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Pee Wee Crayton
Pee Wee Crayton
American R&B and blues guitarist and singer
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Little Willie Littlefield
Little Willie Littlefield
American R&B pianist and singer
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Paul Williams
Paul Williams
US blues and R&B saxophone player and composer
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Joe Liggins
Joe Liggins
American R&B, jazz and blues pianist
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Roy Brown
Roy Brown
American R&B singer, songwriter and musician
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Tommy Brown
Tommy Brown
American musician
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Tiny Bradshaw
Tiny Bradshaw
American jazz and rhythm and blues bandleader, singer, composer, pianist, and drummer
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Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
American vocal group in the 1940s and 1950s
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Buddy Johnson
Buddy Johnson
American jazz and New York blues pianist and bandleader
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J. B. Lenoir
J. B. Lenoir
African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
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Amos Milburn
Amos Milburn
American rhythm and blues singer, and pianist
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Jimmy Liggins
Jimmy Liggins
American R&B guitarist and bandleader
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Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
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Charles Brown
Charles Brown
American recording artist; songwriter, blues singer and pianist
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Jody Williams
Jody Williams
American blues guitarist and singer
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Billy Ward and His Dominoes
Billy Ward and His Dominoes
African American R&B group
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Frankie Lee Sims
Frankie Lee Sims
American singer-songwriter and electric blues guitarist
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Fred Jackson
Fred Jackson
American saxophonist
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Floyd Smith
Floyd Smith
American jazz guitarist
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Carolina Slim
Carolina Slim
American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer
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Sonny Boy Williamson II
Sonny Boy Williamson II
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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Guy Mitchell
Guy Mitchell
American pop singer (1927-1999)
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Roy Hawkins
Roy Hawkins
American musician
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Annie Laurie
Annie Laurie
American jump blues and rhythm and blues singer
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Gordon Jenkins
Gordon Jenkins
American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s
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Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine
American musician
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Big Jay McNeely
Big Jay McNeely
American rhythm and blues saxophonist
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Bobby Robinson
Bobby Robinson
American songwriter and record producer
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Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
American blues musician
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Titus Turner
Titus Turner
Rhythm and blues singer
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Swan Silvertones
Swan Silvertones
American gospel music group
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Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
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Danny Cedrone
Danny Cedrone
American guitarist and bandleader
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Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Henry Glover
Henry Glover
American songwriter, arranger, record producer and trumpet player
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Huey "Piano" Smith
Huey "Piano" Smith
American musician
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Andrew Tibbs
Andrew Tibbs
American urban blues singer
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Pete Johnson
Pete Johnson
American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, songwriter
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Junior Parker
Junior Parker
American Memphis blues singer and musician
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Milt Buckner
Milt Buckner
American musician
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Esquerita
Esquerita
American musician
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King Kolax
King Kolax
American musician
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Kings of Rhythm
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
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Bob Hall
Bob Hall
English boogie-woogie pianist
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Vince Weber
Vince Weber
German musician
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Bob Gaddy
Bob Gaddy
American East Coast blues and rhythm and blues pianist, singer and songwriter
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Tadd Dameron
Tadd Dameron
American pianist
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T. J. Fowler
T. J. Fowler
American musician
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T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Maddox Brothers and Rose
Maddox Brothers and Rose
band that plays country music
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Moon Mullican
Moon Mullican
American recording artist; country and western singer, songwriter, and pianist
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Goree Carter
Goree Carter
singer
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William Wright (May 21, 1918, or 1932 – October 28, 1991) was an American jump blues singer. He is considered one of Little Richard's greatest influences in his formative years.