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Reverend Gary Davis
American blues and gospel singer and guitarist
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Cool John Ferguson
musicien
2
Johnny Winter
American blues guitarist and singer
3
Lightnin' Wells
musical artist
4
Taj Mahal
American Blues musician famous for incorporating elements of world music
5
George Higgs
musical artist
6
B. B. King
American blues musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1925-2015)
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Marvin Sease
American singer
8
L. C. Ulmer
American blues musician
9
Margie Evans
American blues singer and songwriter
10
John Fahey
1939–2001; American fingerstyle guitarist
11
Doc Watson
American guitarist, songwriter and singer
12
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
13
Bukka White
American Delta blues guitarist and singer
14
Bishop Dready Manning
American blues musician
15
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
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Rhiannon Giddens
American musician
17
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
American musician
18
Tommy Emmanuel
Australian guitarist
19
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
American gospel musician
20
Brownie McGhee
American folk-blues singer and guitarist
21
Colin Linden
Canadian musician, songwriter and record producer
22
Willie Johnson
American musician
23
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter
24
R. L. Burnside
American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist
25
Leroy Kirkland
American musician
26
Mahalia Jackson
American gospel singer
27
Vasti Jackson
American singer-songwriter and record producer
28
David Edwards
American blues guitarist and singer
29
Keb' Mo'
American blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter
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Carl Perkins
American recording artist; rockabilly musician, songwriter
31
Ironing Board Sam
Electric blues keyboardist, singer and songwriter
32
Carl Rutherford
American musician
33
Ben Harper
American singer-songwriter and musician
34
Joe Louis Walker
Blues musician
35
Barbara Lynn
American rhythm and blues and electric blues guitarist and singer
36
Charlie Daniels
American singer and musician
37
Boo Hanks
musical artist
38
Roosevelt Sykes
American blues musician
39
Bessie Smith
American blues singer
40
Mike Bloomfield
American guitarist and composer
41
Queen Ida
American musician
42
Harry Manx
Manx-Canadian musician
43
Charley Patton
American Delta blues musician
44
Etta Baker
American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer
45
Robert Johnson
American blues singer and musician
46
Travis Greene
American gospel musician
47
Son House
American blues singer and guitarist
48
Skip James
American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter
49
Hootie & the Blowfish
American rock band
50
Josh White
American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor, and civil rights activist (1914-1969)
51
Blind Willie McTell
Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist
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Charlie Musselwhite
American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader
53
Barbara Mandrell
American country music singer and actress
54
Arthur Smith
American country musician, songwriter and producer
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Mavis Staples
American singer
56
Don Covay
American musician
57
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
58
Thomas A. Dorsey
American musician, composer, and Christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music
59
Marcus Roberts
American musician
60
Lucky Peterson
American musician
61
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
American blues musician
62
Earl King
American songwriter and guitarist
