Sammy Davis Jr.
Samuel George Davis Jr. was an American singer, actor, comedian and dancer. Known as “Mr. Entertainment” and “Mister Show Business”, Davis was regarded as one of the most popular entertainers of the…
Jazz
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Bert Kaempfert
Bert Kaempfert was a German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger, and composer. He made easy listening and jazz-orientated records and wrote the music for a number of well-known songs, including “Strangers…
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Horst Jankowski
Horst Jankowski was a classically trained German pianist, most famous for his internationally successful easy listening music.
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Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson is a British musician, singer and songwriter. Having spent years studying music and playing clubs, he found early success with his hit new wave singles “Is She Really Going Out…
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Etta James
Jamesetta Hawkins, known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer and songwriter. Starting her career in 1954, James frequently performed in Nashville’s R&B clubs, collectively known in the 1940s, 1950s and…
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Al Hirt
Alois Maxwell “Al” Hirt was an American trumpeter and bandleader. He is best remembered for his million-selling recordings of “Java” and the accompanying album Honey in the Horn (1963), and for the…
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Garth Hudson
Eric Garth Hudson was a Canadian multi-instrumentalist best known as the keyboardist and occasional saxophonist for the Band. He was a principal architect of the group’s sound and was described as “the…
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Donny Hathaway
Donny Edward Hathaway was an American soul singer, keyboardist, songwriter, backing vocalist, and arranger who Rolling Stone described as a “soul legend”. His most popular songs include “The Ghetto”, “This Christmas”, “Someday…