The Big Band Leaders
This trombonist led the most popular band of the early 40s and gave us "In the Mood" and "Chattanooga Choo Choo."
Glenn Miller
This star of The King and I and South Pacific was known as the "First Lady of the American Musical Theatre."
Mary Martin
This Memphis-born singer became a national sensation in 1956 with "Heartbreak Hotel" and was famously filmed only from the waist up on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Elvis Presley
This singer’s signature song about San Francisco won him two Grammys in 1963.
Tony Bennett
This 1962 song by this band asks, "Do you love me... now that I can dance?"
The Contours
Known as "The King of Swing," this clarinetist was the first jazz bandleader to play Carnegie Hall.
Benny Goodman
She starred alongside Fred Astaire in ten films, including Top Hat and Swing Time.
Ginger Rogers
This vocal group, led by Tony Williams, was one of the first African-American acts to achieve mainstream success with ballads like "Only You" and "The Great Pretender."
The Platters
This blind pianist and singer pioneered "Soul" music with hits like "What'd I Say" and "Georgia on My Mind."
Ray Charles
Kyu Sakamoto had the only Japanese-language song to reach #1 in the US with this 1963 hit.
Sukiyaki
Before becoming a household name, this legendary crooner got his big break in 1940 as the featured vocalist for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra,
Frank Sinatra
This "velvet-voiced" singer had a huge hit with "Tennessee Waltz" and sold over 100 million records.
Patti Page
This singer’s career exploded with the 1956 hit "Be-Bop-A-Lula," backed by his band, The Blue Caps.
Gene Vincent
He was known as "Satchmo" and knocked The Beatles off the #1 spot in 1964 with "Hello, Dolly!"
Louis Armstrong
This 1966 song by The New Vaudeville Band features a megaphone vocal and is named after a city in England.
Winchester Cathedral
This jazz singer, nicknamed "Sassy," was known for her incredible range and the hit "Misty."
Sarah Vaughan
This singer from Leighton, Alabama, topped the charts in 1966 with the soulful masterpiece "When a Man Loves a Woman."
Percy Sledge
In the 1950 film Summer Stock, she performed the iconic "Get Happy" number wearing a tuxedo jacket and a fedora.
Judy Garland
In 1958, this artist told us all about a "Purple People Eater.
Sheb Wooley