A bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays swing, jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll (rock) music.
Most bandleaders are also performers with their own band. The bandleader role is dependent on a variety of skills, not just musicianship. A bandleader needed to be a music director and performer. In general the bands are named after their bandleaders. Some older bands have continued operating under their bandleaders\' names long after the death of the original bandleader.
Noted American bandleaders and their instruments have included:
- Artie Shaw - clarinet
- Benny Goodman - clarinet
- Buck Owens - guitar
- Buddy Rich - drum kit
- Cab Calloway - singer
- Count Basie - piano
- Dave Brubeck - piano
- Duke Ellington - piano
- Glenn Miller - trombone
- Gloria Parker - Marimba
- Will Bradley - trombone
- Les Brown - saxophone
- James Brown - singer
- Jimmy Dorsey - saxophone
- Tommy Dorsey - trombone
- Geddy Lee - vocals
- Zack de la Rocha - vocals
- Percy Faith
- Terence Blanchard - trumpet
- Muddy Waters - guitar, singer
- Elmore James - guitar, singer
- BB King - guitar, singer
- Howlin\' Wolf - guitar, singer
- Isaac Hayes - singer
- Woody Herman - clarinet
- George Paxton - tenor saxophone
- Arthur Pryor - trombone
- Lionel Hampton - vibraphone, percussion
- Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - guitar
- Little Richard - piano, singer
- Bill Haley - guitar, singer
- B.A. Rolfe - trumpet
- Lew Soloff - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- John Philip Sousa - violin, flute, cornet, baritone, trombone and alto horn
- Lew Tabackin - tenor saxophone, flute
- Phil \'crazy\' Tedson - trumpet
- Ernest Tubb - singer-songwriter
- Paul Whiteman - violin
- Miles Davis - trumpet
- Charles Mingus - bass
- Jimmie Lunceford - saxophone
- Frank Zappa - guitar, singer
- Jimi Hendrix - guitar, singer
- Bruce Springsteen - guitar, singer
- Barry White
- Maurice White - percussion
- Anna Mae Winburn - singer
British bandleaders have included:
Italian bandleaders have included:
Dutch bandleaders have include:
German bandleaders have included:
French bandleaders have included:
Belgian bandleaders have included:
Argentine bandleaders have included:
Japanese bandleaders have included:
Australian bandleaders have included:
See also
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