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Big Bill Broonzy
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
1
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
2
Lead Belly
American folk and blues musician
3
Pete Seeger
American folk singer
4
Mississippi John Hurt
American country blues singer and guitarist
5
John Renbourn
English guitarist and songwriter
6
Buddy Moss
American East Coast blues guitarist
7
Lonnie Donegan
Scottish-born skiffle musician
8
Keb' Mo'
American blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter
9
Chris Smither
American singer-songwriter
10
Eric Bibb
American singer-songwriter
11
Odetta
American recording artist, singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, and civil and human rights activist (1930-2008)
12
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
13
Elizabeth Cotten
American blues and folk musician, singer and songwriter
14
Dave Van Ronk
American musician
15
Son House
American blues singer and guitarist
16
Blind Boy Fuller
American blues guitarist and singer
17
José Feliciano
guitarist, singer and composer from Puerto Rico
18
Fred McDowell
American Hill country blues singer and guitar player.
19
Brownie McGhee
American folk-blues singer and guitarist
20
Lightnin' Hopkins
American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
21
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
American gospel musician
22
Joan Armatrading
British singer-songwriter
23
Blind Willie McTell
Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist
24
Al Kooper
American songwriter, record producer and musician
25
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
26
Alan Wilson
musician
27
Bert Jansch
Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle.
28
Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
29
Big Joe Williams
American Delta blues guitarist, recording artist, singer and songwriter
30
Cootie Stark
American Piedmont blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
31
Gordon Lightfoot
Canadian singer-songwriter
32
Bo Diddley
American R&B musician
33
Alan Lomax
American music historian, field collector, producer and filmmaker
34
Woody Guthrie
American singer-songwriter and folk musician
35
Joe Willie Wilkins
American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
36
Mike Bloomfield
American guitarist and composer
37
Donovan
Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist
38
M. Ward
singer-songwriter and guitarist
39
Skip James
American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter
40
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter
41
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
42
Steve James
American folk blues musician
43
Cisco Houston
American musician (1918-1961)
44
Chad Mitchell Trio
North American vocal group
45
Merle Travis
American country/Western singer-songwriter and musician
46
Bukka White
American Delta blues guitarist and singer
47
Johnny Winter
American blues guitarist and singer
48
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
American singer and guitarist
49
Stephen Stills
American multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter
50
Mavis Staples
American singer
51
Clarence Ashley
American musician
52
Buddy Guy
American blues guitarist and singer
53
Blind Willie Johnson
American blues and gospel singer and guitarist
54
Blind Willie Walker
American guitarist
55
Reverend Gary Davis
American blues and gospel singer and guitarist
56
Roy Harper
British musician
57
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
