Jimmy Nolen (April 3, 1934 – December 18, 1983) was an American guitarist, known for his distinctive "chicken scratch" lead guitar playing in James Brown's bands. In its survey of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," the English magazine Mojo ranks Nolen number twelve.
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John "Jabo" Starks
American drummer
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Clyde Stubblefield
American drummer
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The J.B.'s
band
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Bob Both
American recording engineer and record producer
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Luther Tucker
American musician
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Bootsy Collins
American musician
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Mel Brown
American jazz guitarist
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Sammy Lawhorn
American Chicago blues guitarist
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Jody Williams
American blues guitarist and singer
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Jimmy Johnson
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
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Parliament-Funkadelic
American band
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Bobby Rush
American musician
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Steve Cropper
American guitarist, songwriter and record producer
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Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer
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Tampa Red
American Chicago blues musician
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James Cotton
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers
African American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
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Leo Nocentelli
guitarist, musician
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James Brown
American singer-songwriter, dancer, music mogul
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Organ trio
trio including a Hammond organ
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Jimmy Dawkins
American blues musician
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Arthur Adams
American blues musician
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Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
band
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Maceo Parker
American saxophonist and composer
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Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
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Joe Louis Walker
Blues musician
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Jimmy Smith
American jazz musician
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Johnny "Guitar" Watson
guitarist
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Jimmy McGriff
American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1936-2008)
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Lee Jackson
American musician
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Howard E. Scott
American musician
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Jerry Jemmott
American musician
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The Blues Brothers
American blues and soul band
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Donald Dunn
American bass guitarist (1941-2012)
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Fred Wesley
American jazz trombonist
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Roy Lee Johnson
American R&B and soul songwriter, singer and guitarist