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The Isley Brothers
American musical group
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Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
2
George Duvivier
American musician
3
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist
4
Dyke and the Blazers
American funk band led by Arlester Christian
5
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
6
Earl Palmer
American drummer
7
Herbie Lovelle
American musician and actor (1924-2009)
8
The Blues Busters
9
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
10
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
11
Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
12
Arthur Alexander
American country songwriter and soul singer
13
Gene Chandler
American musician
14
Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
15
Marv Johnson
American R&B and soul singer
16
Teddy Edwards
American jazz tenor saxophonist
17
Eddie Harris
American jazz musician, saxophonist
18
Tammi Terrell
American singer–songwriter
19
Plas Johnson
American musician
20
Michael Henderson
American musician
21
Eddie King
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
22
Chuck E. Weiss
American singer
23
Joe Newman
American musician
24
Larry Taylor
American musician
25
Red Holloway
American jazz tenor saxophonist
26
The Shirelles
African American girl group
27
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
28
Don Covay
American musician
29
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
30
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
31
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
32
Roger Kellaway
American pianist
33
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
34
The Ikettes
American vocal group; backing vocalists for the Ike & Tina Turner Revue
35
Icon
American heavy metal band
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Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
37
Al Grey
American jazz musician
38
Sonny Boy Williamson II
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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Sam Taylor
American jump blues musician and songwriter
40
Eddie Bert
American musician
41
Shirley Scott
American jazz organist and recording artist
42
John P. Hammond
American blues singer and guitarist
43
Dennis Budimir
American musician
44
Andrew Love
American musician
45
David Porter
American record producer, songwriter and singer
46
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
47
Eddie Henderson
American musician
48
Al Casey
American guitarist
49
Samuel David Moore
American musician
50
The Temptations
American Motown vocal group
51
Jeff Katz
American music producer
52
George Barrow
American jazz musician
53
Billy Butler
American musician
54
Victor Sproles
American musician
55
Eddie Bo
New Orleans jazz musician
56
B.B. Seaton
Reggae singer
57
Pete Jolly
American musician
58
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
59
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
60
Henry Glover
American songwriter, arranger, record producer and trumpet player
61
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
62
Jerry Kasenetz
American record producer
63
Ben Tucker
American double-bassist
64
Barbara Mason
American musician
65
James Buffington
American musician
66
Paul Humphrey
American musician
67
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
