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Cow Cow Davenport

American musician

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Papa Charlie McCoy

American delta blues musician and songwriter

2

Virginia Liston

American classic female blues and jazz singer

3

Pinetop Smith

American boogie-woogie style blues pianist

4

Bobby Robinson

American songwriter and record producer

5

Johnny Pate

American record producer

6

Tuts Washington

American Louisiana blues pianist

7

Clara Smith

American classic female blues singer

8

Frankie Jaxon

African American vaudeville singer, female impersonator, stage designer and comedian

9

Rosa Henderson

American vaudeville, jazz and blues singer

10

Gene Austin

American singer and songwriter (1900-1972)

11

Freddie Spruell

American Delta blues guitarist and singer

12

Mamie Smith

American vaudeville singer and actress (1883-1946)

13

Jimmy Smith

American jazz musician

14

Robert Shaw

American blues and boogie-woogie pianist

15

Sonny Boy Williamson II

American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter

16

Original Dixieland Jass Band

American jazz band

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Bertha Idaho

American classic female blues singer

18

Ma Rainey

African-American blues singer

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Little Mack Simmons

African American, Chicago blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter

20

Porter Grainger

American musician

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Arnold Wiley

American pianist (1898-1964)

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Lillian Glinn

American classic female blues and country blues singer and songwriter

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Robert Elem

American musician

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William Ezell

United StatesAmerican blues, jazz, ragtime and boogie-woogie pianist and singer

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Eva Taylor

American singer and actress (1895-1977)

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Lovie Austin

American pianist

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Bix Beiderbecke

American jazz musician

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Junior Parker

American Memphis blues singer and musician

29

Esther Bigeou

American vaudeville and blues singer

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Bert Berns

American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s

31

Eddie "Guitar" Burns

American Detroit blues guitarist, harmonica player, singer and songwriter

32

David "Fathead" Newman

American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist

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Annette Hanshaw

American singer

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Three X Sisters

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Etta Jones

American jazz singer

36

Ida Cox

African American singer and vaudeville performer

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Clarence Williams

American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher

38

Ethel Waters

American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress

39

Trixie Smith

African American blues singer, recording artist, vaudeville entertainer, and actress (1895-1943)

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Wilson Pickett

American singer and songwriter

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Helen Humes

American jazz and blues singer

42

Bob Margolin

American electric blues guitarist

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Big John Wrencher

American blues harmonica player and singer

44

Louisiana Red

African American blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer

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Willie Baker

American Piedmont blues guitarist singer and songwriter

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Panama Francis

American musician

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LaVern Baker

American rhythm and blues singer (1929-1997)