B
Rufus Bacote
01 Jul 1890 Timmonsville, Florence, South Carolina, United States - 13 Oct 1930
Chauncey Bailey
20 Oct 1949 Oakland, Alameda, California, United States - 02 Aug 2007
DeFord Bailey
14 Dec 1899 Rock City, Smith, Tennessee, United States - 02 Jul 1982
Everett Bailey
30 Mar 1888 New Castle, Henry, Indiana, United States - 22 Oct 1932
Henry Bailey
17 Jan 1866 Halifax County, Virginia, United States - 16 Jul 1933
Living Bailey
Terry Bailey
01 Nov 1925 Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States - 04 Oct 2019
Frazier Baker
abt 1858 South Carolina, United States - 22 Feb 1898
Harold Baker
26 May 1914 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 08 Nov 1966
MacHouston Baker
15 Oct 1925 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 27 Nov 2012
Thomas Baker
11 Aug 1860 Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, United States - 22 Feb 1941
Vernon Baker
17 Dec 1919 Wyoming, United States - 13 Jul 2010
Dana Baldwin
20 Mar 1881 Belvoir, Pitt, North Carolina, United States - 09 Nov 1972
Kirshnik Ball
18 Jun 1994 Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States - 01 Nov 2022
Frank Ballance
15 Feb 1942 Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States of America - 22 Feb 2019
Brenda Banks
19 Jul 1948 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA - 30 Dec 2020
Marion Barber
10 Jun 1983 Plymouth, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States - 01 Jun 2022
Gentry Barnes
23 Apr 1921 Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, United States - 11 Sep 1969
Samuel Barnes
25 Jan 1915 Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States - 21 Jan 1997
Shelby Barnes
1871 Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky, United States - 1908
William Barnes
abt 1841 St Mary's County, Maryland, United States - 24 Dec 1866
Living Barnett
Dave Barnhill
30 Oct 1913 Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States - 08 Jan 1983
John Barnhill
30 Mar 1938 Sturgis, Union, Kentucky, United States - 11 Nov 2013
Emma Barrett
abt 25 Apr 1897 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 28 Jan 1983
Eusebius Barron
17 Nov 1911 Fernandina, Nassau, Florida, United States - 28 Nov 1949
Joseph Bartholomew
abt 01 Aug 1885 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 12 Oct 1971
William Basie
21 Aug 1904 Red Bank, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States - 26 Apr 1984
Living Bass
Ebenezer Bassett
16 Oct 1833 Litchfield, Connecticut, United States - 13 Nov 1908
Patricia Bath
04 Nov 1942 Harlem, New York City, New York, USA - 30 May 2019
Living Batie
Lionel Batiste
11 Feb 1931 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 08 Jul 2012
Earl Battey
05 Jan 1935 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 15 Nov 2003
Harold Battiste
28 Oct 1931 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 19 Jun 2015
Living Battle
Elgin Baylor
16 Sep 1934 Washington D.C., United States - 22 Mar 2021
Living Beard
Delilah Beasley
abt 09 Sep 1867 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 18 Aug 1934
Otto Beatty
14 Jan 1940 Ohio, United States - 14 May 2021
Albert Beaty
02 Sep 1869 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 22 Apr 1936
Living Bell
B cont.
Living Bell
Living Belt
Fran Bennett
14 Aug 1937 Malvern, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA - 11 Sep 2021
Daniel Bentley
20 Sep 1850 Madison, Kentucky, United States - 12 Nov 1916
James Berry
09 Jul 1915 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 1969
William Best
abt 27 May 1916 Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi, United States - 27 Feb 1962
Marvyne Betsch
13 Jan 1935 Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States - 05 Sep 2005
Sylvia Bishop
05 Oct 1920 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - abt 27 Dec 2004
Claude Black
28 Nov 1916 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States - 13 Mar 2009
Timuel Black
07 Dec 1918 Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States - 13 Oct 2021
David Blackwell
24 Apr 1919 Centralia, Marion, Illinois, United States - 08 Jul 2010
George Blackwell
02 Jul 1861 Henderson, North Carolina, United States - abt 21 Mar 1926
Living Blair
Arthur Blake
abt 1896 Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States - 01 Dec 1934
Arthur Blakey
11 Oct 1919 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 16 Oct 1990
Aleck Blan
abt 1829 Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Frances Blan
abt 1833 Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
James Bland
22 Oct 1854 Flushing, Queens, New York, United States - 05 May 1911
James Bland
03 Oct 1930 Menifee, Conway, Arkansas, United States - 03 Jul 1986
Lance Blanks
09 Sep 1966 Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas, United States - 03 May 2023
Sidney Blanks
29 Apr 1941 Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas, United States - 12 Dec 2021
Living Blue
Daniel Blue
abt 1797 Monroe County, Kentucky, USA - 15 Oct 1884
James Boggs
27 May 1919 Marion Junction, Dallas, Alabama, United States - 22 Jul 1993
Richard Bogle
19 Oct 1930 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States - 25 Feb 2010
Jane Bolin
11 Apr 1908 Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States - 08 Jan 2007
Living Bonds
Living Bonilla
Robert Bonner
abt Jan 1866 New Haven, Connecticut, USA - 26 Jan 1926
Living Booker
Lyman Bostock
11 Mar 1918 Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States - 24 Jun 2005
Ralph Boston
09 May 1939 Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, United States - 30 Apr 2023
Anthony Bowen
abt 08 Oct 1809 Prince George's, Maryland, United States - 21 Jul 1871
John Bowen
03 Dec 1855 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 20 Jul 1933
Willis Bowen
06 Feb 1875 Butler, Alabama, United States - 31 Oct 1975
Frentorish Bowie
27 Aug 1990 Sand Hill, Rankin, Mississippi, United States - 23 Apr 2023
Leroy Bowman
02 Nov 1921 South Carolina, United States - 26 Feb 2014
Robert Boyd
08 Jul 1855 Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, United States - 20 Jul 1912
Isaac Bradley
abt Sep 1861 Hazelwood, St. Louis, Missouri, United States - abt 08 Nov 1938
Living Bradley
Thomas Bradley
29 Dec 1917 Calvert, Robertson, Texas, United States - 29 Sep 1998
B cont.
Ronald Brathwaite
01 Jan 1938 Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 01 Apr 2023
André Braugher
01 Jul 1962 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 11 Dec 2023
Living Braxton
Traci Braxton
02 Apr 1971 Severn, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States - 12 Mar 2022
William Brewster
02 Jul 1897 Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States - 14 Oct 1987
Marlin Briscoe
10 Sep 1945 Oakland, Alameda, California, United States - 27 Jun 2022
Louis Brock
18 Jun 1939 El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, United States - 06 Sep 2020
John Brooks
31 Jul 1910 Vidalia, Concordia, Louisiana, United States - 09 Oct 1990
Milton Brooks
11 Nov 1916 Pennsylvania, United States - 03 Mar 1965
William Brooks
15 May 1865 Calvert, Maryland, United States - 15 Jul 1934
Living Brooks
Living Brown
Living Brown
Dorothy Brown
07 Jan 1914 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 13 Jun 2004
Everett Brown
01 Jan 1902 Smith, Texas, United States - 14 Oct 1953
Floyd Brown
27 Apr 1891 Stampley, Jefferson, Mississippi, United States - 11 Sep 1961
Harvey Brown
09 Dec 1876 Terry, Hinds, Mississippi, United States - 12 Jan 1960
James Brown
17 Feb 1936 Saint Simons Island, Glynn, Georgia, United States - 18 May 2023
Jesse Brown
13 Oct 1926 Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States - 04 Dec 1950
Johnny Brown
11 Jun 1937 Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States - 02 Mar 2022
Lloyd Brown
12 Dec 1928 Arkansas, United States - 03 Mar 1993
Michael Brown
20 May 1996 Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 09 Aug 2014
Living Brown
Robert Brown
23 Feb 1939 Bonita, Morehouse, Louisiana, United States - 10 Jan 1998
Roscoe Brown
09 Mar 1922 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 02 Jul 2016
Solomon Brown
abt 14 Feb 1829 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 26 Jun 1906
Living Brown
William Brown
02 Dec 1940 Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States - 21 Oct 2019
Living Brown
Ben Browne
20 Oct 1849 Habersham, Georgia, United States - 21 Dec 1897
Living Browne
Gene Browne
31 Mar 1924 New York City, New York, United States - 22 Feb 2002
Cacsmy Brutus
20 Nov 1989 New York City, New York, United States - 16 Dec 2019
Andrew Bryan
1737 Goose Creek, Berkeley, Province of South Carolina - 12 Oct 1812
William Bryant
16 Feb 1933 Cochran, Bleckley, Georgia, United States - 24 Mar 1969
Junious Buchanan
10 Sep 1939 Gainesville, Sumter, Alabama, United States - 16 Jul 1992
Living Buford
Eugene Bullard
09 Oct 1894 Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, United States - 12 Oct 1961
Dan Bullock
21 Dec 1953 Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, United States - 07 Jun 1969
Grace Bumbry
04 Jan 1937 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 07 May 2023
Janice Burgess
01 Mar 1952 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - 02 Mar 2024