William ''Sonny'' Greer

Allen Eager This is Bill's son, Ed's, favorite photograph! ''I love the group energy that you can feel in this shot.''	Benny Goodman, Hall of Fame Inductee of the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame Benny Goodman, ''the first to adopt an uncompromising jazz style, one that took both standard and popular material and turned it into...swing, thus starting an entirely new era.'' 'The Encyclopedia of Jazz'
Billie Holiday , Hall of Fame Inductee of the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame Bill's photos of Billie captured her like no photographer ever had. Intense and intimate.	Billy Eckstine, Hall of  Fame Inductee of the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame  ''One of the most distinctive of all ballad singers, Eckstine was both a pivotal figure in the history of jazz because of his commitment to bebop and the first black singer to achieve lasting success in the pop mainstream.'' Verve Music Group	Buddy Rich, Hall of Fame Inductee of the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame  ''Buddy Rich was known for his spectacular drumming and his cocky personality.'' William P. Gottlieb
Cab Calloway, Hall of Fame Inductee of the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame   Cab Calloway, a ''sensational personality..'' said Gottlieb.	Charlie Parker, Hall of Fame Inductee of the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame , Great photos of the mythic Charlie ''Bird'' Parker.	Coleman ''Bean'' Hawkins,  Hall of Fame Inductee of the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame   ''Coleman 'Bean' Hawkins, the greatest virtuoso of the tenor sax during the Golden Age, is one of a handful of jazz supermen.'' Gottlieb in 'The Golden Age of Jazz'
Count Basie, Hall of Fame Inductee of the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame  Count Basie liked his ''...swing direct and to the point'' wrote Bill Gottlieb.	Dizzy Gillespie, Hall of Fame Inductee of the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame   Dizzy Gillespie--''King of the Street.''	Django Reinhardt, Hall of Fame Inductee of the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame Django Reinhardt and his Gypsy guitar.
Doris Day, Hollywood Walk  of Fame Inductee / Member The famous American actress and singer Doris Day, one of the most admired and well known entertainers of the twentieth century who got her start as a jazz singer.	Duke Ellington, Hall of  Fame Inductee of the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame   ''(Duke) created jazz that had more colors, more textures, more surprises than were found anywhere else in jazz.'' Bill Gottlieb	Ella Fitzgerald, Hall of  Fame Inductee of the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame   The First Lady of Song--Ella Fitzgerald.
Francis ''Muggsy'' Spanier ''Francis 'Muggsy' Spanier was one of the most sought-after cornetists of the period. With both open horn and plunger mute, he was marvelously full-bodied and precise.'' Gottlieb in ''The Golden Age of Jazz''	Frank Sinatra, Hall of Fame Inductee of the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame Always sophisticated, Frank Sinatra in the recording studio.	Glen Gray, Hall of Fame Inductee of the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame , Note the gun on the dresser. Glad it was Bill and not Glen shooting that day!
Harry James, Hall of Fame Inductee of the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame ,	Howard McGhee, Hall of Fame Inductee of the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame ''Howard McGhee was known for lightning-fast fingers and very high notes.What he is not known of is the influnce that had on younger hard bop trumpeters, together with Fats Navarro.'' Wikipedia	Huddie ''Leadbelly'' Ledbetter ''Leadbelly, a fabulous blues singer and guitarist, killed one man, maybe two...'' Story from 'The Golden Age of Jazz'
Illinois Jacquet, Hall of Fame Inductee of the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame , ''Illinois Jacquet started a trend among tenor sax players with his boisterous honking on Lionel Hampton's 'Flying Home.' He later became a star with Jazz at the Philharmonic.'' Gottlieb in 'The Golden Age of Jazz'	Joe Mooney	June Christy ''One of the most popular of the good band vocalists was June Christy, featured for years with the Stan Kenton orchestra.'' William Gottlieb

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