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Bogus Ben Covington
Bogus Ben Covington
American blues musician
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Son House
Son House
American blues singer and guitarist
2
Blind Roosevelt Graves
Blind Roosevelt Graves
American blues musician
3
Willie Brown
Willie Brown
guitar player and vocalist
4
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
American blues singer and guitarist
5
Buddy Boy Hawkins
Buddy Boy Hawkins
American musician
6
Blind Joe Reynolds
Blind Joe Reynolds
American musician
7
Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson
American blues singer and musician
8
Sam Collins
Sam Collins
American blues singer and guitarist
9
Freddie Spruell
Freddie Spruell
American Delta blues guitarist and singer
10
Ishman Bracey
Ishman Bracey
American singer-guitarist
11
Charley Patton
Charley Patton
American Delta blues musician
12
Samuel Charters
Samuel Charters
American music historian and musician
13
Little Freddie King
Little Freddie King
American Delta blues guitarist
14
Charlie Musselwhite
Charlie Musselwhite
American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader
15
Papa Charlie Jackson
Papa Charlie Jackson
American bluesman and songster
16
Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy
American blues guitarist and singer
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King Oliver
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
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Mississippi Sheiks
Mississippi Sheiks
band
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Alger "Texas" Alexander
Alger "Texas" Alexander
American blues singer
20
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Papa Charlie McCoy
Papa Charlie McCoy
American delta blues musician and songwriter
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Ramblin' Thomas
Ramblin' Thomas
American country blues singer, 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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Guitar Slim
Guitar Slim
American blues musician
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Tommy Johnson
Tommy Johnson
American musician
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Sammy Price
Sammy Price
American pianist
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Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie
American drummer
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William Ezell
William Ezell
United StatesAmerican blues, jazz, ragtime and boogie-woogie pianist and singer
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Henry "Son" Sims
Henry "Son" Sims
American Delta blues violinist and songwriter
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W. C. Handy
W. C. Handy
American blues composer and musician
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L. C. Ulmer
L. C. Ulmer
American blues musician
32
Jo Jones
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
33
Joe Willie Wilkins
Joe Willie Wilkins
American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
34
John Lee
John Lee
musical artist
35
James Crutchfield
James Crutchfield
American barrelhouse blues singer, pianist, and songwriter
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Tommy Castro
Tommy Castro
American musician
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Papa Mali
Papa Mali
American guitarist
38
Bobby Bryant
Bobby Bryant
American trumpeter
39
Joe Hill Louis
Joe Hill Louis
American singer, guitarist, harmonica player and one-man band
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Arnold Moore
Arnold Moore
American singer
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Johnny Dodds
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
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Skip James
Skip James
American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter
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Bob Stroger
Bob Stroger
American blues singer and bass guitarist
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William Harris
William Harris
American bluesman
King Solomon Hill
Delta blues guitarist and singer (1897–1949)

King Solomon Hill

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Delta blues guitarist and singer (1897–1949)
Record Labels
A pressing of "Times Has Done Got Hard" by Paramount Records, 1932; the A-side was "My Buddy Blind Papa Lemon"

King Solomon Hill is the name assigned to a blues singer and guitarist who recorded a handful of songs in 1932. His unique guitar and voice make them among the most haunting blues recorded. After much speculation and dispute, he has been identified as Joe Holmes (1897, McComb, Mississippi – 1949, Sibley, Louisiana), a self-taught guitarist from Mississippi.