The halftime show was a tribute to American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington, also featuring the Grambling State University Band along with Ellington's son Mercer.

* May 24 – Duke Ellington, American jazz pianist and bandleader ( b. 1899 )

Snowden left the group in early 1924 and Ellington took over as bandleader.

* March 17-Ray Ellington, singer and bandleader ( d. 1985 )

William Thomas " Billy " Strayhorn ( November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967 ) was an American composer, pianist and arranger, best known for his successful collaboration with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington lasting nearly three decades.

Engagements with Lionel Hampton, Slim & Slam, T-Bone Walker, Lester Young, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Charlie Barnet, Billy Eckstine, Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., Billie Holiday, Gerry Mulligan and six years with Lena Horne established him as a jazz drummer, and he struck out on his own as a bandleader in 1955.

* Duke Ellington, Edward " Duke " Ellington, American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader

Henry Pitts Brown ( 17 March 1915 – 27 February 1985 ), known professionally as Ray Ellington, was a popular English singer, drummer and bandleader.

Its main creator was the Nigerian multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Fela Kuti, who gave it its name, who used it to revolutionise musical structure as well as the political context in his native Nigeria.

James Robert Wills ( March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975 ), better known as Bob Wills, was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader.

( The character name " Larry Lopez " was dropped because of a real-life bandleader named Vincent Lopez, and was replaced with " Ricky Ricardo ".

Jazz bassist Charles Mingus was also an influential bandleader and composer whose musical interests spanned from bebop to free jazz.

In the experimental post 1960s eras, which saw the development of free jazz and jazz-rock fusion, some of the influential bassists included Charles Mingus ( 1922 – 1979 ), who was also a composer and bandleader whose music fused hard bop with black gospel music, free jazz and classical music ; free jazz and post-bop bassist Charlie Haden ( born 1937 ) is best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman and for his role in the 1970s-era Liberation Music Orchestra, an experimental group ; Eddie Gomez and George Mraz, who played with Bill Evans and Oscar Peterson, respectively, and are both acknowledged to have furthered expectations of pizzicato fluency and melodic phrasing, fusion virtuoso Stanley Clarke ( born 1951 ) is notable for his dexterity on both the upright bass and the electric bass, and Terry Plumeri, noted for his horn-like arco fluency and vocal tone.

He was noted for his ability as a bandleader and songwriter to blend the simplicity and drive of R & B with the rhythmic complexity and precision of jazz.

Miles Dewey Davis III ( May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991 ) was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.

There, she was noticed by bandleader Benny Goodman.

The white bandleader of the Bill Black Combo, Bill Black, who had helped start Elvis Presley's career, was popular with black listeners.

Working for New York's WMCA in 1945, Barry Gray was bored with playing music and put a telephone receiver up to his microphone to talk with bandleader Woody Herman.

He is widely regarded as the most important composer in jazz ; he was also a galvanizing bandleader who inspired many of his musicians to produce their best work, while himself being a significant exponent of jazz piano.

Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe ( October 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941 ), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer.

Joe " King " Oliver ( May 11, 1885 – April 10, 1938 ) was a jazz cornet player and bandleader.

Chick Webb died on June 16, 1939, and his band was renamed " Ella and her Famous Orchestra " with Ella taking on the role of nominal bandleader.

Ike Wister Turner ( November 5, 1931 – December 12, 2007 ) was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, talent scout, and record producer.

His father, Louis ( 1916 – 1995 ), was a college professor, upright bass player, and dance bandleader who performed under the name " Lee Sims ".

Dave Lee, who was bandleader on I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, was at the piano and a number of rounds were introduced by a short phrase of music.

Lawrence Welk ( March 11, 1903 – May 17, 1992 ) was an American musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted The Lawrence Welk Show from 1955 to 1982.

Alton Glenn Miller ( March 1, 1904 – missing in action December 15, 1944 ) was an American big band musician, arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era.

William " Count " Basie ( August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984 ) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer.

Henry Fillmore ( 3 December 1881 – 7 December 1956 ) was an American musician, composer, publisher, and bandleader, best known for his many marches and screamers.

Marable was a strict bandleader, demanding musical proficiency and rigid discipline from all his bandmembers, yet allowing them to develop their individual strong points.

Ambrose, a strict disciplinarian, taught Heath how to be a bandleader.

Arden's quick wit made her a natural talent for radio ; she became a regular on Danny Kaye's short-lived but memorably zany comedy-variety show in 1946, which also featured swing bandleader Harry James and gravel-voiced character actor-comedian Lionel Stander.

* Gabriel Roth, aka Bosco Mann, principal composer, bandleader, and producer of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings ; co-founder of Daptone Records

Before and during World War II, Lucy had made several notable and successful guest appearances on several radio programs ; among them Jack Haley's radio show and bandleader Kay Kaiser's radio program.

In 1908 Sweatman moved to Chicago, playing around the city in places like the Pekin Inn and the Monogram Theater before becoming the bandleader at the Grand Theater, and began to attract notice ; a 1910 article referred to his nickname, " Sensational Swet.

Freed's initial ambition was to be a bandleader ; however, an ear infection put an end to this dream.

His older brother Jack Carey was a trombone player and bandleader ; Mutt was playing cornet in his brother's band by about 1912.

International Orchestra Safari Sound was briefly popular, but the Orchestra Safari Sound was revitalized by Nguza Viking ( formerly of maquis ), who became bandleader in 1991 ; this new group lasted only a year.

The bandleader for the show was Ozzie Nelson ; his wife, Harriet, who worked under her maiden name of Hilliard, was the show's vocalist and also worked with Skelton in skits.

# L ' Ana Hyams ( tenor sax ; Alleman ; 1912 – 1997 ), a bandleader married to Marjorie's brother and jazz pianist Mark Hyams ( 1914 – 2007 ) who was formerly married to jazz guitarist Jimmy Webster ( James Donart Webster ; 1908 – 1978 )

Warwick Electronics Inc. also owned Thomas Organ Company and had assigned Thomas Organ Company to create a new product line called the all-electric Vox Amplifonic Orchestra ; the project was headed by musician and bandleader Bill Page.

William Rory Gallagher ( ; 2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995 ) was an Irish blues-rock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and bandleader.

*" The Birthday " was recorded by The Fall with vocals by then-bandmember Lucy Rimmer and no apparent contributions from bandleader Mark E. Smith ; it was released as " Birthday " on their 1996 compilation album Sinister Waltz.

Neapolitan bandleader Francis Scala was bandleader of the U. S. Marine Band after immigrating in 1840 ; as is common in Naples, he placed the clarinet ( which he played himself ) in a prominent place in his performances.

Lavoe was given the opportunity of becoming bandleader to his own orchestra ; he and his band traveled the world on their own, and he would also be a guest singer for the Fania All-Stars.

In some cases, if a famous person already has a suffix but does not use it professionally, and names a son after himself using the next suffix, the son may publicly be known as a " Jr ." despite this ; the most famous example is Desi Arnaz, Jr. ( who was born, in short, Desi Arnaz IV ), the son of bandleader, actor and producer Desi Arnaz III.

His heavy metal-inspired playing contrasted with Thomas Fritzsching's more melodic approach, causing Fritzsching to be marginalized ; although technically the bandleader, he was excluded from the recording sessions.

Two songs appear in the film: " La Paloma ", a Spanish – Cuban – Mexican tune sung by popular Chilean singer Rosita Serrano ; and " La Cumparsita ", a classic Uruguayan tango tune performed by German bandleader Adalbert Lutter and his orchestra.

* Bert Kaempfert, German bandleader and songwriter ; many of his works are staples of the beautiful music format.