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Pat Hare
Pat Hare
American Memphis 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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Kings of Rhythm
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
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James Cotton
James Cotton
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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Ike Turner
Ike Turner
African American musician, songwriter, and producer (1931-2007)
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Baby Boy Warren
Baby Boy Warren
American blues singer and guitarist
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Duke Robillard
Duke Robillard
American blues musician
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Gus Cannon
Gus Cannon
American blues musician
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Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
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Pinetop Perkins
Pinetop Perkins
American blues pianist
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Willie Nix
Willie Nix
American Chicago blues singer and drummer
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Bill Black
Bill Black
American bassist
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Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
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Robert Elem
Robert Elem
American musician
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Jody Williams
Jody Williams
American blues guitarist and singer
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Malcolm Yelvington
Malcolm Yelvington
American musician
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Matt Murphy
Matt Murphy
American blues guitarist
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Mose Vinson
Mose Vinson
American boogie-woogie, blues and jazz pianist and singer
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Pee Wee Crayton
Pee Wee Crayton
American R&B and blues guitarist and singer
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John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Big Joe Williams
Big Joe Williams
American Delta blues guitarist, recording artist, singer and songwriter
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Scotty Moore
Scotty Moore
American musician
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Larry Taylor
Larry Taylor
American musician
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Charley Booker
Charley Booker
American musician
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Willie Johnson
Willie Johnson
American musician
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Joe Liggins
Joe Liggins
American R&B, jazz and blues pianist
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Jackie Brenston
Jackie Brenston
American R&B singer, saxophonist, songwriter
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Hank Penny
Hank Penny
American musician
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Big Walter Horton
Big Walter Horton
American blues harmonica player
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Kansas Joe McCoy
Kansas Joe McCoy
American Delta blues musician and songwriter
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Hound Dog Taylor
Hound Dog Taylor
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
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Robert Nighthawk
Robert Nighthawk
American blues musician
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Walter Roland
Walter Roland
American blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, guitarist and singer
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Paul Burlison
Paul Burlison
American rockabilly guitarist
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Albert King
Albert King
American blues guitarist and singer
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Roomful of Blues
Roomful of Blues
Musical band
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Mickey Baker
Mickey Baker
American jazz and rock guitarist
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Luther Tucker
Luther Tucker
American musician
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Phineas Newborn Jr.
Phineas Newborn Jr.
American pianist
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Earl Hooker
Earl Hooker
American Chicago blues guitarist
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Tampa Red
Tampa Red
American Chicago blues musician
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Junior Parker
Junior Parker
American Memphis blues singer and musician
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Calvin Newborn
Calvin Newborn
American guitarist
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Sonny Burgess
Sonny Burgess
American rockabilly guitarist and singer
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Little Walter
Little Walter
American blues harmonica player
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Jimmy Liggins
Jimmy Liggins
American R&B guitarist and bandleader
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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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Boyd Gilmore
Boyd Gilmore
musical artist
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Stan Kesler
Stan Kesler
American musician, record producer and songwriter
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Canned Heat
Canned Heat
American rock band
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Merle Travis
Merle Travis
American country/Western singer-songwriter and musician
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Fred Below
Fred Below
American musician
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Pete Johnson
Pete Johnson
American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, songwriter
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Carl Perkins
Carl Perkins
American recording artist; rockabilly musician, songwriter
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The Brian Setzer Orchestra
The Brian Setzer Orchestra
American band
Joe Hill Louis
American singer, guitarist, harmonica player and one-man band

Joe Hill Louis

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American singer, guitarist, harmonica player and one-man band

Joe Hill Louis (September 23, 1921 – August 5, 1957), born Lester Hill, was an American singer, guitarist, harmonica player and one-man band. He was one of a small number of one-man blues bands (along with fellow Memphis bluesman Doctor Ross) to have recorded commercially in the 1950s. He was also a session musician for Sun Records. He recorded as Chicago Sunny Boy for Meteor Records in 1953.