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Cafe Songbook Performer Index
(last names beginning with "G")

Only performers who currently appear on Cafe Songbook pages are included.

 

For performers with last names beginning with "G," scroll the table below.
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N-O || P-Q || R || Sa-Sim || Sinatra || Sk-Sy || T || U-V || W || X-Y-Z
Performer
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Performance(s) on Cafe Songbook
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Lady Gaga
(born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, March 28, 1986)

album cover: Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga "Cheek to Cheek"
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Serge Gainsbourg
(born Lucien Ginsburg {also known as Julien Grix Gainsbarre} April 2, 1928, origin Paris, died March 2, 1991 (age 62)
Paris)


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William Galison
(born February 19, 1958, New York City)


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Jerry Garcia
(born Jerome John Garcia August 1, 1942, San Francisco, California, US, died August 9, 1995 (age 53) Forest Knolls, California, US)


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Judy Garland
(born Frances Ethel Gumm, June 10, 1922, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, US, died June 22, 1969 (age 47), Chelsea, London, England, UK)


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Red Garland
(Born: May 13, 1923, Dallas, Texas, US -- died: April 23, 1984, Dallas, Texas, US -- jazz pianist)


album cover Red Garland Quintet featuring John Coltrane
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David Garrison
(b. June 30, 1952, Long Branch, New Jersey (US)
Biography at Wikepedia.


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The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C.
(established 1981)


Gay Men's Chorus of Washington DC, album "Singing Free"Amazon || iTunes

Crystal Gayle
(born Brenda Gail Webb, January 9, 1951, Paintsville, Kentucky (US)


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Ruth Gaylor
(band singer who worked with Bunny Berigan in the late 1930s, Hal McIntyre in the 1940s as well as with the Hudson-DeLange Orchestra and Teddy Powell)
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George Gershwin
(born September 26, 1898, Brooklyn, New York City -
died July 11, 1937 (age 38), Los Angeles, CA -- composer and pianist)

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Stan Getz
(born February 2, 1927, Philadelphia- died June 6, 1994, age 64, Malibu, California (US))

album cover: Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio
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Banu Gibson
(born October 24, 1947, Dayton, Ohio -- jazz singer)


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Astrud Gilberto
(born March 30, 1940, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil)

album cover: Astrud Gilberto "Beach Samba"
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João Gilberto
(born João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveiraborn June 10, 1931, vacinity Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil - guitarist, singer, songwriter)


The Warm World of
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Dizzy Gillespie
(born John Birks Gillespie October 21, 1917, Cheraw, South Carolina, US - died January 6, 1993, age 75, Englewood, New Jersey, US -- jazz tumpeter, pianist, singer, composer)

Dizzy Gillespie
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William Gillespie
(African American singer, actor -- active 1930s-1950's, appeared in the movies Blues in the Night, Porgy and Bess, They Wont' Believe Me, Rhapsody in Blue, etc.)

DVD cover: Blues in the Night
Amazon
The Golden Gate Quartette
(Gospel Quartet active from 1940)


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Marcus Goldhaber
(born September 13, 1978, NY, US __ Jazz vocalist and leader)


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Benny Goodman
(born May 30, 1909, Chicago, Illinois (US)-- died June 13, 1986 (age 77), New York City)

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Dexter Gordon
(born February 27, 1923, Los Angeles, California, US - died April 25, 1990, age 67, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (US)


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Betty Grable
(born Elizabeth Ruth Grable, December 18, 1916, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. - died July 2, 1973 (age 56) Santa Monica, California, U.S.)

album cover: songs by Betty Grable
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Stéphane Grappelli
(born January 26, 1908, Paris - died December 1, 1997 (age 89) Paris --jazz violinist)


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Glen Gray
(born Glen Gray Knoblauch, June 7, 1906, Roanoke, Illinois US - died August 23, 1963 (age 57) Plymouth, Massachusetts US)


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Jane Green
(born Martha Jane Greene, January 2, 1897, Kentucky, US - died August 28, 1931, age 34) --singer


Jane Green The Best of Vaudeville 1920-1928
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David Grisman
(born March 23, 1945,
Hackensack, New Jersey
US, musician, chiefly on mandolin, also mandola, mandocello, banjo, piano, saxophone, keyboards

album cover: David Grisman and Martin Taylor "Tone Poems II"
Josh Groban
(born Joshua Winslow Groban February 27, 1981, Los Angeles, California US)


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Marty Grosz
(born Marty Oliver Grosz, February 28, 1930, Origin Berlin, Germany)


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Georges Guétary
(born Lambros Vorlow (Worloou) February 8, 1915, Alexandria, Egypt - died September 13, 1997 (age 82) -- singer, dancer, actor, entertainer)


album: Georges Guetary
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Kira Guloein
(Canadien singer and actress)
Visit the Kira Guloein
Website.
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Performers on "G" Page
(Click name to go directly to entry)

Lady Gaga
Serge Gainsbourg
William Galison
Jerry Garcia
Judy Garland
Red Garland
David Garrison
The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C.
Crystal Gayle
Ruth Gaylor
George Gershwin
Stan Getz
Banu Gibson
Astrud Gilberto
João Gilberto
Dizzy Gillespie
William Gillespie
Jane Green
The Golden State Quartette
Marcus Goldhaber
Benny Goodman
Dexter Gordon
Betty Grable
Stéphane Grappelli
Glen Gray
David Grisman
Josh Groban
Marty Grosz
Georges Guétary
Kira Guloein
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