Jazz royalty

Jazz royalty is a term that reflects the many great jazz musicians who have some sort of royal title in their names or nicknames.

Blues Monarchs

Mamie Smith was billed as the "Queen of the Blues"; Bessie Smith outdid her with the billing "Empress of the Blues". In a later era, Dinah Washington was also billed as the "Queen of the Blues".

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Mamie Smith - Bessie Smith - Dinah Washington

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B.B. King always called himself the "Blues Boy" or "Beale Street Blues Boy" and fellow bluesmen Albert King and Freddie King were content to share a last name with him.

Related Topics:
B.B. King - Albert King - Freddie King

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