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King Solomon Hill
Delta blues guitarist and singer (1897–1949)
1
Charley Patton
American Delta blues musician
2
Robert Johnson
American blues singer and musician
3
Blind Joe Reynolds
American musician
4
Bogus Ben Covington
American blues musician
5
Willie Brown
guitar player and vocalist
6
Skip James
American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter
7
Charley Booker
American musician
8
Ishman Bracey
American singer-guitarist
9
William Ezell
United StatesAmerican blues, jazz, ragtime and boogie-woogie pianist and singer
10
Blind Lemon Jefferson
American blues singer and guitarist
11
Son House
American blues singer and guitarist
12
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
American blues musician
13
John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
14
Henry "Son" Sims
American Delta blues violinist and songwriter
15
Roosevelt Sykes
American blues musician
16
Boogie Bill Webb
American Louisiana blues and R&B guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
American gospel musician
18
Blind Blake
American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist
19
Blind Willie Davis
American musician
20
Jim Jackson
African American blues and hokum singer, songster and guitarist
21
Blind John Davis
American musician
22
Pinetop Perkins
American blues pianist
23
John Lee
musical artist
24
Albert Ammons
American jazz pianist, recording artist
25
Johnny Vincent
American record producer
26
Jimmie Rodgers
American country singer, songwriter
27
Tommy Johnson
American musician
28
Charlie Spand
American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer
29
Jimmy Blythe
American jazz and boogie-woogie pianist
30
Lamar Williams
American rock musician
31
Frank Stokes
American blues musician, songster, and blackface minstrel
32
Elmore James
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader
33
Big Maceo Merriweather
American Chicago blues pianist and singer
34
Big Bill Broonzy
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
35
Gus Cannon
American blues musician
36
Buddy Boy Hawkins
American musician
37
Little Brother Montgomery
American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer
38
Bo Carter
American early blues musician
39
Meade Lux Lewis
American pianist and composer
40
Big Joe Duskin
American blues and boogie-woogie pianist
41
L. C. Ulmer
American blues musician
42
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
43
Bob Baldori
American musician
44
James Crutchfield
American barrelhouse blues singer, pianist, and songwriter
45
Papa Charlie McCoy
American delta blues musician and songwriter
46
Fred McDowell
American Hill country blues singer and guitar player.
47
Alan Wilson
musician
48
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
49
Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
50
Mississippi Sheiks
band
51
Ike Turner
African American musician, songwriter, and producer (1931-2007)
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Jelly Roll Morton
American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer
53
Sonny Boy Williamson I
American blues musician
54
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
