Eddie Blazonczyk, Sr. (July 12, 1941 – May 21, 2012) was a Grammy award-winning polka musician and founder of the band The Versatones. He was inducted into the International Polka Hall of Fame in 1970, and was a 1998 National Heritage Fellowship recipient. He has been called "one of the most important figures in the creation of the contemporary Polish-American polka sound." He released more than 60 albums.
0
Johnny Horton
American country music, honky tonk and rockabilly singer and musician, songwriter
1
Mike Seeger
American singer
2
Frankie Yankovic
Slovenian-American musician
3
John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
4
BR549
American country music band
5
Henry Gray
African-American blues piano player and singer
6
Elizabeth Cotten
American blues and folk musician, singer and songwriter
7
Bill Doggett
American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist
8
Dwight Yoakam
American singer
9
Ledward Kaapana
American musician
10
Clifton Chenier
American accordion player and Zydeco musician
11
BeauSoleil
American Cajun band
12
Wanda Jackson
American singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist
13
Eddie Noack
American musician
14
Tommy Blake
American singer
15
Flaco Jiménez
Tejano accordionist, performer, Grammy winner
16
Peter Rowan
American singer
17
Brave Combo
polka/rock/worldbeat band based in Denton, Texas
18
Grady Martin
American musician
19
Lee Rocker
American musician
20
Andy Statman
American musician
21
Brownie McGhee
American folk-blues singer and guitarist
22
Brian Setzer
American singer
23
Ralph Stanley
American singer
24
Skeets McDonald
American musician
25
Walter Jagiello
American polka musician and songwriter from
26
Narciso Martínez
Recorded in 1936 for Blue Bird Records one week before the now famous Robert Johnson. Also recorded under the name Louisiana Pete.
27
Eddie Cusic
American guitarist, singer, songwriter and singer-songwriter
28
Lily May Ledford
American musician
29
D. L. Menard
American musician
30
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
31
Adolph Hofner
American musician
32
Howard Armstrong
African American string band and country blues musician
33
Los Straitjackets
American instrumental rock band
34
Claude Williams
American musician
35
Buster Williams
American musician
36
Johnny Gimble
American musician
37
Pee Wee King
country musician and songwriter
38
Jimmy Sturr
American musician
39
Pedro Ayala
American musician
40
Rosie Flores
American rockabilly and country music artist
41
Henry Townsend
American musician
42
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer
43
William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
44
Los Lobos
American Chicano rock band
45
Michael Doucet
American musician
46
Lefty Frizzell
Popular country music singer-songwriter, Rockabilly Hall of Fame inductee
47
Freddy Fender
American musician
48
Liz Carroll
American musician
49
Wayne Hancock
American musician
50
Marty Stuart
American musician
51
Dewey Segura
American musician
52
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
53
Cephas & Wiggins
American blues duo
54
Eddie Cochran
American rock and roll pioneer
55
Doc Watson
American guitarist, songwriter and singer
56
Al Casey
American guitarist
57
Walter Ostanek
Canadian musician
58
Hank Jones
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
59
Bobby Sowell
American musician
60
Lurrie Bell
American blues guitarist and singer
61
Miguel Zenón
Puerto Rican alto saxophonist
62
Eddie Palmieri
American recording artist; pianist
63
Cyril Neville
American musician