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Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin
American singer and songwriter
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Big Brother and the Holding Company
Big Brother and the Holding Company
American rock band
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Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
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Aimee Mann
Aimee Mann
American indie rock singer-songwriter (born 1960)
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Odetta
Odetta
American recording artist, singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, and civil and human rights activist (1930-2008)
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Laura Branigan
Laura Branigan
American singer, songwriter, and actress (1952-2004)
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Sass Jordan
Sass Jordan
Rock singer/songwriter
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Noah Cyrus
Noah Cyrus
American singer and actress
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Etta James
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
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Cat Power
Cat Power
American singer-songwriter and actress
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Susannah McCorkle
Susannah McCorkle
American jazz singer
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Maggie Bell
Maggie Bell
Scottish singer-songwriter
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Janis Ian
Janis Ian
American singer-songwriter and writer
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Sophie B. Hawkins
Sophie B. Hawkins
American musician
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Tracy Nelson
Tracy Nelson
American singer
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Kathi McDonald
Kathi McDonald
American singer
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Beth Hart
Beth Hart
American singer
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Sippie Wallace
Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer
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Léon
Léon
Swedish singer and songwriter
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Paul A. Rothchild
Paul A. Rothchild
American music producer
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Howard Tate
Howard Tate
American soul singer and songwriter
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Ted Leo
Ted Leo
punk rock/indie rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist
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Nina Simone
Nina Simone
American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist
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Beth Gibbons
Beth Gibbons
British singer
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Pink
Pink
American singer and songwriter
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Sam Andrew
Sam Andrew
American musician/singer/songwriter/composer/artist
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Koko Taylor
Koko Taylor
American Chicago blues musician
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Phoebe Snow
Phoebe Snow
American singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Catherine Russell
Catherine Russell
singer
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Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
American singer
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Susan Tedeschi
Susan Tedeschi
American blues and soul musician
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Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter, member of Fleetwood Mac
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Gabriella Cilmi
Gabriella Cilmi
Australian singer-songwriter
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Chip Taylor
Chip Taylor
American songwriter, singer
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Bettye LaVette
Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
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Lisa Hannigan
Lisa Hannigan
Irish musician
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Buffy Sainte-Marie
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Canadian musician
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Al Green
Al Green
American singer
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Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
American singer, songwriter, and television personality
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Sade Adu
Sade Adu
English singer-songwriter
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Barbara Dane
Barbara Dane
American singer
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Kehlani
Kehlani
American singer-songwriter
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Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
American blues singer
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Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey
African-American blues singer
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Mindi Abair
Mindi Abair
American smooth jazz saxophonist
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Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist

Dana Fuchs (pronounced Fyooks, born January 10, 1976) is an American singer and songwriter known for a mix of Southern rock, soul, roots, and blues. She is also an actor. The New York Times' Stephen Holden called Fuchs' performance in the film Across the Universe, "triumphal".