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Eddie Taylor
Eddie Taylor
American electric blues guitarist and singer
1
Lefty Bates
Lefty Bates
American Chicago blues guitarist
2
Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed
American blues musician and songwriter
3
The El Dorados
The El Dorados
4
Billy "The Kid" Emerson
Billy "The Kid" Emerson
American musician
5
Bobby Parker
Bobby Parker
American blues-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter
6
Bill Lee
Bill Lee
American musician and composer
7
Armand Jackson
Armand Jackson
American musician
8
Esquerita
Esquerita
American musician
9
Geoff Stephens
Geoff Stephens
English songwriter and record producer
10
Henry Cosby
Henry Cosby
American Motown songwriter and record producer
11
John Carter
John Carter
English singer, songwriter and record producer
12
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
13
Ewart Abner
Ewart Abner
American music industry executive
14
Lee Jackson
Lee Jackson
American musician
15
The Avons
The Avons
16
Vernel Fournier
Vernel Fournier
American musician
17
Leiber-Stoller
Leiber-Stoller
American songwriting and record producing duo
18
Jody Williams
Jody Williams
American blues guitarist and singer
19
Johnny B. Moore
Johnny B. Moore
American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
20
Arthur Adams
Arthur Adams
American blues musician
21
Lowell Fulson
Lowell Fulson
American musician
22
John P. Hammond
John P. Hammond
American blues singer and guitarist
23
A.C. Reed
A.C. Reed
American blues saxophonist
24
Earl Hooker
Earl Hooker
American Chicago blues guitarist
25
Floyd Jones
Floyd Jones
American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
26
Frederick Knight
Frederick Knight
American musician
27
Jimmy Jones
Jimmy Jones
singer
28
Luther Dixon
Luther Dixon
American songwriter, record producer, singer, conductor
29
Bill Henderson
Bill Henderson
jazz vocalist and actor (1926-2016)
30
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
band
31
T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
32
Eddie "Guitar" Burns
Eddie "Guitar" Burns
American Detroit blues guitarist, harmonica player, singer and songwriter
33
Bill Justis
Bill Justis
American pioneer rock and roll musician, composer, and musical arranger
34
Jimmy Rogers
Jimmy Rogers
Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
35
Jimmy Scott
Jimmy Scott
American jazz singer
36
Betty Everett
Betty Everett
American recording artist; soul singer and pianist
37
Barry Mason
Barry Mason
English songwriter
38
Bernie Lowe
Bernie Lowe
American songwriter, record producer, arranger, pianist, bandleader
39
The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons
American rock and pop band
40
Lillian Leach
Lillian Leach
American singer
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Luther Johnson
Luther Johnson
American Chicago blues singer and guitarist
42
Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
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Marvin Rainwater
Marvin Rainwater
American country and rockabilly singer and songwriter
44
The Trammps
The Trammps
American soul band
45
Johnnie Taylor
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
46
Floyd Cramer
Floyd Cramer
American pianist
47
Eddie Harris
Eddie Harris
American jazz musician, saxophonist
James Bracken
American songwriter

James Bracken

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American songwriter
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James C. Bracken (May 23, 1909 – February 20, 1972) was an American songwriter and the co-founder and co-owner of Vee-Jay Records with his wife Vivian and her brother, Calvin Carter.