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Junior Parker
American Memphis blues singer and musician
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Bobby Rush
American musician
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George Jackson
American Rhythm & Blues and soul singer and songwriter
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Little Milton
American singer and guitarist
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Denise LaSalle
American R&B, soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer
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Rosco Gordon
American Blues singer and songwriter
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James Cotton
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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Dorothy Moore
American singer
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William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
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Z. Z. Hill
American blues singer
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Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
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B. B. King
American blues musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1925-2015)
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Gene "Bowlegs" Miller
American musician
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Johnny Ace
American singer
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Albert King
American blues guitarist and singer
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Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
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Rufus Thomas
American singer (1917-2001)
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Gene Chandler
American musician
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Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
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Al Green
American singer
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Ike Turner
African American musician, songwriter, and producer (1931-2007)
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Booker T. & the M.G.'s
American musical group; R& B/funk band
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Oliver Sain
American saxophonist, songwriter, bandleader, drummer and record producer
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Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
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John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Pat Hare
American Memphis blues guitarist and singer
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Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
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Etta James
American recording artist; singer
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Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
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Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
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The Famous Flames
American R&B band
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Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
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Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
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The Miracles
American rhythm and blues vocal group
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Sam Phillips
American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ
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Carl Perkins
American recording artist; rockabilly musician, songwriter
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The Righteous Brothers
American singing duo
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Otis Clay
American R&B and soul singer
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Charlie Rich
American country music singer and musician
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Ben E. King
American soul and R&B singer and record producer
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David Porter
American record producer, songwriter and singer
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Samuel David Moore
American musician
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Bobby Womack
American singer-songwriter and musician
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Percy Sledge
American singer
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Don Robey
American record producer and songwriter
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The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
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Little Walter
American blues harmonica player
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Grady Champion
musical artist
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Dan Penn
American musician
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Ruby & the Romantics
American band
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Bobby Rogers
American singer
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Otis Redding
American singer, songwriter and record producer
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James Govan
American musician
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Jerry Lee Lewis
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and pianist
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Eddie Floyd
American singer
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Danny Brooks
Canadian musician and author
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Four Tops
American Motown vocal group
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Shirley Brown
American musician
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Booker T. Jones
American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger
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Ann Peebles
American singer and songwriter
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Cosimo Matassa
American recording engineer and studio owner
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Philip Bailey
American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor
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Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
