pianists
- Albert Fernandez Walters
- Allen Toussaint
- Billie and Dede Pierce
- Camille Nickerson
- Carol Fran
- Champion Jack Dupree
- Clarence “Frogman” Henry
- Ellis Marsalis
- Fats Domino
- Frank Moliere
- Henry Butler
- Henry Gray
- Hubert Rolling
- James Booker
- Jelly Roll Morton
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Joe James
- Joe Robichaux
- Joseph Butler
- Louis Gallaud
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk
- Marie Théard
- Oscar Chicken Henry
- Paul Emile Johns
- Professor Longhair
- Sing Miller
- Sweet Emma Barrett
- Van Cliburn
