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Roy Gaines
American Texas blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
1
James "Thunderbird" Davis
musical artist
2
Detroit
rock group
3
W. C. Clark
American blues musician
4
Albert "June" Gardner
New Orleans jazz musician
5
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer
6
Texas Johnny Brown
American blues guitarist and songwriter
7
Billy Preston
American musician whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel (1946-2006)
8
Doug Sahm
American country music and blues rock musician
9
Richard Dobson
American singer-songwriter
10
Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
11
Lightnin' Hopkins
American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
12
Horace Ott
American musician
13
Joe Tex
American singer-songwriter
14
Jimmy Reed
American blues musician and songwriter
15
Little Richard
American pianist, singer and songwriter
16
Guitar Shorty
American blues guitarist
17
Plas Johnson
American musician
18
Big Walter Horton
American blues harmonica player
19
War
American funk band
20
Pete Mayes
American Texas blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
21
Ernie Freeman
American musician
22
Earl Palmer
American drummer
23
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
24
Anson Funderburgh
American blues guitarist and bandleader
25
Billy Cox
American musician
26
Don Covay
American musician
27
Otis Redding
American singer, songwriter and record producer
28
Janis Joplin
American singer and songwriter
29
Chris Whitley
American blues/rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
30
Lefty Bates
American Chicago blues guitarist
31
Sam Taylor
American jump blues musician and songwriter
32
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
33
Sir Douglas Quintet
band
34
Chuck Willis
American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter
35
Sherman Robertson
American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer
36
Alvin Tyler
American R&B and neo-bop jazz saxophonist and arranger
37
Beasts of Bourbon
Australian band
38
Seger Ellis
American musician
39
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
40
Joe Lutcher
American musician
41
Jay Hooks
musical artist
42
Jimmy Dotson
American singer
43
Frankie Lee
American soul blues and electric blues singer and songwriter
44
Diunna Greenleaf
American soul blues singer and songwriter
45
Dion DiMucci
American singer-songwriter
46
Lavelle White
American Texas blues and soul blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
47
Little Willie John
American recording artist; R&B singer
48
Henry Glover
American songwriter, arranger, record producer and trumpet player
49
Louis Hayes
American drummer
50
Steve Miller Band
American rock band
51
Red Saunders
American musician
52
Tommy Shannon
American bass guitarist
