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Bessie Smith. she was the most Popular Female singer of the 1920's and 1930's. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era. She was born in April 15, 1894. Chattanooga, Tennessee. She is a major influence on subsequent jazz vocalists.

Duke Ellington. Born April 29, 1899 in Washington, D.C. He was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. His major talents were Jazz and Gospel music. His career spanned more than 50 years and included leading his orchestra, composing an inexhaustible songbook, scoring for movies, composing stage musicals, and world tours.

Langston Hughes. Born in February 1, 1902 in Joplin, Missouri He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance. He famously wrote about the period that "Harlem was in vogue".

Louis Armstrong. Born in August 4, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was an American jazz trumpeter and singer. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an inventive cornet and trumpet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the music's focus from collective improvisation to solo performance.

Marcus Garvey. He was Born in August 17, 1887 in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica. He was a Jamaican publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orater who was a staunch proponent of the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements. He founded the Black Star Line, part of the Back-to-Africa movement, which promoted the return of the African Diaspora to their ancestral lands.