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Sid Hemphill
Sid Hemphill
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Rosa Lee Hill
Rosa Lee Hill
American delta blues musician
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Othar Turner
Othar Turner
American fife player
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R. L. Burnside
R. L. Burnside
American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist
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Calvin Jackson
Calvin Jackson
American musician (1961-2015)
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Tav Falco's Panther Burns
Tav Falco's Panther Burns
American rock band
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Junior Kimbrough
Junior Kimbrough
american musician
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Cedric Burnside
Cedric Burnside
American electric blues drummer, singer and songwriter
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Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
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Delta Moon
Delta Moon
American swamp blues, blues rock, and blues band
10
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
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Napoleon Strickland
Napoleon Strickland
American musician
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Charlie Musselwhite
Charlie Musselwhite
American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader
13
Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson
American blues singer and musician
14
Willie Johnson
Willie Johnson
American musician
15
Ike Turner
Ike Turner
African American musician, songwriter, and producer (1931-2007)
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Memphis Jug Band
Memphis Jug Band
band
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Calvin "Fuzz" Jones
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones
American blues bassist and singer
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Houston Stackhouse
Houston Stackhouse
American Delta blues guitarist and singer
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Joe Willie Wilkins
Joe Willie Wilkins
American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Geeshie Wiley
Geeshie Wiley
African-American woman musician
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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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Richard Johnston
Richard Johnston
American musician
23
Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie
American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter
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Sonny Boy Williamson II
Sonny Boy Williamson II
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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Fred McDowell
Fred McDowell
American Hill country blues singer and guitar player.
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Son House
Son House
American blues singer and guitarist
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Shardé Thomas
Shardé Thomas
American fife player
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Woodrow Adams
Woodrow Adams
American Delta blues guitarist and harmonica player
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Willie Brown
Willie Brown
guitar player and vocalist
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Charley Patton
Charley Patton
American Delta blues musician
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Skip James
Skip James
American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter
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Big Jack Johnson
Big Jack Johnson
American electric blues musician
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Tommy Johnson
Tommy Johnson
American musician
34
Samantha Fish
Samantha Fish
American singer, composer and guitarist
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Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
36
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Johnny Shines
Johnny Shines
American blues singer and guitarist
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Ana Popović
Ana Popović
Serbian blues guitarist and singer
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W. C. Handy
W. C. Handy
American blues composer and musician
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David Edwards
David Edwards
American blues guitarist and singer
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Elizabeth Cotten
Elizabeth Cotten
American blues and folk musician, singer and songwriter
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Tampa Red
Tampa Red
American Chicago blues musician
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Jimmy "Duck" Holmes
Jimmy "Duck" Holmes
blues musician
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Terry Evans
Terry Evans
American blues and soul singer, guitarist and songwriter
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Matt Murphy
Matt Murphy
American blues guitarist
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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
American rock and roll band
47
Albert King
Albert King
American blues guitarist and singer
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Ishman Bracey
Ishman Bracey
American singer-guitarist
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Little Milton
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist
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Jimbo Mathus
Jimbo Mathus
American musician
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Black Oak Arkansas
Black Oak Arkansas
American Southern rock band
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Shannon McNally
Shannon McNally
American musician
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Erja Lyytinen
Erja Lyytinen
Finnish singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Mattie Delaney
Mattie Delaney
American delta blues singer and guitarist
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Kenny Brown
Kenny Brown
American blues slide guitarist
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Jim Dickinson
Jim Dickinson
American musician
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Anson Funderburgh
Anson Funderburgh
American blues guitarist and bandleader
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Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Kelly Joe Phelps
Kelly Joe Phelps
American blues musician and songwriter
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Omar & the Howlers
Omar & the Howlers
American blues rock band
Jessie Mae Hemphill
American country blues guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist

Jessie Mae Hemphill

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American country blues guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist
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Jessie Mae Hemphill (October 18, 1923 – July 22, 2006) was an American electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist specializing in the North Mississippi hill country blues traditions of her family and regional heritage.