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Doc Bagby

musician from USA

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Ohio Players

American funk and R&B band

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Bobby Rush

American musician

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Paul Williams

US blues and R&B saxophone player and composer

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Griffin Brothers

American R&B band

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Roy Hawkins

American musician

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Roomful of Blues

Musical band

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Jimmy Liggins

American R&B guitarist and bandleader

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The Four Tunes

American vocal group

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Jimmy Witherspoon

American jump blues singer

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Billy Ward and His Dominoes

African American R&B group

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David "Fathead" Newman

American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist

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Little Walter

American blues harmonica player

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Louis Jordan

American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908-1975)

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Wynonie Harris

American blues shouter and rhythm and blues singer

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Kings of Rhythm

American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner

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Tiny Bradshaw

American jazz and rhythm and blues bandleader, singer, composer, pianist, and drummer

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Floyd Dixon

American rhythm and blues pianist and singer

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Elmore James

American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader

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Etta James

American recording artist; singer

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Roy Brown

American R&B singer, songwriter and musician

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Jimmy Rogers

Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player

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Esther Phillips

American R&B singer

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Eddie Chamblee

American saxophonist

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Johnny Otis

American singer, musician, composer, and record producer

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Lowell Fulson

American musician

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Lloyd Price

American singer, songwriter

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Jimmy Reed

American blues musician and songwriter

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Big Mama Thornton

American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter

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Memphis Slim

American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer

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Jackie Brenston

American R&B singer, saxophonist, songwriter

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Joe Liggins

American R&B, jazz and blues pianist

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Gene Ammons

American jazz tenor saxophonist

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Jesse Stone

American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter

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The Delfonics

American R&B/soul vocal group

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Jimmy McGriff

American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1936-2008)

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Little Willie Littlefield

American R&B pianist and singer

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James Mtume

American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist and radio personality

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Bill Haley & His Comets

American rock and roll band

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Jimmy McCracklin

American pianist, vocalist, and songwriter

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Lucky Millinder

American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader

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Maxwell Davis

American musician

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Junior Parker

American Memphis blues singer and musician

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The "5" Royales

R&B band from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.

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The Drifters

American R&B band (1953-)

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Al Sears

American jazz tenor saxophonist

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Eddie Taylor

American electric blues guitarist and singer

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Jimmy Smith

American jazz musician

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Ruby & the Romantics

American band

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Hank Crawford

American saxophonist (1934-2009)

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Rosco Gordon

American Blues singer and songwriter

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The Orioles

American R&B group

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Cecil Gant

American musician

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Willie Mabon

American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist

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Al Green

American singer

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John Lee Hooker

American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist

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Solomon Burke

American singer

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Dave Bartholomew

American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer

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Doc Pomus

American recording artist; blues singer, lyricist, songwriter

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Billy Preston

American musician whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel (1946-2006)