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Snooks Eaglin
Snooks Eaglin
American musician
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Huey "Piano" Smith
Huey "Piano" Smith
American musician
2
Lightnin' Slim
Lightnin' Slim
American Louisiana blues musician
3
Professor Longhair
Professor Longhair
African-American blues musician
4
Slim Harpo
Slim Harpo
American blues musician
5
John Mooney
John Mooney
American blues guitarist and singer
6
Roomful of Blues
Roomful of Blues
Musical band
7
Clifton Chenier
Clifton Chenier
American accordion player and Zydeco musician
8
Samuel Charters
Samuel Charters
American music historian and musician
9
Ronnie Earl
Ronnie Earl
American blues guitarist
10
Johnny Vincent
Johnny Vincent
American record producer
11
Dave Bartholomew
Dave Bartholomew
American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
12
Senator Jones
Senator Jones
American musician
13
Fats Domino
Fats Domino
American R&B musician
14
Kim Wilson
Kim Wilson
American blues singer and harmonica player
15
Eddie Bo
Eddie Bo
New Orleans jazz musician
16
Little Sammy Davis
Little Sammy Davis
American blues musician
17
Earl Gaines
Earl Gaines
American soul blues and electric blues singer
18
Juke Boy Bonner
Juke Boy Bonner
American blues singer, harmonica player, and guitarist
19
Pee Wee Crayton
Pee Wee Crayton
American R&B and blues guitarist and singer
20
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
American blues musician
21
Johnny Ace
Johnny Ace
American singer
22
Lil' Ed Williams
Lil' Ed Williams
Blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
23
James Booker
James Booker
American musician
24
Dr. John
Dr. John
American singer-songwriter (1941-2019)
25
Lee Allen
Lee Allen
American saxophonist
26
Roy Brown
Roy Brown
American R&B singer, songwriter and musician
27
Champion Jack Dupree
Champion Jack Dupree
American blues pianist
28
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker
American blues pianist, organist, bassist and singer
29
Earl Palmer
Earl Palmer
American drummer
30
Wardell Quezergue
Wardell Quezergue
American music producer
31
Alvin Tyler
Alvin Tyler
American R&B and neo-bop jazz saxophonist and arranger
32
Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
33
Joe Louis Walker
Joe Louis Walker
Blues musician
34
Guitar Slim
Guitar Slim
American blues musician
35
Jimmy Nelson
Jimmy Nelson
American jump blues and rhythm and blues shouter and songwriter
36
Sugar Ray Norcia
Sugar Ray Norcia
American electric and soul blues singer and harmonica player
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Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
38
Lloyd Price
Lloyd Price
American singer, songwriter
39
Frankie Ford
Frankie Ford
American musician
40
T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
41
O. V. Wright
O. V. Wright
American singer
42
Tab Benoit
Tab Benoit
American blues guitarist, musician and singer
43
Otis Rush
Otis Rush
American musician
44
Rockie Charles
Rockie Charles
American musician
45
Johnny Adams
Johnny Adams
American blues, jazz and gospel singer
46
Chris Kenner
Chris Kenner
American musician
47
Little Walter
Little Walter
American blues harmonica player
48
Lazy Lester
Lazy Lester
American blues harmonica player
49
Tommy Ridgley
Tommy Ridgley
American R&B singer and bandleader
50
Little Freddie King
Little Freddie King
American Delta blues guitarist
51
George Winston
George Winston
American recording artist; pianist
52
Eli Cook
Eli Cook
American singer, songwriter
53
John Boudreaux Jr.
John Boudreaux Jr.
New Orleans jazz musician
54
Roger "Hurricane" Wilson
Roger "Hurricane" Wilson
musical artist
55
Albert Collins
Albert Collins
American blues musician, recording artist, songwriter
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Z. Z. Hill
Z. Z. Hill
American blues singer
57
Earl Bostic
Earl Bostic
American musician
58
Frankie Lee Sims
Frankie Lee Sims
American singer-songwriter and electric blues guitarist
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Jona Lewie
Jona Lewie
English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Earl King
American songwriter and guitarist

Earl King

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American songwriter and guitarist
Member of, past and present
American Federation of Musicians. Local 496 (New Orleans, La.)

American Federation of Musicians. Local 496 (New Orleans, La.)

Earl Silas Johnson IV (February 7, 1934 – April 17, 2003), known as Earl King, was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, most active in blues music. A composer of blues standards such as "Come On" (covered by Jimi Hendrix, Freddie King, Stevie Ray Vaughan) and "Big Chief" (recorded by Professor Longhair), he was an important figure in New Orleans R&B.