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Floyd Cramer
American pianist
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Otis Blackwell
American songwriter, singer, and pianist
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Jerry Reed
American recording artist; country music singer, actor (1937-2008)
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Bill Black
American bassist
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Carl Perkins
American recording artist; rockabilly musician, songwriter
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James Burton
American guitarist
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Mae Boren Axton
American composer
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Jack Clement
American musician
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David Briggs
American keyboardist, record producer, arranger, composer and studio owner
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Elvis Presley
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
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Janis Martin
American musician
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Mark James
American songwriter
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Scotty Moore
American musician
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Chet Atkins
American guitarist and record producer
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Pee Wee King
country musician and songwriter
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Sonny Curtis
American musician
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Sam Phillips
American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ
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The Blue Moon Boys
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Buzz Cason
American singer, songwriter, record producer and author
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Wynonie Harris
American blues shouter and rhythm and blues singer
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Eddy Arnold
American country music singer, songwriter
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Red Foley
American musician
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Martha Carson
American musician
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Fred Foster
American record producer, songwriter, and music business executive
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Conway Twitty
American country music singer
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Ronnie McDowell
American musician
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Grady Martin
American musician
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The Jordanaires
American vocal group; back-up singers for Elvis Presley
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Jerry Lee Lewis
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and pianist
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J.I. Allison
American rock drummer
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Jack Scott
Canadian singer
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Gene Vincent
American musician; rock and roll and rockabilly pioneer
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Hank Snow
Country musician
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D. J. Fontana
American musician
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Dottie Rambo
Gospel music singer-songwriter
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Jake Hess
American singer
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Ronnie Milsap
American recording artist; country music singer and pianist
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Roy Orbison
American singer-songwriter
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Peter Guralnick
American music critic
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Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter
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The Imperials
American christian music group
