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Ida May Mack
Ida May Mack
musical artist
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Kitty Brown
Kitty Brown
American classic female blues singer
2
Maggie Jones
Maggie Jones
American blues singer and pianist
3
Lottie Kimbrough
Lottie Kimbrough
American country blues singer
4
Lillian Glinn
Lillian Glinn
American classic female blues and country blues singer and songwriter
5
Bertha Idaho
Bertha Idaho
American classic female blues singer
6
Ida Cox
Ida Cox
African American singer and vaudeville performer
7
Sippie Wallace
Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer
8
Martha Copeland
Martha Copeland
American classic female blues singer
9
Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey
African-American blues singer
10
Henry Thomas
Henry Thomas
American recording artist; country blues singer, songster and musician.
11
Coot Grant
Coot Grant
American classic female blues and vaudeville singer and songwriter
12
Frank Stokes
Frank Stokes
American blues musician, songster, and blackface minstrel
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Dan Sane
Dan Sane
American Memphis and country blues guitarist and songwriter
14
Ramblin' Thomas
Ramblin' Thomas
American country blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
15
Bernice Edwards
Bernice Edwards
American musician and singer
16
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
American blues singer
17
Bessie Brown
Bessie Brown
American classic female blues, jazz, and cabaret singer
18
Ruby Smith
Ruby Smith
American classic female blues singer
19
Hot Lips Page
Hot Lips Page
American jazz musician
20
Mary Johnson
Mary Johnson
American classic female blues singer, accordionist and songwriter
21
Lovie Austin
Lovie Austin
American pianist
22
Lucille Bogan
Lucille Bogan
American blues singer
23
Oscar Woods
Oscar Woods
American Texas blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
24
Karen Dalton
Karen Dalton
American musician
25
Elzadie Robinson
Elzadie Robinson
American blues singer
26
Geeshie Wiley
Geeshie Wiley
African-American woman musician
27
Madlyn Davis
Madlyn Davis
American classic female blues singer
28
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson
American blues and gospel singer and guitarist
29
Ida Goodson
Ida Goodson
American classic female blues and jazz singer and pianist
30
Ishman Bracey
Ishman Bracey
American singer-guitarist
31
Jim Jackson
Jim Jackson
African American blues and hokum singer, songster and guitarist
32
Bessie Jones
Bessie Jones
American folk musician and gospel singer
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Edmonia Henderson
Edmonia Henderson
African American classic female blues singer
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Diunna Greenleaf
Diunna Greenleaf
American soul blues singer and songwriter
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Frankie Jaxon
Frankie Jaxon
African American vaudeville singer, female impersonator, stage designer and comedian
36
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
American blues singer and guitarist
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William Harris
William Harris
American bluesman
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Robert Petway
Robert Petway
African-American blues singer and guitarist
39
Lightnin' Hopkins
Lightnin' Hopkins
American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
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John T. Smith
John T. Smith
American guitarist (1890-1940)
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Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
American country blues singer and guitarist
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Papa Charlie Jackson
Papa Charlie Jackson
American bluesman and songster
43
Laura Smith
Laura Smith
American classic female blues and country blues singer
44
Sandra St. Victor
Sandra St. Victor
American singer-songwriter
45
Charlie Spand
Charlie Spand
American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer
46
Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey
American jazz singer
47
Viola McCoy
Viola McCoy
American blues singer
48
Scrapper Blackwell
Scrapper Blackwell
American blues guitarist and singer
49
Furry Lewis
Furry Lewis
blues guitarist and songwriter
50
Fannie May Goosby
Fannie May Goosby
American singer
51
Katherine Henderson
Katherine Henderson
American classic female blues singer
52
Walter Roland
Walter Roland
American blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, guitarist and singer
53
Charlie Green
Charlie Green
American jazz trombonist
54
Virginia Liston
Virginia Liston
American classic female blues and jazz singer
55
Camille Howard
Camille Howard
American musician
56
Ozie Ware
Ozie Ware
A singer from the USA
57
Mattie Delaney
Mattie Delaney
American delta blues singer and guitarist
58
Lavelle White
Lavelle White
American Texas blues and soul blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
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Rob Cooper
Rob Cooper
musical artist
60
Betty Roché
Betty Roché
American blues singer
61
Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
62
Ed Bell
Ed Bell
American musician
63
Billie Pierce
Billie Pierce
American jazz pianist and singer
64
Annie Laurie
Annie Laurie
American jump blues and rhythm and blues singer
65
Donna Hightower
Donna Hightower
American soul singer (1926-2013)
66
Bob Wills
Bob Wills
American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader (1905-1975)
67
Annette Hanshaw
Annette Hanshaw
American singer
68
Trixie Smith
Trixie Smith
African American blues singer, recording artist, vaudeville entertainer, and actress (1895-1943)
69
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin
American singer and songwriter
70
Lil Johnson
Lil Johnson
African American blues singer
71
Lil Green
Lil Green
American blues singer and songwriter
72
Clara Smith
Clara Smith
American classic female blues singer
73
Vera Hall
Vera Hall
American folk singer
74
Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers
American country singer, songwriter
Bessie Tucker
American classic female blues singer and songwriter

Bessie Tucker

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American classic female blues singer and songwriter
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Bessie Tucker (c. 1906 – January 6, 1933) was an American classic female blues, country blues, and Texas blues singer and songwriter. Little is known of her life outside the music industry. She is known to have recorded just twenty-four tracks, seven of which were alternate takes. Her songs include "Penitentiary" and "Fryin' Pan Skillet Blues".