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Roy Hall
American musician, singer and pianist (1922-1984)
1
Mamie Smith
American vaudeville singer and actress (1883-1946)
2
Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer
3
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
4
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
5
Bessie Smith
American blues singer
6
Valerie Wellington
American Chicago blues and electric blues singer and actress (1959-1993)
7
Lloyd Trotman
American musician
8
Jerry Lee Lewis
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and pianist
9
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
10
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
11
Leroy Kirkland
American musician
12
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
13
Eddie Lang
American jazz guitarist
14
Irma Thomas
American soul and rhythm and blues singer
15
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
16
Maybelle Carter
folk and country music guitarist
17
Carter Family
traditional American folk music group
18
Frankie Trumbauer
American musician
19
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
20
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
21
Wanda Jackson
American singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist
22
Alberta Hunter
American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse
23
Laura Smith
American classic female blues and country blues singer
24
Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter
25
Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
26
June Carter Cash
American singer, songwriter and actress (1929-2003)
27
Eva Taylor
American singer and actress (1895-1977)
28
Mickey Baker
American jazz and rock guitarist
29
Rose Marie McCoy
American songwriter
30
Gene Chandler
American musician
31
Margie Evans
American blues singer and songwriter
32
Mildred Bailey
American jazz singer
33
Lucille Bogan
American blues singer
34
Bertha "Chippie" Hill
American blues and vaudeville singer and dancer
35
Clarence Williams
American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher
36
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
37
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)
38
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
39
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
40
Ralph Peer
Talent scout, recording engineer and record producer
41
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
42
Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and radio personality
43
Bix Beiderbecke
American jazz musician
44
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
45
Little Willie John
American recording artist; R&B singer
46
Louis Jordan
American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908-1975)
47
The Boswell Sisters
Singing trio popular during the Jazz Age
48
Etta Jones
American jazz singer
49
Ella Mae Morse
American popular music singer (1924-1999)
