Jazz, Blues, Bebop, Big Band

Above all else, swing

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Martha Tilton on NBC radio (1941)

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Martha Tilton - I’ll Walk Alone (1944)

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Woody Guthrie with his guitar (1941)

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Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land (1944)

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Nat King Cole with his daughter Natalie Cole at Christmas time (1955)

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Nat King Cole - Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire (1946)

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Eartha Kitt riding a bicycle in New York (1952)

Photograph by Gordon Parks for “Life” magazine

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Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby (1953)

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Frank Sinatra being admired by fans (1943)

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Frank Sinatra- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (1963)

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Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby on the set of “Blue Skies” (1946)

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Bing Crosby - White Christmas (1942)

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Sammy Davis Jr being photographed by James Dean (1955)

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Sammy Davis Jr and Judy Garland performing a medley of songs on the NBC broadcast of the Sammy Davis Jr Show (1966)

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Lena Horne performing at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel (1957)

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Lena Horne - Stormy Weather (1943)

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Nat King Cole recording at Capitol Recordig Studios in Los Angeles (1963)