Dixieland

Dixieland or Dixie is a name for the south-eastern portion of the USA; see: U.S. Southern States, Dixie. This article is about the musical genre.

Partial List of Dixieland Musicians

Some of the artists historically identified with Dixieland are mentioned in List of jazz musicians.

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Some of the best-selling and famous Dixieland artists of the post-WWII era:

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• Tony Almerico, trumpeter, played Dixieland live on clear channel WLW radio in New Orleans, as well as at many downtown hotels, and was a tireless promoter of the music.
• The Dukes of Dixieland, the Assunto family band of New Orleans. A successor band continues on in New Orleans today.
• Eddie Condon, guitarist who led bands and ran a series of nightclubs in New York City and had a popular radio series. Successor bands played until the 1970s, and their mainstream style is still heard.
• Turk Murphy, a trombonist who led a band at Earthquake McGoons and other San Francisco venues from the late 1940s through the 1970s.
• Al Hirt, trumpeter who had a string of top-40 hits in the 1960s, led bands in New Orleans until his death.
• Pete Fountain, clarinetist who led popular bands in New Orleans, retired recently.
• Kenny Ball, had a top-40 hit with "Midnight in Moscow" in the late 1960s. From Britain.
• Jim Cullum, cornetist based in San Antonio, TX. With his late father, led bands in San Antonio since 1963, originally known as the Happy Jazz Band. Today leads the Jim Cullum Jazz Band featured on the long-running USA public radio series, Riverwalk, Live From The Landing.
• Tim Laughlin, clarinetist, protege of Pete Fountain, who has led many popular bands in New Orleans, and often tours in Europe during the summer