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O. V. Wright
O. V. Wright
American singer
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Otis Clay
Otis Clay
American R&B and soul singer
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Lonnie Shields
Lonnie Shields
American songwriter
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Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush
American musician
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Barbara Carr
Barbara Carr
American blues singer
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Denise LaSalle
Denise LaSalle
American R&B, soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer
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Rosco Gordon
Rosco Gordon
American Blues singer and songwriter
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William Bell
William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
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David Gogo
David Gogo
Canadian blues guitarist
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Johnny Rivers
Johnny Rivers
American musician
10
Joe Louis Walker
Joe Louis Walker
Blues musician
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Chris Beard
Chris Beard
American electric blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter
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Charlie Musselwhite
Charlie Musselwhite
American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader
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Cedric Burnside
Cedric Burnside
American electric blues drummer, singer and songwriter
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Ike Turner
Ike Turner
African American musician, songwriter, and producer (1931-2007)
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James Armstrong
James Armstrong
American soul blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Alvin Youngblood Hart
Alvin Youngblood Hart
American musician
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Bobby Bland
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
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Blues Boy Willie
Blues Boy Willie
African American electric blues singer and harmonica player
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Bettye LaVette
Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
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Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn
American folk rock singer-songwriter and musician
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Ana Popović
Ana Popović
Serbian blues guitarist and singer
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Louisiana Red
Louisiana Red
African American blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer
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Junior Kimbrough
Junior Kimbrough
american musician
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Texas Johnny Brown
Texas Johnny Brown
American blues guitarist and songwriter
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The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Blind Boys of Alabama
gospel group from Alabama, United States
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Samantha Fish
Samantha Fish
American singer, composer and guitarist
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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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Big Jack Johnson
Big Jack Johnson
American electric blues musician
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Dexter Allen
Dexter Allen
musician
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James Carr
James Carr
American musician
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Albert King
Albert King
American blues guitarist and singer
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Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter
American blues guitarist and singer
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Rufus Thomas
Rufus Thomas
American singer (1917-2001)
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Mike Zito
Mike Zito
American musician
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Jason Ricci
Jason Ricci
American musician
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Eli "Paperboy" Reed
Eli "Paperboy" Reed
Soul/Pop singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
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Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones
Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones
American Chicago blues and soul blues singer, guitarist, harmonicist and songwriter
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Jimbo Mathus
Jimbo Mathus
American musician
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Steve Cropper
Steve Cropper
American guitarist, songwriter and record producer
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Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson
American blues singer and musician
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Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch
American musician
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Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
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Johnny Drummer
Johnny Drummer
American Chicago blues and soul blues singer, keyboardist, drummer, harmonicist and songwriter
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Ledisi
Ledisi
American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter and actress.
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Hank Crawford
Hank Crawford
American saxophonist (1934-2009)
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Fiona Boyes
Fiona Boyes
Australian musician
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Peter Case
Peter Case
American musician
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Etta James
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
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Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
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The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
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Carl Perkins
Carl Perkins
American recording artist; rockabilly musician, songwriter
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Tutu Jones
Tutu Jones
American electric blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Grady Champion
Grady Champion
musical artist
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Charlie Rich
Charlie Rich
American country music singer and musician
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North Mississippi Allstars
North Mississippi Allstars
American southern rock/blues band
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Vasti Jackson
Vasti Jackson
American singer-songwriter and record producer
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George Jackson
George Jackson
American Rhythm & Blues and soul singer and songwriter
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Hal Singer
Hal Singer
American musician
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Tommy Castro
Tommy Castro
American musician
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Lee Williams and the Spiritual QC's
Lee Williams and the Spiritual QC's
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R. L. Burnside
R. L. Burnside
American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist
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Booker T. Jones
Booker T. Jones
American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger
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Lucky Peterson
Lucky Peterson
American musician
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Johnnie Taylor
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
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Marty Stuart
Marty Stuart
American musician
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Lurrie Bell
Lurrie Bell
American blues guitarist and singer
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Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
American singer-songwriter and actor
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Johnnie Marshall
Johnnie Marshall
musical artist
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Annika Chambers
Annika Chambers
American blues singer and songwriter
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Vanessa Collier
Vanessa Collier
American musician
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Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
American country blues singer and guitarist
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B. B. King
B. B. King
American blues musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1925-2015)
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Bukka White
Bukka White
American Delta blues guitarist and singer
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Eden Brent
Eden Brent
American musician
Johnny Rawls
American soul blues singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter and record producer

Johnny Rawls

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American soul blues singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter and record producer

Johnny Rawls (born September 10, 1951) is an American soul blues singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter and record producer. He was influenced by the deep soul music of the 1960s, as performed by O. V. Wright, James Carr, and Z. Z. Hill, although his styling, production and lyrics are more contemporary in nature.

To date, Rawls has released more than fifteen albums under his name. He has been nominated many times for a Blues Music Award, and at the 40th Blues Music Awards ceremony, Rawls' album, I'm Still Around, was named as the 'Soul Blues Album of the Year'.