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James Cotton

American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter

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Carey Bell

American blues musician

2

Tommy Castro

American musician

3

John P. Hammond

American blues singer and guitarist

4

Sam Lay

American drummer and vocalist

5

Curtis Salgado

American musician

6

Freddie Roulette

American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist

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Siegel–Schwall Band

band

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Larry Taylor

American musician

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Joe Louis Walker

Blues musician

10

Mark Hummel

American musician

11

Big Walter Horton

American blues harmonica player

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Junior Wells

American Chicago blues vocalist, harmonica player, and recording artist

13

Napoleon Strickland

American musician

14

Little Charlie & the Nightcats

American blues band

15

Sammy Lawhorn

American Chicago blues guitarist

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Howlin' Wolf

American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player

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Nick Moss

American Chicago blues and electric blues musician

18

Will Shade

African American Memphis blues musician

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Andrew Odom

American blues singer (1936–1991)

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Pinetop Perkins

American blues pianist

21

Little Walter

American blues harmonica player

22

John Lee Hooker

American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist

23

Earl Hooker

American Chicago blues guitarist

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John Jackson

American blues musician, born 1924

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Otis Spann

American Chicago blues pianist

26

Memphis Jug Band

band

27

Steve Guyger

American blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter

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Elvin Bishop

American musician

29

Clifton Chenier

American accordion player and Zydeco musician

30

Johnny "Man" Young

American blues singer, mandolin player and guitarist

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BeauSoleil

American Cajun band

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Michael Doucet

American musician

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Big Mama Thornton

American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter

34

Eddie "Guitar" Burns

American Detroit blues guitarist, harmonica player, singer and songwriter

35

Ben Harper

American singer-songwriter and musician

36

Ann Savoy

American musician, author, and record producer

37

Bo Diddley

American R&B musician

38

William Clarke

American blues harmonica player

39

Bukka White

American Delta blues guitarist and singer

40

R. L. Burnside

American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist

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Junior Watson

musician

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Johnny "Big Moose" Walker

American blues pianist, organist, bassist and singer

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Charlie Rich

American country music singer and musician

44

Magic Sam

American Chicago blues musician

45

Robben Ford

American blues, jazz and rock guitarist