Jazz great who was the first African-American man to win a Grammy Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BASIE Jazz great who was the first African-American man to win a Grammy (5) LA Times Daily Sep 8, 2022
3% ARIANA Grammy-winning Grande (6) The Atlantic Oct 4, 2026
3% OSCARPETERSON Jazz pianist who won 8 Grammys * (13) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 1, 2026
3% BON Jon ___ Jovi, Grammy-winning singer (3)
3% SARAH Jazz great Vaughan (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 23, 2026
3% BILLIEEILISH Grammy-winning "Bad Guy" singer (12) Eugene Sheffer Sep 21, 2026
3% AZIZANSARI *"Master of None" star who was the first Asian-American man to win a Golden Globe for TV acting (10) Wall Street Journal Sep 8, 2026
3% CHICKCOREA Grammy-winning pianist with the Elektric Band (10) New York Times Sep 7, 2026
3% ADAM The first man (4)
3% ELLA Jazz great Fitzgerald (4) New York Times Aug 30, 2026

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