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Dave Bartholomew
American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
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Alvin Tyler
American R&B and neo-bop jazz saxophonist and arranger
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Fats Domino
American R&B musician
3
Jerry Jumonville
American saxophonist
4
Lee Allen
American saxophonist
5
Allen Toussaint
American musician
6
Earl Palmer
American drummer
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Professor Longhair
African-American blues musician
8
Little Sonny Jones
American New Orleans blues singer and songwriter
9
Huey "Piano" Smith
American musician
10
Marcia Ball
American blues singer and pianist
11
Champion Jack Dupree
American blues pianist
12
Lloyd Price
American singer, songwriter
13
Roy Montrell
American musician
14
James Booker
American musician
15
Guitar Slim
American blues musician
16
Kid Thomas Valentine
American jazz musician
17
John Boudreaux Jr.
New Orleans jazz musician
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Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
19
Trombone Shorty
American trombone player
20
Albert "June" Gardner
New Orleans jazz musician
21
Dr. John
American singer-songwriter (1941-2019)
22
Irving Banister
American R&B musician
23
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
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Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
25
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
26
Jelly Roll Morton
American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer
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Smiley Lewis
American musician
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Steve Reid
American musician
29
Wingy Manone
American musician
30
William Manuel Johnson
American double bassist
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Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
32
Bunk Johnson
American musician
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Buddy Bolden
American cornetist and jazz pioneer
34
George Lewis
American musician
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Bobby Charles
American singer-songwriter
36
Nathaniel "Nat" Perrilliat
New Orleans jazz musician
37
Baby Dodds
American musician
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Willie Hall
American musician
39
Billy Hancock
American musician
40
Amos Milburn
American rhythm and blues singer, and pianist
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Placide Adams
American jazz musician
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King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
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Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
American blues musician
