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Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
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Ahmet Ertegün
Ahmet Ertegün
Turkish-American songwriter, record producer, music executive
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Lloyd Trotman
Lloyd Trotman
American musician
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Bill Haley & His Comets
Bill Haley & His Comets
American rock and roll band
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Bill Haley
Bill Haley
American rock and roll music pioneer (1925-1981)
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Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
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James E. Myers
James E. Myers
American songwriter
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Jerry Wexler
Jerry Wexler
American music journalist and producer
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Bert Berns
Bert Berns
American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s
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Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
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Danny Cedrone
Danny Cedrone
American guitarist and bandleader
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LaVern Baker
LaVern Baker
American rhythm and blues singer (1929-1997)
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Otis Blackwell
Otis Blackwell
American songwriter, singer, and pianist
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Marshall Lytle
Marshall Lytle
American double-bassist
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Scotty Moore
Scotty Moore
American musician
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Connie Kay
Connie Kay
American musician
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Clyde McPhatter
Clyde McPhatter
American singer
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King Curtis
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
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Jesse Ed Davis
Jesse Ed Davis
American musician
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Little Richard
Little Richard
American pianist, singer and songwriter
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Kings of Rhythm
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
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Carl Perkins
Carl Perkins
American recording artist; rockabilly musician, songwriter
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Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson
American musician
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Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan
American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908-1975)
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Paul Kennerley
Paul Kennerley
English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer of American country music
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Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
American R&B musician
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Lucky Millinder
Lucky Millinder
American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader
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The Animals
The Animals
English band
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Freddie King
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer
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Fats Domino
Fats Domino
American R&B musician
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Ray Charles
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
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Steve Cropper
Steve Cropper
American guitarist, songwriter and record producer
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Mick Taylor
Mick Taylor
British rock musician, former member of The Rolling Stones
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Cliff Williams
Cliff Williams
English musician
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Cream
Cream
1960s British rock supergroup
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Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
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Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
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The Cues
The Cues
American R&B vocal group; studio vocal group at Atlantic Studios
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Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins
American guitarist and record producer
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Albert Lee
Albert Lee
English guitarist
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The Rokes
The Rokes
British band
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Eric Burdon
Eric Burdon
English singer-songwriter
Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter

Jesse Stone

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American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
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Jesse Albert Stone (November 16, 1901 – April 1, 1999) was an American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter whose influence spanned a wide range of genres. He also used the pseudonyms Charles Calhoun and Chuck Calhoun. His best-known composition as Calhoun was "Shake, Rattle and Roll".

Ahmet Ertegun once stated that "Jesse Stone did more to develop the basic rock 'n' roll sound than anybody else."