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Luderin Darbone
American fiddler
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Hackberry Ramblers
2
Michael Doucet
American musician
3
Marc Savoy
American musician; builder and player of the Cajun accordion
4
Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin
Creole accordionist
5
Canray Fontenot
American musician
6
Octa Clark
American Cajun accordion player
7
Clifton Chenier
American accordion player and Zydeco musician
8
Queen Ida
American musician
9
Dewey Balfa
American musician
10
D. L. Menard
American musician
11
Ryan Brasseaux
American academic
12
Barbara Lynn
American rhythm and blues and electric blues guitarist and singer
13
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
14
Narciso MartÃnez
Recorded in 1936 for Blue Bird Records one week before the now famous Robert Johnson. Also recorded under the name Louisiana Pete.
15
Claude Williams
American musician
16
Mike Seeger
American singer
17
Leroy Leblanc
American musician
18
Kevin Burke
British-Irish fiddler
19
Doc Guidry
American fiddle player
20
Nathan Abshire
American Cajun accordion player
21
Inez Catalon
American Creole singer
22
Lee Benoit
American musician
23
Jim & Jesse
American bluegrass duo
24
Joel Savoy
American Cajun musician and music producer
25
The Lost Bayou Ramblers
26
Boozoo Chavis
American musician
27
Del McCoury
American musician
28
Kenny Baker
American fiddle player
29
Pedro Ayala
American musician
30
Tommy Jarrell
American fiddler and banjo player
31
Melvin Wine
American fiddler
32
Eddie Blazonczyk
American musician
33
Martin Mulvihill
Irish musician
34
Wilson Savoy
American accordionist, keyboard player, fiddler and singer
35
Michael Alpert
American clarinetist
36
Lily May Ledford
American musician
37
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter
38
Liz Carroll
American musician
39
Cephas & Wiggins
American blues duo
40
Henry Townsend
American musician
41
Leo Soileau
American musician
42
Al Berard
American musician
43
The Red Stick Ramblers
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Lawrence Walker
Cajun accordion player.
45
BeauSoleil
American Cajun band
46
Andy Statman
American musician
47
Zydepunks
American band
48
Doyle Lawson
American musician
49
Janette Carter
Child of the Carter Family
50
John Dee Holeman
American Piedmont blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
51
Iry LeJeune
American musician
52
Mike Auldridge
American Dobro player
53
John Jackson
American blues musician, born 1924
54
Chesley Goseyun Wilson
Native American artist
55
Cedric Burnside
American electric blues drummer, singer and songwriter
56
Carol Fran
African American soul blues singer, pianist and songwriter
57
J. B. Fuselier
Cajun musician
58
Johnny Gimble
American musician
59
Howard Armstrong
African American string band and country blues musician
60
Joe Thompson
American musician
