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Roger Hawkins
American drummer
1
Tommy Cogbill
American musician
2
David Hood
American bass player, Muscle Shoals session player
3
Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
4
Richard Tee
American musician
5
Barry Beckett
American keyboardist, session musician, record producer, and studio founder
6
Lenny Pickett
American musician
7
Chuck Rainey
American bass guitar session musician
8
Spooner Oldham
American songwriter and session musician
9
Jo Armstead
singer and songwriter
10
Jim Gilstrap
American singer
11
Barry Rogers
American musician
12
Alan Rubin
Jazz trumpeter, Blues Brothers member
13
Vincent Montana, Jr.
American musician
14
Cornell Dupree
American R&B/soul jazz guitarist
15
Russ Kunkel
American musician
16
Larry Carlton
American musician
17
Dennis Budimir
American musician
18
Eric Gale
American musician
19
Andrew Love
American musician
20
Rick Marotta
American musician
21
Rick Vito
American musician
22
Wayne Jackson
American musician
23
Dean Parks
American musician
24
Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
25
James Gadson
American musician
26
Ralph MacDonald
Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist
27
Venetta Fields
singer
28
David Friedman
American jazz percussionist
29
Al Jackson Jr.
American musician and record producer
30
Harvey Mason
American drummer
31
George Jackson
American Rhythm & Blues and soul singer and songwriter
32
Bernard Purdie
American drummer
33
Willie Weeks
American bassist
34
Sweet Inspirations
American R&B vocal group
35
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
36
Georg Wadenius
Swedish musician
37
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
38
Tom Scott
American jazz musician
39
Fred Jackson, Jr.
American flautist
40
Chuck Findley
American musician
41
David T. Walker
American musician
42
Paul Griffin
American session musician and pianist
43
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
44
Chuck Domanico
American musician
45
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
46
Alphonse Mouzon
American musician (1948-2016)
47
Hugh McCracken
American session musician
48
Narada Michael Walden
American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer
49
Leland Sklar
American musician
50
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
51
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
52
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
53
David Sanborn
American saxophonist
54
David Spinozza
American musician
55
Tom Malone
American musician
56
Michael Brecker
American musician
57
Ian Underwood
American musician
58
Buzz Feiten
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, session musician, and luthier
59
Bobby Womack
American singer-songwriter and musician
60
Dave Grusin
American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist
61
Marky Markowitz
American musician
62
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
63
Paul Riser
American musician
64
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
65
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
66
Jeff Porcaro
American drummer
67
Bill Summers
jazz musician
68
Gene Orloff
American musician
69
Black Oak Arkansas
American Southern rock band
