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Muddy Waters

American blues singer and guitarist

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Otis Spann

American Chicago blues pianist

2

Willie Mabon

American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist

3

J. B. Lenoir

African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter

4

Little Milton

American singer and guitarist

5

Jimmy Rogers

Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player

6

Sonny Thompson

American R&B bandleader and pianist

7

Big Walter Horton

American blues harmonica player

8

Billy Stewart

American singer

9

Lloyd Glenn

American musician

10

Little Willie Littlefield

American R&B pianist and singer

11

Howlin' Wolf

American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player

12

L. G. McKinley

American musician

13

Arthur "Big Boy" Spires

American blues singer and guitarist

14

John Brim

American Chicago blues guitarist, songwriter and singer

15

John Lee Hooker

American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist

16

Little Walter

American blues harmonica player

17

Griffin Brothers

American R&B band

18

Sammy Lawhorn

American Chicago blues guitarist

19

Junior Wells

American Chicago blues vocalist, harmonica player, and recording artist

20

Roy Brown

American R&B singer, songwriter and musician

21

Tyrone Davis

American musician

22

Johnny Adams

American blues, jazz and gospel singer

23

Eddie Kirkland

American blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer, and songwriter

24

Billy Wright

American singer

25

Sam Lay

American drummer and vocalist

26

Denise LaSalle

American R&B, soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer

27

Jesse Stone

American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter

28

Shuggie Otis

American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist

29

Joe Morris

American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter and bandleader

30

Gene Chandler

American musician

31

Harry Caesar

African American singer and Actor (1928-1994)

32

Charles Brown

American recording artist; songwriter, blues singer and pianist

33

Boyd Gilmore

musical artist

34

Eddie "Guitar" Burns

American Detroit blues guitarist, harmonica player, singer and songwriter

35

Edgar Blanchard

New Orleans jazz musician

36

Freddie King

American blues guitarist and singer

37

Big Mama Thornton

American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter

38

Willie Dixon

American blues musician, songwriter

39

Otis Rush

American musician

40

Jesse Belvin

American singer

41

Calvin Newborn

American guitarist

42

Jukka Tolonen

Finnish musician

43

Amos Milburn

American rhythm and blues singer, and pianist

44

Tom Archia

American musician

45

Allen Bunn

musical artist

46

Little Johnny Jones

American Chicago blues pianist and singer

47

Lowell Fulson

American musician

48

Calvin Boze

American trumpeter and bandleader

49

Johnny Pate

American record producer

50

Roy Hawkins

American musician

51

Lucky Millinder

American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader

52

Percy Mayfield

American singer and songwriter

53

Oliver Sain

American saxophonist, songwriter, bandleader, drummer and record producer

54

Sonny Rodgers

musical artist

55

Floyd Smith

American jazz guitarist

56

Jimmy Reed

American blues musician and songwriter

57

Bobby Rush

American musician