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Tyrone Davis
American musician
1
Morris Jennings
American musician
2
Willie Clayton
American Chicago blues and soul singer and songwriter
3
Johnny Pate
American record producer
4
Blues Boy Willie
African American electric blues singer and harmonica player
5
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
6
Jerry McCain
American electric blues musician
7
John "Jabo" Starks
American drummer
8
Vance Kelly
American soul blues singer and guitarist
9
Jo Armstead
singer and songwriter
10
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
11
Buster Benton
American blues guitarist and singer
12
Junior Parker
American Memphis blues singer and musician
13
Gary B.B. Coleman
American soul blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer
14
Clarence Carter
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician
15
Johnny Rawls
American soul blues singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter and record producer
16
Barry Goldberg
American blues and rock keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer
17
Larry Davis
American electric Texas blues and soul blues musician
18
Madlib
American hip hop musician
19
Johnnie Johnson
American musician
20
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
21
Bobby King
musical artist
22
Jimmy Johnson
American musician (1943-2019)
23
Marv Johnson
American R&B and soul singer
24
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
25
Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones
Guitarist and singer
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David T. Walker
American musician
27
Chick Willis
American singer
28
Vasti Jackson
American singer-songwriter and record producer
29
Syl Johnson
American blues and soul singer and record producer
30
Larry Carlton
American musician
31
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
32
Z. Z. Hill
American blues singer
33
O. V. Wright
American singer
34
Oliver Sain
American saxophonist, songwriter, bandleader, drummer and record producer
35
Shuggie Otis
American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist
36
Roy Ayers
American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer
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Jackie Wilson
American singer
38
Mighty Joe Young
American Chicago blues guitarist
39
George Jackson
American Rhythm & Blues and soul singer and songwriter
40
Red Holloway
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Don Robey
American record producer and songwriter
42
Lee Fields
American singer
43
Michael Henderson
American musician
44
The Dells
American R&B vocal group
45
Bobby Caldwell
singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
46
Terry Evans
American blues and soul singer, guitarist and songwriter
47
Abu Talib
musician
48
James Cotton
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
49
Mezz Mezzrow
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
50
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
51
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
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Robert Johnson
American blues singer and musician
53
Willie Henderson
American musician
