Edith North Johnson (January 2, 1903 – February 28, 1988) was an American classic female blues singer, pianist and songwriter. Her most noted tracks are "Honey Dripper Blues", "Can't Make Another Day" and "Eight Hour Woman". She wrote another of her songs, "Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues".
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Charley Patton
American Delta blues musician
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Roosevelt Sykes
American blues musician
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Hattie Hart
American Memphis blues singer and songwriter
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Bertha Lee Pate
American classic female blues singer
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Helen Humes
American jazz and blues singer
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Mississippi Sheiks
band
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Louise Johnson
Blues singer and pianist
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Willie Baker
American Piedmont blues guitarist singer and songwriter
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Irene Scruggs
American Piedmont blues and country blues singer
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Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Henry Thomas
American recording artist; country blues singer, songster and musician.
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John Fahey
1939–2001; American fingerstyle guitarist
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Kid Bailey
American Delta blues musician
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Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
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Willie Brown
guitar player and vocalist
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Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer
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Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
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Alice Leslie Carter
United States American classic female blues singer
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Esther Phillips
American R&B singer
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Son House
American blues singer and guitarist
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Tommy McClennan
American Delta blues singer and guitarist
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Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
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Minnie Riperton
American singer-songwriter
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Katie Crippen
African American entertainer and singer
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Mary Johnson
American classic female blues singer, accordionist and songwriter
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Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter
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Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
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David Edwards
American blues guitarist and singer
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Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
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Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer
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Honey Cone
band
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Annie Laurie
American jump blues and rhythm and blues singer
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins
American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)
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Henry "Son" Sims
American Delta blues violinist and songwriter
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Barbecue Bob
American blues musician
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Christine Kittrell
Singer-songwriter, musician
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Ann Peebles
American singer and songwriter
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Joe Williams
American jazz singer
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Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
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Elzadie Robinson
American blues singer
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Jim Jackson
African American blues and hokum singer, songster and guitarist
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Bessie Smith
American blues singer
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Peetie Wheatstraw
American country blues musician
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Teresa Brewer
US pop singer
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Valerie Carter
American singer and songwriter
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Leroy Kirkland
American musician
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Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
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Sam Theard
American songwriter, singer, and comedian (1904-1982)
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Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
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Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer
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Leon Thomas
American singer
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Alberta Hunter
American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse
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Viola McCoy
American blues singer