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Lucky Millinder
American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader
1
Henry Glover
American songwriter, arranger, record producer and trumpet player
2
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
3
Wynonie Harris
American blues shouter and rhythm and blues singer
4
Ernestine Anderson
American jazz and blues singer
5
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
6
Billy Eckstine
American musician
7
Money Johnson
American musician
8
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
American gospel musician
9
Esther Phillips
American R&B singer
10
Mavis Staples
American singer
11
Big Maybelle
American R&B singer and pianist
12
Tab Smith
American swing and rhythm and blues alto saxophonist
13
Kay Starr
American singer
14
Bull Moose Jackson
American blues and rhythm-and-blues singer and saxophonist
15
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
16
Dave Bartholomew
American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
17
Lloyd Trotman
American musician
18
Bill Doggett
American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist
19
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
20
Panama Francis
American musician
21
Roy Brown
American R&B singer, songwriter and musician
22
Syd Nathan
American music executive, songwriter
23
Albert King
American blues guitarist and singer
24
Shirley & Lee
25
Chaka Khan
American singer-songwriter
26
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
27
Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
28
Louis Jordan
American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908-1975)
29
Nina Simone
American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist
30
Lula Reed
American singer (1926-2008)
31
Ike Turner
African American musician, songwriter, and producer (1931-2007)
32
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
33
Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
34
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist
35
Charles Brown
American recording artist; songwriter, blues singer and pianist
36
Jelly Roll Morton
American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer
37
Louis Prima
American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter (1910-1978)
38
LaVern Baker
American rhythm and blues singer (1929-1997)
39
Wilson Myers
American musician
40
Rose Marie McCoy
American songwriter
41
Ahmet Ertegün
Turkish-American songwriter, record producer, music executive
42
Ralph Bass
R&B record producer
43
Professor Longhair
African-American blues musician
44
Paul Williams
US blues and R&B saxophone player and composer
45
Patti Page
American singer and recording artist
46
Deborah Allen
American country music singer, songwriter, author, and actress
47
Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
48
Sam Taylor
American jazz and blues saxophonist
49
Dr. John
American singer-songwriter (1941-2019)
50
Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
51
Earl King
American songwriter and guitarist
52
Cozy Cole
American musician
53
Teresa Brewer
US pop singer
54
Frankie Laine
American popular singer (1913-2007)
55
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
56
Big John Greer
1923-1972, American blues tenor saxophonist and vocalist
57
Nat King Cole
American singer and jazz pianist (1919-1965)
58
Lee "Shot" Williams
American soul, soul blues, and rhythm and blues singer
59
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer
60
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
61
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
62
Leiber-Stoller
American songwriting and record producing duo
63
Mills Blue Rhythm Band
band that plays jazz
64
Robert Palmer
English singer-songwriter and musician
65
Danny Barker
American jazz musician
66
Irma Thomas
American soul and rhythm and blues singer
67
Maria Muldaur
American folk-blues singer
68
Elvin Bishop
American musician
69
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
70
Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
71
The Midnighters
American R&B group
72
Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer
73
Diana Ross
American vocalist, music artist and actress
74
Eydie Gormé
American pop singer, chanteuse, comic actress
75
Earl Bostic
American musician
76
Peggy Lee
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)
77
Little Richard
American pianist, singer and songwriter
