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
- Count Basie