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Junior Parker
Junior Parker
American Memphis blues singer and musician
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Charles Brown
Charles Brown
American recording artist; songwriter, blues singer and pianist
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J. B. Lenoir
J. B. Lenoir
African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
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Billy Wright
Billy Wright
American singer
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Dave Berry
Dave Berry
musician
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Roy Brown
Roy Brown
American R&B singer, songwriter and musician
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Little Willie Littlefield
Little Willie Littlefield
American R&B pianist and singer
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Pee Wee Crayton
Pee Wee Crayton
American R&B and blues guitarist and singer
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Bobby Robinson
Bobby Robinson
American songwriter and record producer
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LaVern Baker
LaVern Baker
American rhythm and blues singer (1929-1997)
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Syl Johnson
Syl Johnson
American blues and soul singer and record producer
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Otis Rush
Otis Rush
American musician
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Jody Williams
Jody Williams
American blues guitarist and singer
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Henry Glover
Henry Glover
American songwriter, arranger, record producer and trumpet player
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Arthur Prysock
Arthur Prysock
American singer
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Bill Doggett
Bill Doggett
American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist
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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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Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
American vocal group in the 1940s and 1950s
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The Clovers
The Clovers
American rhythm and blues/doo-wop vocal group
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Jimmy Liggins
Jimmy Liggins
American R&B guitarist and bandleader
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Sonny Boy Williamson II
Sonny Boy Williamson II
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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Ella Johnson
Ella Johnson
American jazz and rhythm and blues vocalist
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Etta Jones
Etta Jones
American jazz singer
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Billy Ward and His Dominoes
Billy Ward and His Dominoes
African American R&B group
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Tiny Bradshaw
Tiny Bradshaw
American jazz and rhythm and blues bandleader, singer, composer, pianist, and drummer
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Joe Liggins
Joe Liggins
American R&B, jazz and blues pianist
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Miyoshi Umeki
Miyoshi Umeki
actress
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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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Al Caiola
Al Caiola
American jazz musician, guitarist, composer and arranger; United States Marine
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Junior Wells
Junior Wells
American Chicago blues vocalist, harmonica player, and recording artist
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Titus Turner
Titus Turner
Rhythm and blues singer
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Tommy Brown
Tommy Brown
American musician
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Matt Andersen
Matt Andersen
Canadian blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
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The Fairfield Four
The Fairfield Four
American gospel vocal group
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Elvin Bishop
Elvin Bishop
American musician
Buddy Johnson
American jazz and New York blues pianist and bandleader

Buddy Johnson

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American jazz and New York blues pianist and bandleader
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Woodrow Wilson "Buddy" Johnson (January 10, 1915 – February 9, 1977) was an American jump blues pianist and bandleader active from the 1930s through the 1960s. His songs were often performed by his sister Ella Johnson, most notably "Since I Fell for You", which became a jazz standard.