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Marc Savoy
American musician; builder and player of the Cajun accordion
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Narciso Martínez
Recorded in 1936 for Blue Bird Records one week before the now famous Robert Johnson. Also recorded under the name Louisiana Pete.
2
Pedro Ayala
American musician
3
Walker Calhoun
American musician
4
Clyde Davenport
Old-time fiddler and banjo player
5
Henry Townsend
American musician
6
Whistlin' Alex Moore
American blues pianist, singer and whistler
7
Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin
Creole accordionist
8
Richard Hagopian
American musician
9
Claude Joseph Johnson
American gospel singer
10
Rafael Cepeda
Puerto Rican musician
11
Martin Mulvihill
Irish musician
12
Chesley Goseyun Wilson
Native American artist
13
T. Viswanathan
Indian musician
14
Lily May Ledford
American musician
15
Cephas & Wiggins
American blues duo
16
Howard Armstrong
African American string band and country blues musician
17
Eddie Blazonczyk
American musician
18
Dave Tarras
American musician
19
Etta Baker
American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer
20
Jack Owens
American Delta blues singer and guitarist
21
Michael Doucet
American musician
22
Othar Turner
American fife player
23
Elizabeth Cotten
American blues and folk musician, singer and songwriter
24
Melvin Wine
American fiddler
25
Francisco Aguabella
Cuban master percussionist
26
Liz Carroll
American musician
27
The Fairfield Four
American gospel vocal group
28
BeauSoleil
American Cajun band
29
Robert Shaw
American blues and boogie-woogie pianist
30
Kevin Locke
American musician
31
John Jackson
American blues musician, born 1924
32
Flaco Jiménez
Tejano accordionist, performer, Grammy winner
33
Canray Fontenot
American musician
34
Treme Brass Band
American brass band
35
Claude Williams
American musician
36
Clifton Chenier
American accordion player and Zydeco musician
37
Mike Seeger
American singer
38
Kevin Burke
British-Irish fiddler
39
Inez Catalon
American Creole singer
40
Lalo Guerrero
American musician, composer and labor activist
41
Boozoo Chavis
American musician
42
Del McCoury
American musician
43
D. L. Menard
American musician
44
Barbara Lynn
American rhythm and blues and electric blues guitarist and singer
45
Big Joe Duskin
American blues and boogie-woogie pianist
46
Lightnin' Hopkins
American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
47
Hackberry Ramblers
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Sonny Terry
American Piedmont blues musician
49
Mac Wiseman
American musician
50
Cyril Pahinui
American musician
51
Frankie Lee Sims
American singer-songwriter and electric blues guitarist
52
Black Ace
American Texas blues musician
53
Ali Akbar Khan
Hindustani musician
54
Doc Watson
American guitarist, songwriter and singer
55
Brownie McGhee
American folk-blues singer and guitarist
56
Dewey Balfa
American musician
57
Jim & Jesse
American bluegrass duo
58
Queen Ida
American musician
