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The Top 38 Stars of Lindy Hop Music

Choosing the musical stars of Lindy Hop Music is a challenging assignment. I’m sure if you asked a hundred different people, you would get a hundred different answers. So, please forgive me if i leave anyone out (which i am sure i will!). So, here we go in reverse ranking order:

38. Woody Herman

37. The Cats and the Fiddle

36. The Andrews Sisters

35. Slim and Slam

34. Peggy Lee

33. Louis Prima

32. Johnny Hodges

31. Dean Martin

30. Rosemary Clooney

29. Nina Simone

28. Nellie Lutcher

27. LaVern Baker

26. Bobby Darin

25. Nat King Cole

24. Jimmie Lunceford

23. Ozzie Nelson

22. Gene Krupa

21. Tommy Dorsey

20. Lionel Hampton

19. Charlie Barnet

18. Erskine Hawkins

17. Glenn Miller

16. Fats Waller

15. Artie Shaw

14. Charlie Christian

13. Duke Ellington

12. Bunny Berrigan

11. Cab Calloway

10. Louis Jordan

9. Sidney Bechet

8. Lucky Millinder

7. Slim Gaillard

6. Chick Webb

5. Harry James

4. Louis Armstrong

3. Ella Fitzgerald

2. Benny Goodman

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