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Robert Lockwood Jr.
Robert Lockwood Jr.
American Delta blues guitarist
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Albert King
Albert King
American blues guitarist and singer
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Homesick James
Homesick James
American blues musician
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Hound Dog Taylor
Hound Dog Taylor
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
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Sam Collins
Sam Collins
American blues singer and guitarist
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Robert Nighthawk
Robert Nighthawk
American blues musician
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John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Son Seals
Son Seals
American electric blues guitarist and singer
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Son House
Son House
American blues singer and guitarist
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Willie Love
Willie Love
American Delta blues pianist
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Fred McDowell
Fred McDowell
American Hill country blues singer and guitar player.
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J. T. Brown
J. T. Brown
American Chicago blues tenor saxophonist
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Willie Nix
Willie Nix
American Chicago blues singer and drummer
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Francis Clay
Francis Clay
American musician
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Kokomo Arnold
Kokomo Arnold
American blues musician
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Fiddlin' Joe Martin
Fiddlin' Joe Martin
American blues musician
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Willie Brown
Willie Brown
guitar player and vocalist
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Tommy McClennan
Tommy McClennan
American Delta blues singer and guitarist
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Bukka White
Bukka White
American Delta blues guitarist and singer
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Doctor Ross
Doctor Ross
American blues singer, guitarist, harmonica player and drummer
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Bertha Lee Pate
Bertha Lee Pate
American classic female blues singer
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Tommy Johnson
Tommy Johnson
American musician
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Houston Stackhouse
Houston Stackhouse
American Delta blues guitarist and singer
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Leroy Foster
Leroy Foster
American blues singer, drummer and guitarist
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Little Brother Montgomery
Little Brother Montgomery
American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer
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Fred Below
Fred Below
American musician
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Sonny Boy Williamson II
Sonny Boy Williamson II
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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Louise Johnson
Louise Johnson
Blues singer and pianist
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Sylvester Weaver
Sylvester Weaver
American country blues guitarist
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Junior Parker
Junior Parker
American Memphis blues singer and musician
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Mississippi Joe Callicott
Mississippi Joe Callicott
United States Delta blues singer and guitarist
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Eddie Taylor
Eddie Taylor
American electric blues guitarist and singer
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Sunnyland Slim
Sunnyland Slim
American blues pianist
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L. C. Ulmer
L. C. Ulmer
American blues musician
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Hambone Willie Newbern
Hambone Willie Newbern
American musician
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Snooky Pryor
Snooky Pryor
Chicago blues harmonica player
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Tampa Red
Tampa Red
American Chicago blues musician
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Joe Willie Wilkins
Joe Willie Wilkins
American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Earl Hooker
Earl Hooker
American Chicago blues guitarist
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J. B. Hutto
J. B. Hutto
American blues musician
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Robert Petway
Robert Petway
African-American blues singer and guitarist
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The Aces
The Aces
band that plays Chicago blues
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Skip James
Skip James
American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter
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Johnny "Man" Young
Johnny "Man" Young
American blues singer, mandolin player and guitarist
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Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson
American blues singer and musician
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Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
Elmore James
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader

Elmore James

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American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader
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Elmore James (January 27, 1918 – May 24, 1963) was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader. He was known as "King of the Slide Guitar" and was noted for his use of loud amplification and his stirring voice. For his contributions to music, James was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.