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Jean-Paul Bourelly
American jazz fusion guitarist
1
Arnold Moore
American singer
2
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer
3
Red Holloway
American jazz tenor saxophonist
4
Rufus Thomas
American singer (1917-2001)
5
Jerry Butler
American soul singer and songwriter
6
Ike Turner
African American musician, songwriter, and producer (1931-2007)
7
Johnny Otis
American singer, musician, composer, and record producer
8
Cash McCall
American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
9
Guitar Slim
American blues musician
10
Gene Chandler
American musician
11
Jocko Henderson
American radio disc jockey, businessman, and hip hop music pioneer.
12
J. B. Lenoir
African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
13
Carl Davis
record producer
14
Lucky Millinder
American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader
15
Alvin Tyler
American R&B and neo-bop jazz saxophonist and arranger
16
Bo Diddley
American R&B musician
17
George Thorogood
American blues rock vocalist/guitarist
18
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
19
Syl Johnson
American blues and soul singer and record producer
20
Louis Jordan
American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908-1975)
21
Thurman Ruth
American singer
22
Champion Jack Dupree
American blues pianist
23
Steve Ferrone
English drummer
24
Bobby Rush
American musician
25
Lefty Bates
American Chicago blues guitarist
26
Boogie Bill Webb
American Louisiana blues and R&B guitarist, singer and songwriter
27
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
28
Huey "Piano" Smith
American musician
29
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
30
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
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Senator Jones
American musician
32
Clifton Chenier
American accordion player and Zydeco musician
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Alan Freed
American disc jockey, songwriter
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Rusty Ps
