Jimmy Rushing

CTL-E-5086 · Person · musician · unspecified

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Jazz and blues vocalist associated with Count Basie and other bandleaders.

Notes

CTL-JAZZ-012 alternate identifier. Collection: African American jazz artists (CTL-JAZZ-100 dataset, 2026-10-08).

Relationships

Count Basie — collaborated with
The Smithsonian links Jimmy Rushing with Count Basie and other bandleaders as his vocalist.

Sources

Google Arts & Culture — “African Americans in Jazz” (National Postal Museum, Smithsonian)

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