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Bob James
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
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Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins
American guitarist and record producer
2
Ronnie Foster
Ronnie Foster
American organist and record producer
3
Tommy Emmanuel
Tommy Emmanuel
Australian guitarist
4
Lenny Breau
Lenny Breau
Canadian musician
5
Ralph MacDonald
Ralph MacDonald
Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist
6
George Benson
George Benson
American recording artist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter
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Doug Sax
Doug Sax
American mastering engineer
8
Vince Gill
Vince Gill
American country singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
9
Ricky Lawson
Ricky Lawson
American musician
10
Les Paul
Les Paul
American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and inventor
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Hubert Laws
Hubert Laws
American flutist and saxophonist
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Susan Tedeschi
Susan Tedeschi
American blues and soul musician
13
Dave Grusin
Dave Grusin
American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist
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Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and session musician
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Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson
American guitarist, recording artist
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John Scofield
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
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Lee Ritenour
Lee Ritenour
American jazz guitarist, session musician, and composer
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Jorge Dalto
Jorge Dalto
Argentinian jazz pianist
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Harvey Mason
Harvey Mason
American drummer
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Steve Wariner
Steve Wariner
American country singer-songwriter and guitarist
21
Chet Baker
Chet Baker
American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988)
22
Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker
American musician
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Merle Travis
Merle Travis
American country/Western singer-songwriter and musician
24
Kurt Elling
Kurt Elling
American jazz singer and songwriter
25
Marcus Miller
Marcus Miller
American jazz musician
26
Louis Johnson
Louis Johnson
American bass guitarist, songwriter
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Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery
American jazz musician
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Randy Brecker
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
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Eddie Daniels
Eddie Daniels
American musician
30
Duane Eddy
Duane Eddy
American recording artist; rock guitarist
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Gary Burton
Gary Burton
American vibraphonist
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Johnny Smith
Johnny Smith
American jazz guitarist
33
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
British songwriter, guitarist, and record producer
34
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed
American recording artist; country music singer, actor (1937-2008)
35
Antonio Sánchez
Antonio Sánchez
Mexican jazz drummer, composer
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Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter
American blues guitarist and singer
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Joe Louis Walker
Joe Louis Walker
Blues musician
Intro
American jazz guitarist
Awards Received
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Nominated For
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance Soul Train Music Award for Best Jazz Album – Group, Band or Duo Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Earl Klugh (/kluː/ KLOO; born September 16, 1953) is an American acoustic guitarist and composer. He has won one Grammy award and thirteen nominations. Klugh was awarded the “1977” Best Recording Award For Performance and Sound” for his album “Finger Painting” by “Swing Journal” a Japanese jazz magazine.