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.

Swing era

Benny Goodman was regularly called the "King of Swing". His rival, Artie Shaw, was often called "King of the Clarinet". Goodman's song "King Porter Stomp" was written by Jelly Roll Morton after a piano player he knew named Porter King. Later a little-known bandleader took the name "King Porter".

Related Topics:
Benny Goodman - Artie Shaw - Jelly Roll Morton

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Nat King Cole's nickname is partly inspired by the nursery rhyme "Old King Cole" and partly inspired by his impressive piano technique.

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Nat King Cole - Old King Cole - Piano

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There was a popular, if somewhat tongue-in-cheek "sweet" big band, led by Blue Barron, a stage name. Blue Barron once billed himself as competing for the title of "King of the Mickey Mouse Bands".

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Big band - Blue Barron - Stage name - Mickey Mouse

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