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Dave Bartholomew
American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
1
Blanche Thomas
American musician
2
Earl King
American songwriter and guitarist
3
René Hall
American musician, performer, and music arranger
4
Ernie Freeman
American musician
5
Albert "June" Gardner
New Orleans jazz musician
6
Guitar Slim
American blues musician
7
Jimmy Liggins
American R&B guitarist and bandleader
8
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
9
Tommy Ridgley
American R&B singer and bandleader
10
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
American blues musician
11
Lloyd Price
American singer, songwriter
12
Roy Montrell
American musician
13
Roy Milton
American R&B and jump blues singer, drummer and bandleader
14
Johnny Winter
American blues guitarist and singer
15
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
16
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
17
Buckwheat Zydeco
American accordionist
18
Chris Barber
English trombonist
19
Al Hirt
American trumpeter and bandleader
20
Allen Toussaint
American musician
21
Oliver Nelson
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975)
22
Vann "Piano Man" Walls
American musician
23
George Barnes
American musician
24
Wynonie Harris
American blues shouter and rhythm and blues singer
25
Snooks Eaglin
American musician
26
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
27
Frank Fields
American musician
28
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
29
Pete Brown
American musician
30
Homer and Jethro
band
31
Armand Jackson
American musician
32
Clarence Williams
American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher
33
Dave Holland
British musician
34
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
35
Art Rupe
American music industry executive
36
Frankie Lee Sims
American singer-songwriter and electric blues guitarist
37
Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
38
Kendrick Scott
American musician
39
Roosevelt Sykes
American blues musician
40
Carlos Alomar
Puerto Rican guitarist, composer, and arranger
41
Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
42
Arthur G. Wright
American musician
43
Red Saunders
American musician
44
Joe Lutcher
American musician
45
Leon Thomas
American singer
46
Little Walter
American blues harmonica player
47
Joe Liggins
American R&B, jazz and blues pianist
48
King Kolax
American musician
49
Alfred Ellis
American saxophonist
50
Dr. John
American singer-songwriter (1941-2019)
51
Roger "Hurricane" Wilson
musical artist
52
Roy Brown
American R&B singer, songwriter and musician
53
Wardell Quezergue
American music producer
54
Lucky Millinder
American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader
55
Terence Blanchard
American musician and composer
56
Paul Butterfield
American blues singer and harmonica player
57
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
58
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
59
Don Wilkerson
American musician
60
Sunnyland Slim
American blues pianist
61
Warren Storm
American musician
62
Ernie Fields
African American trombonist, pianist, arranger and bandleader
63
Milton Brown
American musician
64
Albert Collins
American blues musician, recording artist, songwriter
65
Paul Williams
US blues and R&B saxophone player and composer
66
Ben Pollack
American musician
67
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
68
Isham Jones
American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter
69
Jimmy Nolen
American guitarist
