Weldon H. Philip Bonner, better known as Juke Boy Bonner (March 22, 1932 – June 29, 1978) was an American blues singer, harmonica player, and guitarist. He was influenced by Lightnin' Hopkins, Jimmy Reed, and Slim Harpo. He accompanied himself on guitar, harmonica, and drums in songs such as "Going Back to the Country", "Life Is a Nightmare", and "Struggle Here in Houston".
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Lightnin' Hopkins
American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Lightnin' Slim
American Louisiana blues musician
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Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
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Robert Shaw
American blues and boogie-woogie pianist
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Clifton Chenier
American accordion player and Zydeco musician
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Earl Hooker
American Chicago blues guitarist
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Snooky Pryor
Chicago blues harmonica player
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Moses "Whispering" Smith
American blues harmonicist and singer
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Charlie Musselwhite
American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader
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Houston Stackhouse
American Delta blues guitarist and singer
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Little Walter
American blues harmonica player
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Whistlin' Alex Moore
American blues pianist, singer and whistler
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Black Ace
American Texas blues musician
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Jona Lewie
English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Mance Lipscomb
American blues singer, guitarist and songster
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Flaco Jiménez
Tejano accordionist, performer, Grammy winner
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Brownie McGhee
American folk-blues singer and guitarist
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Carey Bell
American blues musician
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Mississippi Joe Callicott
United States Delta blues singer and guitarist
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James Cotton
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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Frankie Lee Sims
American singer-songwriter and electric blues guitarist
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Andrew Odom
American blues singer (1936–1991)
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Snooks Eaglin
American musician
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Bongo Joe Coleman
musical artist
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Terry "Harmonica" Bean
American blues harmonicist and guitarist
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Narciso Martínez
Recorded in 1936 for Blue Bird Records one week before the now famous Robert Johnson. Also recorded under the name Louisiana Pete.
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Sonny Boy Williamson II
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
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L. C. Robinson
American musician
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Blues Boy Willie
African American electric blues singer and harmonica player
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Grady Gaines
American electric blues, Texas blues and jazz blues tenor saxophonist
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Samuel Charters
American music historian and musician
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Kenny Drew
American jazz pianist
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Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
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Slim Harpo
American blues musician
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Paul Butterfield
American blues singer and harmonica player
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Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
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Napoleon Strickland
American musician
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Pete Mayes
American Texas blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
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Johnny Winter
American blues guitarist and singer
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R. L. Burnside
American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist
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Sam Chatmon
American blues musician
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Sir Douglas Quintet
band
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Johnny "Man" Young
American blues singer, mandolin player and guitarist
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Lazy Lester
American blues harmonica player
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Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer
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Hop Wilson
American Texas blues steel guitar player (1927-1975)
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Joe Willie Wilkins
American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Big Maceo Merriweather
American Chicago blues pianist and singer
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Grady Champion
musical artist
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Buddy Moss
American East Coast blues guitarist
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Black Boy Shine
American singer
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Buster Pickens
American blues pianist
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Mark Hummel
American musician
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Champion Jack Dupree
American blues pianist
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Mississippi John Hurt
American country blues singer and guitarist
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Augie Meyers
American musician and singer
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Pinetop Perkins
American blues pianist
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Country Joe and the Fish
American psychedelic rock band
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T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
American musician
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Billy Branch
American Grammy nominated Chicago Blues harmonica player, singer, primary Blues in Schools originator
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Travis Leonard Blaylock
blues harmonicist, singer and songwriter