Famous bandleaders

leader of a group of musicians

328 people

All Alive Deceased
Bob Crosby

Bob Crosby

1913 – 1993 · Age 79
Deceased
Spike Jones

Spike Jones

1911 – 1965 · Age 53
Deceased
Max Weinberg

Max Weinberg

1951 · Age 74
Alive
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer

1620 – 1680 · Age 60
Deceased
Lester Bowie

Lester Bowie

1941 – 1999 · Age 58
Deceased
Gerald Wilson

Gerald Wilson

1918 – 2014 · Age 96
Deceased
F

František Brixi

1732 – 1771 · Age 39
Deceased
Leo Fall

Leo Fall

1873 – 1925 · Age 52
Deceased
Porter Wagoner

Porter Wagoner

1927 – 2007 · Age 80
Deceased
Louie Bellson

Louie Bellson

1924 – 2009 · Age 84
Deceased
Buddy DeFranco

Buddy DeFranco

1923 – 2014 · Age 91
Deceased
James Scott

James Scott

1885 – 1938 · Age 53
Deceased
Paul Motian

Paul Motian

1931 – 2011 · Age 80
Deceased
Bob Brookmeyer

Bob Brookmeyer

1929 – 2011 · Age 81
Deceased
Béla Fleck

Béla Fleck

1958 · Age 67
Alive
Jools Holland

Jools Holland

1956 · Age 70
Alive
Edmundo Ros

Edmundo Ros

1910 – 2011 · Age 100
Deceased
František Škroup

František Škroup

1801 – 1862 · Age 60
Deceased
Billy Vaughn

Billy Vaughn

1919 – 1991 · Age 72
Deceased
Bob Wills

Bob Wills

1905 – 1975 · Age 70
Deceased
Ray Noble

Ray Noble

1903 – 1978 · Age 74
Deceased
Tadd Dameron

Tadd Dameron

1917 – 1965 · Age 48
Deceased
Lil Hardin Armstrong

Lil Hardin Armstrong

1898 – 1971 · Age 73
Deceased
Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet

1913 – 1991 · Age 77
Deceased
Ward Kimball

Ward Kimball

1914 – 2002 · Age 88
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q806349