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Little Willie Jackson
Little Willie Jackson
American jazz and rhythm and blues saxophonist, bandleader and occasional vocalist
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Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
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Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
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Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
American vocal group in the 1940s and 1950s
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Henry Glover
Henry Glover
American songwriter, arranger, record producer and trumpet player
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Jimmy Liggins
Jimmy Liggins
American R&B guitarist and bandleader
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Roosevelt Sykes
Roosevelt Sykes
American blues musician
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Roy Brown
Roy Brown
American R&B singer, songwriter and musician
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Camille Howard
Camille Howard
American musician
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T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
10
Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan
American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908-1975)
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Johnny Otis
Johnny Otis
American singer, musician, composer, and record producer
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Roy Milton
Roy Milton
American R&B and jump blues singer, drummer and bandleader
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Amos Milburn
Amos Milburn
American rhythm and blues singer, and pianist
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Little Willie Littlefield
Little Willie Littlefield
American R&B pianist and singer
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Armand Jackson
Armand Jackson
American musician
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Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
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Pee Wee Crayton
Pee Wee Crayton
American R&B and blues guitarist and singer
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H-Bomb Ferguson
H-Bomb Ferguson
American jump blues singer
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Rudy Toombs
Rudy Toombs
American entertainer
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Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
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Little Willie John
Little Willie John
American recording artist; R&B singer
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Earl Bostic
Earl Bostic
American musician
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Ernie Freeman
Ernie Freeman
American musician
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Rusty Bryant
Rusty Bryant
American musician
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Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine
American musician
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Jimmy Nelson
Jimmy Nelson
American jump blues and rhythm and blues shouter and songwriter
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Jack McVea
Jack McVea
American musician
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Chuck Jackson
Chuck Jackson
American recording artist; R&B singer
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Pinetop Perkins
Pinetop Perkins
American blues pianist
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The Flairs
The Flairs
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Joe Williams
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
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Toni Harper
Toni Harper
American singer
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Little Miss Cornshucks
Little Miss Cornshucks
American singer
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Leon René
Leon René
American songwriter, record label owner, record producer
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Maurice Rocco
Maurice Rocco
American pianist and actor
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Buddy Johnson
Buddy Johnson
American jazz and New York blues pianist and bandleader
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Sammy Price
Sammy Price
American pianist
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Pete Johnson
Pete Johnson
American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, songwriter
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Mark Morton
Mark Morton
American musician
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Albert Ammons
Albert Ammons
American jazz pianist, recording artist
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Ella Mae Morse
Ella Mae Morse
American popular music singer (1924-1999)
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Harry Gibson
Harry Gibson
American musician
45
Ivory Joe Hunter
Ivory Joe Hunter
American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and pianist
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Paul Williams
Paul Williams
US blues and R&B saxophone player and composer
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Panama Francis
Panama Francis
American musician
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
American gospel musician
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Bob Gaddy
Bob Gaddy
American East Coast blues and rhythm and blues pianist, 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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Huey "Piano" Smith
Huey "Piano" Smith
American musician
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Slim Gaillard
Slim Gaillard
American musician
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American R&B, jazz and blues pianist
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Joseph Christopher Liggins, Jr. (born Theodro Elliott; July 9, 1916 – July 26, 1987) was an American R&B, jazz and blues pianist and vocalist who led Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers in the 1940s and 1950s. His band appeared often on the Billboard magazine charts. The band's biggest hit was "The Honeydripper", released in 1945. Joe Liggins was the older brother of R&B performer Jimmy Liggins.