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B. B. King
B. B. King
American blues musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1925-2015)
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Little Milton
Little Milton
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Steve Cropper
Steve Cropper
American guitarist, songwriter and record producer
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William Bell
William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
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Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim
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Donald Dunn
Donald Dunn
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Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
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Booker T. Jones
Booker T. Jones
American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger
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Eddie Floyd
Eddie Floyd
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Bukka White
Bukka White
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Joe Louis Walker
Joe Louis Walker
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Pops Staples
Pops Staples
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Little Walter
Little Walter
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Black Oak Arkansas
Black Oak Arkansas
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Bar-Kays
Bar-Kays
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Elmore James
Elmore James
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader
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Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush
American musician
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Earl Hooker
Earl Hooker
American Chicago blues guitarist
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Al Jackson Jr.
Al Jackson Jr.
American musician and record producer
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Kings of Rhythm
Kings of Rhythm
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Joe Willie Wilkins
Joe Willie Wilkins
American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Ike Turner
Ike Turner
African American musician, songwriter, and producer (1931-2007)
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Robert Lockwood Jr.
Robert Lockwood Jr.
American Delta blues guitarist
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T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Isaac Scott
Isaac Scott
musical artist
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Shirley Brown
Shirley Brown
American musician
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Sam Taylor
Sam Taylor
American jump blues musician and songwriter
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Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy
American blues guitarist and singer
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David Porter
David Porter
American record producer, songwriter and singer
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Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter
American blues guitarist and singer
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Buddy Miles
Buddy Miles
American rock and funk drummer
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Rufus Thomas
Rufus Thomas
American singer (1917-2001)
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Murali Coryell
Murali Coryell
American blues guitarist and singer
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Samuel David Moore
Samuel David Moore
American musician
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Robert Cray
Robert Cray
American blues guitarist and singer
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Jimmy Rogers
Jimmy Rogers
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Billy Cox
Billy Cox
American musician
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James Cotton
James Cotton
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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Otis Redding
Otis Redding
American singer, songwriter and record producer
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The Memphis Horns
The Memphis Horns
American horn section
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John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Junior Parker
Junior Parker
American Memphis blues singer and musician
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Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
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Freddie King
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer
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The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
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Terry Manning
Terry Manning
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Dexter Allen
Dexter Allen
musician
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Bobby Bland
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
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The "5" Royales
The "5" Royales
R&B band from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
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Eric Gales
Eric Gales
American musician
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Charlie Musselwhite
Charlie Musselwhite
American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader
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Little Jimmy King
Little Jimmy King
American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Johnnie Taylor
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
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Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson
American blues singer and musician
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Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter
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Robert Nighthawk
Robert Nighthawk
American blues musician
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George Jackson
George Jackson
American Rhythm & Blues and soul singer and songwriter
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Hi Rhythm Section
Hi Rhythm Section
American music group
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Johnny Shines
Johnny Shines
American blues singer and guitarist
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Carl Perkins
Carl Perkins
American recording artist; rockabilly musician, songwriter
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W. C. Handy
W. C. Handy
American blues composer and musician
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James Blood Ulmer
James Blood Ulmer
American jazz and blues guitarist and singer
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Mickey Baker
Mickey Baker
American jazz and rock guitarist
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Delaney & Bonnie
Delaney & Bonnie
American husband and wife music duo
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Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
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Jimmy Dawkins
Jimmy Dawkins
American blues musician
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Albert Nelson (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), known by his stage name Albert King, was an American blues guitarist and singer whose playing influenced many other blues guitarists. He is perhaps best known for the popular and influential album Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) and its title track. He, B.B. King, and Freddie King, all unrelated, were known as the "Kings of the Blues." The left-handed King was known for his "deep, dramatic sound that was widely imitated by both blues and rock guitarists."

He was once nicknamed "The Velvet Bulldozer" because of his smooth singing and large size–he stood taller than average, with sources reporting 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) or 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), and weighed 250 lb (110 kg)–and also because he drove a bulldozer in one of his day jobs early in his career.

King was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1983. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. In 2011, he was ranked number 13 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.