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Bobby Bland
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
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Little Willie John
Little Willie John
American recording artist; R&B singer
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Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush
American musician
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Calvin Newborn
Calvin Newborn
American guitarist
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Calvin "Fuzz" Jones
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones
American blues bassist and singer
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Elvin Bishop
Elvin Bishop
American musician
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Ike Turner
Ike Turner
African American musician, songwriter, and producer (1931-2007)
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B. B. King
B. B. King
American blues musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1925-2015)
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Otis Redding
Otis Redding
American singer, songwriter and record producer
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Johnnie Taylor
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
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Etta James
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
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Little Johnny Taylor
Little Johnny Taylor
American blues and soul singer
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Ray Charles
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
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Derek Trucks
Derek Trucks
American guitarist, bandleader and songwriter
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Pat Hare
Pat Hare
American Memphis blues guitarist and singer
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Little Milton
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist
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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
American rock and roll band
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Al Green
Al Green
American singer
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Junior Parker
Junior Parker
American Memphis blues singer and musician
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Junior Walker
Junior Walker
American saxophonist
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R. L. Burnside
R. L. Burnside
American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist
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Paul Butterfield
Paul Butterfield
American blues singer and harmonica player
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Jeff Healey
Jeff Healey
Canadian musician
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Solomon Burke
Solomon Burke
American singer
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Al Hibbler
Al Hibbler
American baritone vocalist
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Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
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Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan
American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908-1975)
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Percy Sledge
Percy Sledge
American singer
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King Curtis
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
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Carl Perkins
Carl Perkins
American recording artist; rockabilly musician, songwriter
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Clarence Carter
Clarence Carter
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician
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Eric Gales
Eric Gales
American musician
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Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
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Tommy Castro
Tommy Castro
American musician
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Reggie Sears
Reggie Sears
American Musician
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Maurice White
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
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Steve Cropper
Steve Cropper
American guitarist, songwriter and record producer
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Daryl Hall
Daryl Hall
American musician and lead vocalist of Hall & Oates
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Dexter Allen
Dexter Allen
musician
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Little Richard
Little Richard
American pianist, singer and songwriter
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The Yardbirds
The Yardbirds
English band
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Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter
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Billy Preston
Billy Preston
American musician whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel (1946-2006)
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Calvin Jackson
Calvin Jackson
American musician (1961-2015)
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Freddie Jackson
Freddie Jackson
American singer
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Little Walter
Little Walter
American blues harmonica player
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Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
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Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
American rock, folk, blues, and country music singer, songwriter and musician
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Latimore
Latimore
American singer
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The Gap Band
The Gap Band
American R&B and funk band
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Danny Brooks
Danny Brooks
Canadian musician and author
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Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
American singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Lloyd Price
Lloyd Price
American singer, songwriter
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Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
American singer-songwriter and actor
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Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
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Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler
American rock band
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The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
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Ohio Players
Ohio Players
American funk and R&B band
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Ernie Freeman
Ernie Freeman
American musician
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Albert King
Albert King
American blues guitarist and singer
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Arbee Stidham
Arbee Stidham
American blues singer and multi-instrumentalist
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Miguel
Miguel
American R&B singer, songwriter and record producer
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Lonnie Mack
Lonnie Mack
American blues-rock guitarist and vocalist
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Delbert McClinton
Delbert McClinton
American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist
Calvin Leavy
African American soul blues singer and guitarist

Calvin Leavy

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African American soul blues singer and guitarist
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Calvin Leavy (April 20, 1940 – June 6, 2010) was an American soul-blues and electric blues singer and guitarist. He had a hit single in 1970, when "Cummins Prison Farm" peaked at number 40 on the US Billboard R&B chart and stayed on the chart for five weeks. Locally, it was number one on the chart of radio station WDIA, based in Memphis, Tennessee.

Later in his life, Leavy became the first person indicted under the 1988 drug kingpin law. He died in prison.