• James Wright
• Sax (Tenor)

• George Matthews
• Trombone

• Hot Lips Page
• Trumpet

• Charles "Truck" Parham
• Bass

• Judge Riley
• Drums

• Al Robinson
• Sax (Alto)

• Eli Robinson
• Trombone

• Rudy Rutherford
• Sax (Alto)

• Jesse "Po" Simpkins
• Bass, Sax (Baritone)

• Neil Slaven
• Liner Notes

• Sister Rosetta Tharpe
• Guitar, Vocals

• Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
• Sax (Alto), Vocals

• Greely Walton
• Sax (Baritone)

• Jack Washington
• Sax (Baritone)

• Shadow Wilson
• Drums

• Snooky Young
• Trumpet

• Lee Pope
• Sax (Tenor)

• Willie Simpson
• Sax (Baritone)

• David Van Dyke
• Sax (Tenor)

• Frankie "Sugar Chile" Robinson
• Piano, Vocals

• George Foster
• Double Bass

• Lee Young
• Drums

• Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
• Performer

• Hurley Ramey
• Guitar

• Ed Lewis
• Trumpet

• Teddy "Cherokee" Conyers
• Sax (Baritone)

• Purvis Henson
• Sax (Tenor)

• Sam Lovett
• Drums

• Frank Royal
• Trumpet

• Al Wichard
• Drums

• Billy Johnson
• Trombone, Vocals

• Leon Spann
• Bass

• Carl Wilson
• Bass

• William Mackel
• Guitar

• Henry Bridges
• Sax (Tenor)

• Bernard Archer
• Trombone

• Bernard McKay
• Guitar

• Joe O'Laughlin
• Sax (Alto)

• Emmanuel Simms
• Drums

• Geechie Smith
• Trumpet

• Andrew Wood
• Trumpet

• Bill Johnson's Louisiana Jug Band
• Trombone, Vocals

• Andrew "Tiny" Wood
• Trumpet

• Bair Bey, Vincent
• Sax (Alto)

• Billy Smith
• Sax (Tenor)

• Dave Cavanaugh
• Sax (Tenor)

• Charlie Harris
• Bass

• Calvin Vaughan
• Drums

• Basie Day
• Double Bass

• Bill Davis
• Piano

• Wild Bill Davis
• Piano

• Jack Marshall
• Guitar

• John Mehegan
• Piano

• Don Wilkerson
• Sax (Tenor)

• Mitch Miller
• Director

• Hadda Brooks
• Piano, Vocals

• Preston Love
• Sax (Alto)

• Nellie Lutcher
• Piano, Vocals

• Don Cole
• Trombone

• Marie Knight
• Vocals

• Sammy Price
• Piano

• Walter Page
• Bass

• Tom Archia
• Sax (Tenor)

• Vincent Bair-Beyes
• Sax (Alto)

• Butch Ballard
• Drums

• Benny Carter
• Sax (Alto)

• Emmett Berry
• Trumpet

• Wallace Bishop
• Drums

• Joe Britton
• Trombone

• Johnny Brown
• Guitar

• Alvin Burroughs
• Drums

• Eddie Byrd
• Drums

• Harper Cosby
• Bass

• Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
• Guitar, Vocals

• Wendell Culley
• Trumpet

• Clarence Donaldson
• Drums

• Ted Donnelly
• Trombone

• William K. "Billy" Hadnott
• Bass

• Carl Hogan
• Guitar

• John Hunt
• Trumpet

• Aaron Izenhall
• Trumpet

• Josh Jackson
• Sax (Tenor)

• Eddie Johnson
• Sax (Tenor)

• Joe Knight
• Piano

• Ransom Knowling
• Bass

• Nappy Lamare
• Guitar

• Willie Nelson
• Trumpet

• Count Basie
• Piano

• Arnett Cobb
• Sax (Tenor)

• Harry "Sweets" Edison
• Trumpet, Vocals

• Ella Fitzgerald
• Performer

• Paul Gonsalves
• Sax (Tenor)

• Freddie Green
• Guitar

• Lionel Hampton
• Vibraphone, Vibe Master

• Louis Jordan
• Sax (Alto), Vocals

• Julia Lee
• Piano, Vocals

• Arthur Prysock
• Trumpet

• Buddy Tate
• Sax (Tenor)

• Earl Van Riper
• Guitar

• Dinah Washington
• Vocals

• Harry Babasin
• Bass

• Herbie Fields
• Sax (Alto)

• Buddy Johnson
• Piano, Vocals

• Ernie Royal
• Trumpet

• Hal Singer
• Sax (Tenor)

• Wynonie Harris
• Vocals

• John Lee Hooker
• Guitar, Vocals

• Amos Milburn
• Piano, Vocals