Favorite musicians of the 1930's?

Question

I want to listen to music from the 1930's. Any suggestions on what musician/band/composer I can listen to?

Answer 1

Favorite Answer

Billie Holliday

George Gershwin

Duke Ellington

Benny Carter

Django Reinhardt

Charlie Parker

Coleman Hawkins

Jack Teagarden

Art Tatum

Fats Waller

Jimmy Rodgers

Big Joe Williams

Cab Calloway

Robert Johnson

Cole Porter

Johnny Hodges

Sidney Bechet

Dizzy Gillespie

Dickie Wells

Tommy Dorsey

Jimmy Dorsey

Count Basie

Benny Goodman

Leadbelly

Glenn Miller

Eddie Duchin

Ray Noble

Sonny Boy Williamson

Louis Armstrong

Leo Reisman

Kate Smith

Larry Clinton

The Carter Family

Rudy Valee

Guy Lombardo

Paul Whiteman

Artie Shaw

Ozzie Nelson

Chick Webb

Helen Forrest

Bunny Berigan

Answer 2

Benny Goodman

Artie Shaw

Harry James

Answer 3

Old Blues man Lazy Lester and my fav. song Nothin But the devil. Not sure if it was the 30's but certainly no earlier than 1942. You can find it on i-tunes for a sample. Blues the way it was meant to be, a heroine addict and a string guitar wailing into a tin can for 20 bucks a recording.

Answer 4

If I was to suggest just one artist it would have to be Duke Ellington. He created his own musical universe. Certainly the most influential composer of the 1930's, possibly the whole of the 20th century.

Answer 5

Ella Fitzgerald. She is considered a 30's classic.

Answer 6

Stéphane Grappeli often played with Django Reinhardt, but I noticed he wasn't on the list. If you like a swingin' violin you should give him a listen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpmOTGungnA