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Bessie Jones
American folk musician and gospel singer
1
Ma Rainey
African-American blues singer
2
Fisherman's Friends
Male singing group from Cornwall
3
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter
4
Ranky Tanky
5
John Renbourn
English guitarist and songwriter
6
Bess Lomax Hawes
American folk musician and folklorist
7
The Travellers
folk music group
8
Lonnie Donegan
Scottish-born skiffle musician
9
Hobart Smith
American musician
10
The Be Good Tanyas
11
Roberta Martin
American musician
12
Beryl Bryden
English jazz singer
13
Albertina Walker
American singer (1929-2010)
14
Charlie Haden
American jazz double bassist
15
Bessie Smith
American blues singer
16
The Roberta Martin Singers
17
Norah Jones
American singer, songwriter and pianist
18
Ian Campbell Folk Group
19
Bill Frisell
American musician
20
Frank Hamilton
American musician
21
Cyrus Faryar
American musician
22
Precious Bryant
American musician
23
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
24
Blackfire
band
25
Guy Carawan
American musician and musicologist
26
Commodores
American funk/soul band
27
The Clancy Brothers
Irish folk band
28
Warumpi Band
29
Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer
30
Ar Log
band
31
The New Christy Minstrels
American large-ensemble folk music group
32
Jimmy Driftwood
singer
33
Spirit of the West
band
