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Louisiana Red
Louisiana Red
African American blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer
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Aron Burton
Aron Burton
American electric Chicago blues bass guitarist and singer
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David Edwards
David Edwards
American blues guitarist and singer
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Johnny Drummer
Johnny Drummer
American Chicago blues and soul blues singer, keyboardist, drummer, harmonicist and songwriter
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Floyd Jones
Floyd Jones
American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
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Eddie C. Campbell
Eddie C. Campbell
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
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Matthew Skoller
Matthew Skoller
American musician
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R.J. Mischo
R.J. Mischo
song writer and record producer
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Michael Coleman
Michael Coleman
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
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Tad Robinson
Tad Robinson
American soul blues singer
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Fruteland Jackson
Fruteland Jackson
American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Plas Johnson
Plas Johnson
American musician
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John Primer
John Primer
American Chicago blues singer and guitarist
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Tutu Jones
Tutu Jones
American electric blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Good Rockin' Charles
Good Rockin' Charles
Chicago blues singer
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Luther Allison
Luther Allison
American blues guitarist
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Carey Bell
Carey Bell
American blues musician
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Big Jack Johnson
Big Jack Johnson
American electric blues musician
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Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers
Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers
African American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
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Steve Marriner
Steve Marriner
Canadian musician
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Rod Piazza
Rod Piazza
American musician
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William Clarke
William Clarke
American blues harmonica player
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Little Arthur Duncan
Little Arthur Duncan
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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Lester Davenport
Lester Davenport
American Chicago blues harmonica player and singer
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Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
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Golden "Big" Wheeler
Golden "Big" Wheeler
Chicago blues singer
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Mark Hummel
Mark Hummel
American musician
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Darrell Nulisch
Darrell Nulisch
American electric blues singer and harmonica player
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Eddy Clearwater
Eddy Clearwater
American Chicago blues musician
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Major Holley
Major Holley
American jazz upright bassist
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Liz Mandeville
Liz Mandeville
American blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, and rubboard player
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Red Holloway
Red Holloway
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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The Legendary Blues Band
The Legendary Blues Band
band that plays Chicago blues
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Jimmy Burns
Jimmy Burns
American blues guitarist and singer
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James Cotton
James Cotton
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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Little Walter
Little Walter
American blues harmonica player
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Johnny Dyer
Johnny Dyer
American electric blues harmonicist and singer
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Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush
American musician
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Nick Moss
Nick Moss
American Chicago blues and electric blues musician
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James Armstrong
James Armstrong
American soul blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Calvin "Fuzz" Jones
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones
American blues bassist and singer
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Texas Johnny Brown
Texas Johnny Brown
American blues guitarist and songwriter
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Lurrie Bell
Lurrie Bell
American blues guitarist and singer
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John Brim
John Brim
American Chicago blues guitarist, songwriter and singer
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Frankie Lee
Frankie Lee
American soul blues and electric blues singer and songwriter
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Gus Cannon
Gus Cannon
American blues musician
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Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie
American drummer
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Jerry McCain
Jerry McCain
American electric blues musician
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George Coleman
George Coleman
American musician
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Big Walter Horton
Big Walter Horton
American blues harmonica player
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Johnny Mars
Johnny Mars
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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Johnny Sansone
Johnny Sansone
musical artist
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Gary Primich
Gary Primich
American blues harmonica player, singer, guitarist and songwriter
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Climax Blues Band
Climax Blues Band
British blues rock band
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Johnny Neel
Johnny Neel
American vocalist, songwriter, and musician
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Houston Person
Houston Person
American saxophonist
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Sleepy John Estes
Sleepy John Estes
American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer
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Lonesome Sundown
Lonesome Sundown
American blues musician
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Sugar Blue
Sugar Blue
American blues musician and harmonica player
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Chris James and Patrick Rynn
Chris James and Patrick Rynn
musical artist
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Homesick James
Homesick James
American blues musician
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Jimmy Dawkins
Jimmy Dawkins
American blues musician
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Johnny Rawls
Johnny Rawls
American soul blues singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter and record producer
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Johnny Laws
Johnny Laws
American blues musician
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Walter Daniels
Walter Daniels
American musician
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Cyril Davies
Cyril Davies
British musician
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R. L. Burnside
R. L. Burnside
American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist
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Charlie Musselwhite
Charlie Musselwhite
American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader
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Johnny B. Moore
Johnny B. Moore
American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Mike Mainieri
Mike Mainieri
American vibraphonist
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Snooky Pryor
Snooky Pryor
Chicago blues harmonica player
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Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
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Johnny Copeland
Johnny Copeland
American blues musician
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Nora Jean Bruso
Nora Jean Bruso
musical artist
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Odie Payne
Odie Payne
American Chicago blues drummer
Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones
American Chicago blues and soul blues singer, guitarist, harmonicist and songwriter

Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones

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American Chicago blues and soul blues singer, guitarist, harmonicist and songwriter
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Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones (June 21, 1941 – September 15, 2015) was an American Chicago blues and soul blues singer, guitarist, harmonica player, and songwriter. He won a W.C. Handy Award in 1998.

Jones played in clubs and on the blues circuit for many years before recording his debut album at the age of 55.