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Edwin Duhon
American musician
1
Michael Alpert
American clarinetist
2
Michael Doucet
American musician
3
Clyde Sproat
American musician
4
Tommy Jarrell
American fiddler and banjo player
5
Claude Williams
American musician
6
Liz Carroll
American musician
7
Marc Savoy
American musician; builder and player of the Cajun accordion
8
Dewey Balfa
American musician
9
Kenny Baker
American fiddle player
10
Del McCoury
American musician
11
Jim & Jesse
American bluegrass duo
12
Andy Statman
American musician
13
Luderin Darbone
American fiddler
14
Kevin Burke
British-Irish fiddler
15
Cephas & Wiggins
American blues duo
16
Melvin Wine
American fiddler
17
Walker Calhoun
American musician
18
Eddie Blazonczyk
American musician
19
Narciso Martínez
Recorded in 1936 for Blue Bird Records one week before the now famous Robert Johnson. Also recorded under the name Louisiana Pete.
20
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter
21
Othar Turner
American fife player
22
Kevin Locke
American musician
23
Birmingham Sunlights
American gospel group
24
Canray Fontenot
American musician
25
Joe Thompson
American musician
26
Mike Seeger
American singer
27
Inez Catalon
American Creole singer
28
Lily May Ledford
American musician
29
Janette Carter
Child of the Carter Family
30
Bua Xou Mua
Hmong spiritual leader
31
Cyril Pahinui
American musician
32
Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin
Creole accordionist
33
Doyle Lawson
American musician
34
Sunnyland Slim
American blues pianist
35
Ali Akbar Khan
Hindustani musician
36
Raymond Kāne
American musician
37
Martin Mulvihill
Irish musician
38
Carol Fran
African American soul blues singer, pianist and songwriter
39
Warner Williams and Jay Summerour
American folk music duo
40
Richard Hagopian
American musician
41
Mike Auldridge
American Dobro player
42
Pedro Ayala
American musician
43
Mac Wiseman
American musician
44
T. Viswanathan
Indian musician
45
Etta Baker
American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer
46
Francisco Aguabella
Cuban master percussionist
