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Furry Lewis
blues guitarist and songwriter
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John Fahey
1939–2001; American fingerstyle guitarist
2
Gus Cannon
American blues musician
3
Charley Patton
American Delta blues musician
4
Son House
American blues singer and guitarist
5
Frank Stokes
American blues musician, songster, and blackface minstrel
6
Robert Wilkins
American country blues guitarist and singer
7
Alan Wilson
musician
8
Tommy McClennan
American Delta blues singer and guitarist
9
Fred McDowell
American Hill country blues singer and guitar player.
10
Mose Allison
American jazz blues pianist and singer
11
Mike Vernon
English music executive studio owner and record producer
12
Eric Bibb
American singer-songwriter
13
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
14
Memphis Jug Band
band
15
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
American country blues band
16
Mississippi John Hurt
American country blues singer and guitarist
17
Samuel Charters
American music historian and musician
18
Sunnyland Slim
American blues pianist
19
Charlie Musselwhite
American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader
20
Jimbo Mathus
American musician
21
David Edwards
American blues guitarist and singer
22
R. L. Burnside
American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist
23
Jim Dickinson
American musician
24
John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
25
Dan Sane
American Memphis and country blues guitarist and songwriter
26
Lee Denson
American musician
27
Ishman Bracey
American singer-guitarist
28
W. C. Handy
American blues composer and musician
29
Country Joe and the Fish
American psychedelic rock band
30
Jimmie Rodgers
American country singer, songwriter
31
Tommy Johnson
American musician
32
B. B. King
American blues musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1925-2015)
33
Blind Willie McTell
Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist
34
Jessie Mae Hemphill
American country blues guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist
35
Terry Robb
Canadian guitarist
36
Jerry Lee Lewis
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and pianist
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Barbecue Bob
American blues musician
