Collector's Checklist
SHEET MUSIC
compiled by Music Librarian Christopher Popa
    Placing photos of famous leaders on the covers helped to sell the sheet music by capitalizing on the popularity of that leader. 
    Songs often were associated with a specific leader; however, in many cases, there is no surviving proof that specific leaders did, in fact, perform every song listed under their name. 
    Titles with an asterisk ( * ) state their name but do not include a cover photo of them. 

Irving Aaronson

Van Alexander

Ray Anthony

Louis Armstrong

Desi Arnaz

Gus Arnheim

Georgie Auld

Mitchell Ayres

Charlie Barnet

Blue Barron

Count Basie

Tex Beneke

Bunny Berigan

Ben Bernie

Will Bradley

Lou Breese

Ace Brigode

Randy Brooks

Les Brown

Sonny Burke

Henry Busse

Bobby Byrne

Cab Calloway

Frankie Carle

Lee Castle

Carmen Cavallaro

Bob Chester

Gay Claridge

Larry Clinton

Coon-Sanders Orchestra

Del Courtney

Francis Craig

Bob Crosby

Xavier Cugat

Bernie Cummins

Dolly Dawn

Al Donahue

Sam Donahue

The Dorsey Brothers

Jimmy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Eddy Duchin

Sonny Dunham

Billy Eckstine

Les and Larry Elgart

Duke Ellington

Ziggy Elman

Shep Fields

Jack Fina

Ted FioRito

Ralph Flanagan

Chuck Foster

Larry Funk

Jan Garber

Tom Gerun

Emerson Gill

Benny Goodman

Gray Gordon

Glen Gray

Jerry Gray

Jimmie Grier

Bobby Hackett

George Hall

Mal Hallett

Lionel Hampton

Phil Harris

Erskine Hawkins

Ted Heath

Neal Hefti

Horace Heidt

Fletcher Henderson

Woody Herman

Tiny Hill

Richard Himber

Earl Hines

Les Hite

Everett Hoagland

Claude Hopkins

Eddy Howard

Dean Hudson

Will Hudson

Ina Ray Hutton

Illinois Jacquet

Harry James

Glenn Miller

Vaughn Monroe

Artie Shaw

Garber - Lyman

Madriguera - Rogers

Savitt - Zurke




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