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Big John Wrencher
American blues harmonica player and singer
1
Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
2
Boogie Bill Webb
American Louisiana blues and R&B guitarist, singer and songwriter
3
Snooks Eaglin
American musician
4
Big Walter Horton
American blues harmonica player
5
Lonnie Donegan
Scottish-born skiffle musician
6
Sleepy John Estes
American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer
7
Jimmy Dawkins
American blues musician
8
Billy Branch
American Grammy nominated Chicago Blues harmonica player, singer, primary Blues in Schools originator
9
J. T. Brown
American Chicago blues tenor saxophonist
10
Henry Thomas
American recording artist; country blues singer, songster and musician.
11
Freddie Roulette
American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist
12
Brownie McGhee
American folk-blues singer and guitarist
13
Homesick James
American blues musician
14
Eddie Boyd
American blues pianist
15
Skip James
American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter
16
Snooky Pryor
Chicago blues harmonica player
17
Andrew "Blueblood" McMahon
musical artist
18
Son House
American blues singer and guitarist
19
Clarence Ashley
American musician
20
Paul Butterfield
American blues singer and harmonica player
21
Magic Slim
American blues musician
22
Pinetop Perkins
American blues pianist
23
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
24
Terry Callier
American jazz, soul and folk guitarist and singer-songwriter
25
Michał Urbaniak
Polish musician
26
Henry Gray
African-American blues piano player and singer
27
Red Holloway
American jazz tenor saxophonist
28
Shakey Jake Harris
American Chicago blues singer, harmonicist and songwriter
29
Armand Jackson
American musician
30
Bobby King
musical artist
31
Howard Armstrong
African American string band and country blues musician
32
Johnny Shines
American blues singer and guitarist
33
Mike Bloomfield
American guitarist and composer
34
Bob Stroger
American blues singer and bass guitarist
35
Bukka White
American Delta blues guitarist and singer
36
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter
37
Lightnin' Hopkins
American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
38
The Shadows of Knight
band
39
Charlie Musselwhite
American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader
40
Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
41
John Renbourn
English guitarist and songwriter
42
Lurrie Bell
American blues guitarist and singer
43
Doc Watson
American guitarist, songwriter and singer
44
Jim Kweskin
American musician
45
Juke Boy Bonner
American blues singer, harmonica player, and guitarist
46
Henry Townsend
American musician
47
Nick Gravenites
American musician
48
Stuff Smith
American musician
49
Big Bill Broonzy
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
50
Willy Mason
singer-songwriter
51
Fenton Robinson
American Chicago blues singer and guitarist
52
Big Joe Williams
American Delta blues guitarist, recording artist, singer and songwriter
53
John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
54
Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist
55
Roomful of Blues
Musical band
56
Matt Murphy
American blues guitarist
57
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
58
Robert Elem
American musician
59
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
American musician
60
Fruteland Jackson
American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
61
Little Walter
American blues harmonica player
62
Lonnie Brooks
American blues singer and guitarist
63
Cyril Davies
British musician
64
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
65
Justin Townes Earle
American musician
66
Lee Jackson
American musician
67
Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter
68
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
69
Merle Travis
American country/Western singer-songwriter and musician
70
Uncle Dave Macon
American musician (1870-1952)
71
Earl Hooker
American Chicago blues guitarist
72
Frank Hamilton
American musician
73
Ray Nance
American musician
74
Dennis Gruenling
musical artist
75
Speckled Red
American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer
76
Steve James
American folk blues musician
77
Johnny Griffin
American musician
78
Long John Baldry
English-Canadian singer and voice actor (1941-2005)
79
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
80
Elizabeth Cotten
American blues and folk musician, singer and songwriter
81
George Thorogood
American blues rock vocalist/guitarist
82
Barry Levenson
musical artist
83
Luther Allison
American blues guitarist
