWorld War 2 EndsVietnam War BeginsVietnam War EndsUSSR dissolvesThe World Trade Center is attacked
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