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Some of the most notable nicknames and stage names are listed here. Although the term Jazz royalty exists for "Kings" and similar royal or aristocratic nicknames, there is a wide range of other terms, many of them obscure. Where the origin of the nickname is known, this is explained at each artist's corresponding article.
Jazz royalty is a term encompassing the many jazz musicians who have been termed as exceptionally musically gifted and informally granted honorific, "aristocratic" or "royal" titles as nicknames. [1] The practice of affixing honorific titles to the names of jazz musicians goes back to New Orleans at the start of the 20th century, before the ...
[5] [6] In the 1930s and 1940s, as jazz and swing music were gaining popularity, it was the more commercially successful white artists Paul Whiteman and Benny Goodman who became known as "the King of Jazz" and "the King of Swing" respectively, despite there being more highly regarded contemporary African-American artists. [7]
Maybe your suggestion of moving it to "Nicknames of jazz and blues musicians" (with the "List of ..." bit stuck on the front) would upset the purists. Let's leave it for a while for other editors come up with feedback and/or nominate it for deletion as lacking in notability :) Regards, -- Technopat ( talk ) 20:36, 21 July 2008 (UTC) [ reply ]
Owners and operators, The Record Track. The Record Track has been in South Chicago since 1990. But when his uncle Wister Adriane—who owned and operated the music store—died, Clifton Muhammad ...
List of nicknames of jazz musicians; R. Race record; Jazz royalty; S. Square (slang) T. Territory band; The Pythodd Room; Z. Zoot suit
A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music judging by the popularity during a given period of time. Although primarily a marketing or supermarketing tool like any other sales statistic, they have become a form of popular media culture in their own right. Record charts are compiled using a variety of criteria.
Penguin Guide to Jazz: Crown Albums List (1st – 8th editions; not affiliated with the publisher or authors) Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List (1st – 8th editions; not affiliated with the publisher or authors)