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Faye Adams
Apr 9, 1957 (ldr, v)
Dec 17, 1957 (ldr, v)
Johnny Adams
1959 (ldr, v)
Justin Adams
late 1957 (g)
ca. Feb 8, 1958 (g)
1959 (g)
Marie Adams
1952 (ldr, v)
Placide "Palz" Adams
Dec 22, 1959 (b)
Lee Allen
February 1947 (ts)
May 12, 1953 (ts)
November 1953 (ts)
1954 (ts)
1954 (ts)
Aug 28, 1955 (ts)
Dec 14, 1955 (ts)
Feb 3, 1956 (ts)
Feb 8, 1956 (ts)
Feb 9, 1956 (ts)
March 1956 (ts)
Mar 20, 1956 (ts)
May 9, 1956 (ts)
May 15, 1956 (ts)
July 1956 (ts)
August 1956 (ts)
Sep 6, 1956 (ts)
Oct 23, 1956 (ts)
December 1956 (ts)
ca. Jan 10, 1957 (ts)
Jan 16, 1957 (ts)
Jan 16, 1957 (ts)
February 1957 (ts)
March 1957 (ts)
March 1957 (ts)
June 1957 (ts)
June 1957 (ts)
October 1957 (ts)
Oct 18, 1957 (ts)
late 1957 (ldr, ts)
January 1958 (ldr, ts)
early 1958 (ts)
May 1958 (ts)
May 1958 (ts)
Jun 12, 1958 (ts)
late 1958 (ts)
1958 (ts)
Dec 22, 1959 (ts)
1959 (ldr, ts)
1959 (ts)
Leslie Ayers
Jan 16, 1951 (t)
Peter "Chuck" Badie
Jun 1, 1959 (b)
Aug 25, 1959 (b)
Aug 22, 1960 (b)
Dave Bartholomew
Spring 1952 (t)
Jun 29, 1952 (t)
Jan 16, 1957 (dir)
February 1957 (t)
June 1957 (t)
October 1957 (t)
May 1958 (t)
1959 (t)
Harold Battiste
ca. Feb 8, 1958 (ts)
Al Bernard, Jr.
Mar 19, 1988 (b)
Larry Birdsong
Jul 11, 1957 (ldr, v)
Robert A. "Bumps" Blackwell
Dec 12, 1956 (arr, prd)
Eddie Bo
May 1958 (ldr, p, v)
late 1958 (ldr, p, v)
Jun 1, 1959 (ldr, p, v)
Aug 25, 1959 (ldr, p, v)
Aug 22, 1960 (ldr, p, v)
John Boudreaux
Jun 1, 1959 (d)
Aug 25, 1959 (d)
Spring 1960 (d)
Summer 1960 (d)
Aug 22, 1960 (d)
Allen Brooks
June 1958 (ldr, v)
Roy Brown
Jun 15, 1950 (ldr, v)
Jun 22, 1950 (ldr, v)
Jun 23, 1950 (ldr, v)
Jan 16, 1951 (ldr, v)
ca. May 27, 1954 (ldr, v)
Tommy Brown
Feb 21, 1958 (ldr, v)
William Brown
February 1957 (p)
June 1957 (p)
October 1957 (p)
May 1958 (p)
1959 (p)
Thomas L. Bruster
Dec 12, 1956 (bkv)
Clifford "Gene" Burks
Jul 11, 1957 (ts)
1957 (ts)
February 1958 (ts)
February 1958 (ts)
1958 (ts)
January 1960 (ts)
October 1960 (ts)
1960 (ts)
July 1962 (ts)
December 1962 (ts)
Roy "Professor Longhair" Byrd
November 1953 (ldr, p, v)
Jerry Byrne
ca. Feb 8, 1958 (ldr, v)
Leonard "Chick" Carbo
1957 (ldr, v)
Bobby Charles
March 1956 (ldr, v)
July 1956 (ldr, v)
December 1956 (ldr, v)
June 1957 (ldr, v)
May 1958 (ldr, v)
Ervin Charles
Aug 22, 1960 (g)
Ray Charles
Aug 18, 1953 (ldr, p, v)
Aug 18, 1953 (p)
Pritchard Cheesemen
February 1957 (sax)
June 1957 (sax)
October 1957 (sax)
May 1958 (sax)
1959 (sax)
chorus
Jun 23, 1950 (bkv)
Apr 9, 1957 (bkv)
Spring 1960 (bkv)
Roland Cook
March 1957 (b)
Spring 1958 (b)
May 1958 (b)
June 1958 (b)
June 1958 (b)
June 1958 (b)
Sam Cooke
Dec 12, 1956 (v)
Donald Cooks
1949 (b)
John "Silver" Cooks
1949 (d)
1949 (d)
1949 (ldr, d, v)
1949 (d)
Nov 19, 1952 (d)
Don Costa
February 1957 (con)
June 1957 (con)
October 1957 (con)
May 1958 (con)
1959 (con)
Lawrence Eddie Cotton
Mar 16, 1956 (p)
Feb 25, 1957 (p)
1959 (p)
1959 (p)
1959 (p)
1961 (p, v)
Senior Roy Crain
Dec 12, 1956 (bkv)
Ted Curson
February 1957 (t)
June 1957 (t)
October 1957 (t)
May 1958 (t)
1959 (t)
Pluma Davis
May 12, 1953 (tb, dir)
Otis Deverney
1959 (b)
Carlo Ditta
Mar 19, 1988 (g)
Salvador Doucette
Jun 29, 1952 (p)
Norman Dunlap
1949 (ldr, v)
Auguste "Dimes" Dupont
May 12, 1953 (as)
Aug 18, 1953 (as)
Aug 18, 1953 (as)
1955 (as)
June 1958 (v)
1959 (as)
1959 (as)
1959 (as)
Spring 1960 (as)
Summer 1960 (as)
1961 (as, v)
Ruth Durand
Jan 16, 1957 (v)
Charles Easley
1955 (b)
Spring 1960 (b)
Summer 1960 (b)
Vernon Emmanuel
February 1957 (g)
June 1957 (g)
October 1957 (g)
May 1958 (g)
1959 (g)
Jesse James Farley
Dec 12, 1956 (bkv)
Johnny Fernandez
1955 (p)
Johnny Fernandez
May 12, 1953 (b)
Frank Field
1954 (b)
Aug 28, 1955 (b)
Mar 20, 1956 (b)
ca. Jan 10, 1957 (b)
March 1957 (b)
1958 (b)
Frank Fields
Jun 29, 1952 (b)
Aug 18, 1953 (b)
Aug 18, 1953 (b)
1954 (b)
Dec 14, 1955 (b)
Feb 3, 1956 (b)
Feb 8, 1956 (b)
Feb 9, 1956 (b)
March 1956 (b)
May 9, 1956 (b)
May 15, 1956 (b)
Jun 29, 1956 (b)
July 1956 (b)
August 1956 (b)
Sep 6, 1956 (b)
Oct 23, 1956 (b)
December 1956 (b)
Dec 12, 1956 (b)
Jan 16, 1957 (b)
Jan 16, 1957 (b)
February 1957 (b)
Apr 9, 1957 (b)
June 1957 (b)
June 1957 (b)
October 1957 (b)
Oct 18, 1957 (b)
late 1957 (b)
Dec 17, 1957 (b)
January 1958 (b)
ca. Feb 8, 1958 (b)
Feb 21, 1958 (b)
May 1958 (b)
May 1958 (b)
Jun 12, 1958 (b)
late 1958 (b)
1959 (b)
1959 (b)
1959 (b)
1959 (b)
1961 (b)
China Flair
1964 (ldr, v)
Gus Fontenette
Mar 16, 1956 (as)
Feb 25, 1957 (as)
Johnny Fontenette
Jun 15, 1950 (ts)
Jun 22, 1950 (ts)
Jun 23, 1950 (ts)
Clarence Ford
Apr 9, 1957 (bar)
Dec 17, 1957 (bar)
Fred "Daddy Goodloe" Ford
1952 (bar)
Paul Foster
Dec 12, 1956 (v)
Lonnie Fowler
February 1957 (g)
June 1957 (g)
October 1957 (g)
May 1958 (g)
1959 (g)
Edward Frank
Feb 8, 1956 (p)
March 1956 (p)
Jun 29, 1956 (p)
July 1956 (p)
December 1956 (p)
February 1957 (p)
Apr 9, 1957 (p)
June 1957 (p)
June 1957 (p)
October 1957 (p)
late 1957 (p)
Dec 17, 1957 (p)
January 1958 (p)
Feb 21, 1958 (p)
May 1958 (p)
May 1958 (p)
1959 (p)
1959 (p)
Grady Gaines
Jul 11, 1957 (ts)
1957 (ts)
February 1958 (ts)
February 1958 (ts)
1958 (ts)
January 1960 (ts)
October 1960 (ts)
1960 (ts)
July 1962 (ts)
December 1962 (ts)
Paul Gayten
January 1947 (ldr, p, v)
February 1947 (p)
April 1947 (ldr, p, v)
June 1947 (ldr, p, v)
1954 (ldr, p, v)
Aug 28, 1955 (ldr, p, v)
Dec 14, 1955 (p, dir)
March 1956 (p)
Mar 20, 1956 (ldr, p, v)
July 1956 (p)
December 1956 (p)
ca. Jan 10, 1957 (ldr, p)
March 1957 (ldr, p, v)
March 1957 (p, dir)
June 1957 (p)
May 1958 (p)
1958 (ldr, p, v)
The Gondoliers
1949 (bkv)
1949 (bkv)
1949 (bkv)
1949 (bkv)
Spring 1952 (bkv)
1959 (grp)
1959 (ldr)
1959 (grp)
1961 (ldr)
Ira Green
1964 (ldr, v)
Robert Green
January 1947 (d)
February 1947 (d)
April 1947 (d)
June 1947 (d)
Herman Greene
February 1957 (ts)
June 1957 (ts)
October 1957 (ts)
May 1958 (ts)
1959 (ts)
Gerri Hall
1959 (v)
Orrington Hall
Jan 16, 1951 (bar)
Wilbur Harden
Jun 15, 1950 (t)
Jun 22, 1950 (t)
Jun 23, 1950 (t)
Herb Hardesty
Jun 29, 1952 (ts)
February 1957 (ts)
Apr 9, 1957 (ts)
June 1957 (ts)
October 1957 (ts)
Dec 17, 1957 (ts)
May 1958 (ts)
1959 (ts)
Joe Harris
Jun 29, 1952 (as)
Joseph Harris
February 1957 (as)
June 1957 (as)
October 1957 (as)
May 1958 (as)
1959 (as)
Bill Harvey
1952 (ts, dir)
Henry Hawkins
1962 (t)
Warren Hebrard
Aug 18, 1953 (ts)
Aug 18, 1953 (ts)
1955 (ts)
1959 (ts)
1959 (ts)
Spring 1960 (ts)
Summer 1960 (ts)
1961 (f, cl, ts)
Ernest Holland
1962 (ldr, ts)
Charles "Ike" Isaacs
Jun 15, 1950 (b)
Jun 22, 1950 (b)
Jun 23, 1950 (b)
George Jenkins
Jun 22, 1950 (d)
Jun 23, 1950 (d)
Al "Carnival Time" Johnson
Jun 12, 1958 (ldr, v)
Dec 22, 1959 (ldr, p, v)
Clarence Johnson
February 1957 (b)
June 1957 (b)
October 1957 (b)
May 1958 (b)
1959 (b)
Earl King Johnson
1955 (ldr, g, v)
early 1958 (g)
late 1958 (g)
Bill Jones
February 1957 (g)
June 1957 (g)
October 1957 (g)
May 1958 (g)
1959 (g)
Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones
Mar 16, 1956 (ldr, g, v)
Feb 25, 1957 (ldr, g, v)
Sax Kari
September 9-10, 1964 (g, b, d)
1964 (g, b, d)
1964 (g, b, d)
1964 (g, b, d)
1964 (g, b, d)
The King Bees (New Orleans)
October 1957 (ldr, v)
Lloyd Lambert
Mar 16, 1956 (b, dir)
Feb 25, 1957 (b, dir)
Ray Lambert
Mar 19, 1988 (d)
Melvin Lastie
late 1958 (t)
Summer 1960 (t)
Walter Lastie
Dec 22, 1959 (d)
Larry Lenneart
Jul 11, 1957 (bar)
1957 (bar)
February 1958 (bar)
February 1958 (bar)
1958 (bar)
January 1960 (bar)
October 1960 (bar)
1960 (bar)
July 1962 (bar)
December 1962 (bar)
Alexander "Papa" Lightfoot
1949 (h)
1949 (h)
1949 (h)
1949 (ldr, h, v)
Nov 19, 1952 (ldr, h)
Little Richard
Feb 3, 1956 (ldr, v)
Feb 9, 1956 (ldr, v)
May 9, 1956 (ldr, v)
May 15, 1956 (ldr, p, v)
Sep 6, 1956 (ldr, p, v)
Jan 16, 1957 (ldr, p, v)
Oct 18, 1957 (ldr, p, v)
Clarence Mack
Jan 16, 1951 (b)
Bobby Marchan
1954 (ldr, v)
Lawrence Marioneaux
February 1957 (ts)
June 1957 (ts)
October 1957 (ts)
May 1958 (ts)
1959 (ts)
Chuck McClendon
February 1957 (ts)
June 1957 (ts)
October 1957 (ts)
May 1958 (ts)
1959 (ts)
Ernest McLean
Feb 3, 1956 (g)
Feb 9, 1956 (g)
May 9, 1956 (g)
February 1957 (g)
June 1957 (g)
October 1957 (g)
May 1958 (g)
1959 (g)
Jimmy Miller
Feb 25, 1957 (t)
Curtis Mitchell
February 1957 (b)
June 1957 (b)
October 1957 (b)
May 1958 (b)
1959 (b)
1962 (b)
Frank S. Mitchell
May 12, 1953 (t)
Paul Monday
1952 (p)
Vince "Mr. Calhoun" Monroe
September 9-10, 1964 (ldr, h, v)
1964 (h)
1964 (h)
Roy Montrell
August 1956 (g)
1959 (g)
Oscar Moore
Mar 16, 1956 (d)
Feb 25, 1957 (d)
Myles & Dupont
June 1958 (ldr)
Edgar "Big Boy" Myles
1954 (tb)
Oct 23, 1956 (ldr, tb, v)
Warren Myles
Oct 23, 1956 (p)
Dec 12, 1956 (p)
Spring 1958 (p)
June 1958 (p)
June 1958 (p)
June 1958 (p, v)
Art Neville
ca. Feb 8, 1958 (p)
The Noel Singers
Jul 11, 1957 (bkv)
Earl Palmer
Jun 29, 1952 (d)
November 1953 (d)
1954 (d)
Aug 28, 1955 (d)
Feb 3, 1956 (d)
Feb 8, 1956 (d)
Feb 9, 1956 (d)
Mar 20, 1956 (d)
May 9, 1956 (d)
May 15, 1956 (d)
Jun 29, 1956 (d)
August 1956 (d)
Sep 6, 1956 (d)
Oct 23, 1956 (d)
Dec 12, 1956 (d)
ca. Jan 10, 1957 (d)
Jan 16, 1957 (d)
Jan 16, 1957 (d)
February 1957 (d)
June 1957 (d)
October 1957 (d)
Oct 18, 1957 (d)
May 1958 (d)
1959 (d)
Nolan Palmer
1962 (d)
Frank Parker
ca. May 27, 1954 (d)
Johnny Parker
1952 (b)
Robert Parker
1954 (ts)
Spring 1958 (ts)
June 1958 (ts)
June 1958 (ts)
June 1958 (ts)
Jun 1, 1959 (ts)
Aug 25, 1959 (ts)
Dec 22, 1959 (ts)
1959 (ldr, ts, v)
Aug 22, 1960 (ts)
John Patton
February 1957 (p)
June 1957 (p)
October 1957 (p)
May 1958 (p)
1959 (p)
Bobby Peterson
1960 (ldr, p)
Joseph "Cousin Joe" Pleasant
February 1947 (ldr, v)
Lloyd Price
Jun 29, 1952 (ldr, v)
Feb 8, 1956 (ldr, v)
Jun 29, 1956 (ldr, v)
February 1957 (ldr, v)
June 1957 (ldr, v)
October 1957 (ldr, v)
May 1958 (ldr, v)
1959 (ldr, v)
The Prince Royals
1964 (ldr, v)
1964 (bkv)
Wilbur "Red" Prysock
Jan 16, 1951 (ts)
Leroy "Batman" Rankins
Jun 15, 1950 (bar)
Jun 22, 1950 (bar)
Jun 23, 1950 (bar)
The Ray Charles Singers
February 1957 (bkv)
June 1957 (bkv)
October 1957 (bkv)
May 1958 (bkv)
1959 (bkv)
Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack
Spring 1960 (p)
Summer 1960 (p)
Al Reed
Jan 16, 1957 (v)
rest unknown
1962 (grp)
Tommy Ridgley
1949 (p)
1949 (p)
1949 (p)
1949 (p)
Nov 19, 1952 (p)
Aug 18, 1953 (ldr, v)
Spring 1960 (ldr, v)
Summer 1960 (ldr, v)
James Rivers
Spring 1958 (ts)
June 1958 (ts)
June 1958 (ts)
June 1958 (ts)
Jun 1, 1959 (ts)
Aug 25, 1959 (ts)
Dec 22, 1959 (ts)
Aug 22, 1960 (bar)
Lester Robertson
1958 (ldr, v)
Jimmy "Bee Bee" Robinson
Jan 16, 1951 (p)
Olsie Robinson
Jul 11, 1957 (b)
1957 (b)
February 1958 (b)
February 1958 (b)
1958 (b)
January 1960 (b)
October 1960 (b)
1960 (b)
July 1962 (b)
December 1962 (b)
R. B. Robinson
Dec 12, 1956 (bkv)
Dalton Rousseau
Mar 16, 1956 (t)
The Royal Playboys (New Orleans)
Spring 1952 (grp)
Emile Russell
Jul 11, 1957 (d)
1957 (d)
February 1958 (d)
February 1958 (d)
1958 (d)
January 1960 (d)
October 1960 (d)
1960 (d)
July 1962 (d)
December 1962 (d)
Ruth & Al
Jan 16, 1957 (ldr)
Clarence Samuels
Spring 1952 (ldr, v)
Edward Santineo
Jun 15, 1950 (p)
Jun 22, 1950 (p)
Jun 23, 1950 (p)
Spring 1952 (p)
Eddie Saunders
February 1957 (ts)
June 1957 (ts)
October 1957 (ts)
May 1958 (ts)
1959 (ts)
Joe Scott
1952 (t)
Philip Scott
ca. May 27, 1954 (ts)
The Shaw-Wees
Oct 23, 1956 (grp)
Tommy Shelvin
ca. May 27, 1954 (b)
Calvin "Eagle Eyes" Shields
Jun 15, 1950 (d)
Jan 16, 1951 (d)
Neely Simmons
February 1957 (ts)
June 1957 (ts)
October 1957 (ts)
May 1958 (ts)
1959 (ts)
Sticks Simpkins
February 1957 (d)
June 1957 (d)
October 1957 (d)
May 1958 (d)
1959 (d)
Huey "Piano" Smith
Feb 3, 1956 (p)
Feb 9, 1956 (p)
May 9, 1956 (p)
1957 (p)
early 1958 (p)
Jun 12, 1958 (p)
1958 (p)
Wilbert Smith
Jul 11, 1957 (p)
February 1958 (p)
February 1958 (p)
January 1960 (p)
October 1960 (p)
July 1962 (p)
December 1962 (p)
Wilbert "Lee Diamond" Smith
February 1958 (ts, v)
February 1958 (ldr, ts, v)
January 1960 (ts)
October 1960 (ts)
1960 (ts)
July 1962 (ts)
December 1962 (ts)
The Soul Stirrers
Dec 12, 1956 (ldr)
Warren Stanley
January 1947 (b)
February 1947 (b)
April 1947 (b)
June 1947 (b)
Alonzo Stewart
Spring 1952 (d)
May 12, 1953 (d)
Aug 18, 1953 (d)
Aug 18, 1953 (d)
1955 (d)
1959 (d)
1959 (d)
1959 (d)
1961 (d, per, v)
Alvin "Red" Taylor
May 12, 1953 (bar)
Gladstone Thomas
February 1957 (org)
June 1957 (org)
October 1957 (org)
May 1958 (org)
1959 (org)
Jimmy Thomas
ca. May 27, 1954 (p)
Kathy Thomas
May 12, 1953 (p)
Joseph Henry Tillman
Mar 16, 1956 (ts)
Feb 25, 1957 (ts)
Allen Toussaint
late 1957 (org)
January 1958 (org)
1959 (org)
Big Joe Turner
May 12, 1953 (ldr, v)
Alvin "Red" Tyler
November 1953 (ts)
1954 (bar)
Aug 28, 1955 (bar)
Dec 14, 1955 (bar)
Feb 3, 1956 (ts)
Feb 8, 1956 (bar)
Feb 9, 1956 (ts)
March 1956 (bar)
Mar 16, 1956 (bar)
Mar 20, 1956 (bar)
May 9, 1956 (ts)
May 15, 1956 (bar)
Jun 29, 1956 (bar)
July 1956 (bar)
August 1956 (bar)
Sep 6, 1956 (bar)
Oct 23, 1956 (bar)
December 1956 (bar)
ca. Jan 10, 1957 (bar)
Jan 16, 1957 (bar)
Jan 16, 1957 (bar)
February 1957 (bar)
Feb 25, 1957 (bar)
March 1957 (bar)
March 1957 (bar)
June 1957 (bar)
June 1957 (bar)
October 1957 (bar)
Oct 18, 1957 (bar)
early 1958 (bar)
May 1958 (bar)
May 1958 (bar)
Jun 12, 1958 (bar)
late 1958 (bar)
1958 (bar)
1959 (bar)
1959 (bar)
unknown
1949 (b)
1949 (b)
1949 (b)
May 12, 1953 (b, bkv)
1954 (t)
Aug 28, 1955 (t)
Mar 20, 1956 (t)
ca. Jan 10, 1957 (t)
Jan 16, 1957 (p)
March 1957 (t)
May 1958 (ts)
1958 (t)
1959 (v)
1959 (b, d)
The Upsetters (New Orleans)
May 15, 1956 (grp)
Sep 6, 1956 (grp)
Jan 16, 1957 (grp)
Jul 11, 1957 (grp)
Oct 18, 1957 (grp)
1957 (grp)
February 1958 (ldr)
February 1958 (grp)
1958 (grp)
January 1960 (ldr)
October 1960 (ldr)
1960 (grp)
July 1962 (ldr)
December 1962 (ldr)
Charles Williams
Apr 9, 1957 (d)
Charles "Hungry" Williams
Dec 14, 1955 (ldr, d, v)
March 1956 (d)
July 1956 (d)
December 1956 (d)
March 1957 (d)
March 1957 (ldr, d, v)
June 1957 (d)
late 1957 (d)
Dec 17, 1957 (d)
January 1958 (d)
early 1958 (d)
ca. Feb 8, 1958 (d)
Feb 21, 1958 (d)
Spring 1958 (d)
May 1958 (d)
May 1958 (d)
June 1958 (ldr, d, v)
June 1958 (d)
June 1958 (d)
Jun 12, 1958 (d)
late 1958 (d)
1958 (d)
1959 (d)
Earl Williams
January 1947 (v)
Ike Williams
Jun 1, 1959 (t)
Aug 25, 1959 (t)
Aug 22, 1960 (t)
"Wimpey"
1952 (d)