J.D. Short (December 26, 1902 – October 21, 1962) was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist and harmonicist with a distinctive vibrato-laden singing voice. Early in his career, he recorded under a number of pseudonyms, including Jelly Jaw Short. His noteworthy works include "Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake" and "You're Tempting Me".
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David Edwards
American blues guitarist and singer
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Backwards Sam Firk
American Blues musician
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Big Joe Williams
American Delta blues guitarist, recording artist, singer and songwriter
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Henry Townsend
American musician
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Roosevelt Sykes
American blues musician
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Samuel Charters
American music historian and musician
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Robert Lockwood Jr.
American Delta blues guitarist
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Barrelhouse Buck McFarland
musical artist
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Robert Petway
African-American blues singer and guitarist
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Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter
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Walter Davis
African American blues singer and pianist
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Pinetop Perkins
American blues pianist
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Richard "Hacksaw" Harney
American musician
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Joe Willie Wilkins
American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Carey Bell
American blues musician
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Eddie "Guitar" Burns
American Detroit blues guitarist, harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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Son House
American blues singer and guitarist
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Peetie Wheatstraw
American country blues musician
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Jimmy Burns
American blues guitarist and singer
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Dick Justice
American musician
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J. B. Hutto
American blues musician
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Barkin' Bill Smith
Chicago blues and electric blues singer and songwriter
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Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
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Willie D. Warren
American electric blues guitarist, bass player and singer
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Aron Burton
American electric Chicago blues bass guitarist and singer
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Rick Franklin
musical artist
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Lee Jackson
American musician
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Robert Nighthawk
American blues musician
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Fred McDowell
American Hill country blues singer and guitar player.
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Sam Carr
Blues musician
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John Henry Barbee
American Delta blues singer and guitarist
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Big Walter Horton
American blues harmonica player
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Robert Johnson
American blues singer and musician
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Kid Bailey
American Delta blues musician
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Jimmy Dawkins
American blues musician
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Houston Stackhouse
American Delta blues guitarist and singer
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Mickey Baker
American jazz and rock guitarist
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Tommy Johnson
American musician
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Arthur Crudup
American recording artist; Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Armand Jackson
American musician
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St. Louis Jimmy Oden
American blues singer and songwriter
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Eddie Cusic
American guitarist, singer, songwriter and singer-songwriter
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Willie Love
American Delta blues pianist
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Jabo Williams
American boogie-woogie style blues pianist
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Ishman Bracey
American singer-guitarist
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Big Bill Broonzy
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Champion Jack Dupree
American blues pianist
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Jimmy Forrest
African American jazz musician
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Little Milton
American singer and guitarist
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Johnny "Big Moose" Walker
American blues pianist, organist, bassist and singer
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Tommy McClennan
American Delta blues singer and guitarist
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James Thomas
American Delta blues musician
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Moses "Whispering" Smith
American blues harmonicist and singer
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Tommy Bankhead
American Delta blues guitarist and singer
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Little Brother Montgomery
American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer
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John T. Smith
American guitarist (1890-1940)
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Dave Van Ronk
American musician
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Charley Jordan
American musician
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Memphis Willie B.
American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter
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Lightnin' Hopkins
American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Bob Stroger
American blues singer and bass guitarist
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Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
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Homesick James
American blues musician
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Willie Lofton
blues musician
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Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
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Cephas & Wiggins
American blues duo