Ethnicity, race…and music

I recently found this photo online. If you know jazz, you probably know who they are, and I think it’s from when they toured together.
But one thing I thought of: in the U.S., this is a picture of a white man and a black man. If you don’t know the individuals, would you be able to tell who was who ?

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DearAmbellina2113 · 41-45, F

Is the one on the right Cab Calloway?

bijouxbroussard · F

@DearAmbellina2113 Sorry, no.

DearAmbellina2113 · 41-45, F

@bijouxbroussard looks like him 😮

bijouxbroussard · F

@DearAmbellina2113 It’s Duke Ellington.

bijouxbroussard · F

@DearAmbellina2113 They were contemporaries, though.