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Goree Carter
Goree Carter
singer
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Pete Mayes
Pete Mayes
American Texas blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
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T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
3
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
American blues musician
4
Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter
American blues guitarist and singer
5
Larry Davis
Larry Davis
American electric Texas blues and soul blues musician
6
Jimmy Dotson
Jimmy Dotson
American singer
7
Alan Haynes
Alan Haynes
American musician
8
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan
American guitarist, songwriter and recording artist
9
Hop Wilson
Hop Wilson
American Texas blues steel guitar player (1927-1975)
10
Luke "Long Gone" Miles
Luke "Long Gone" Miles
American Texas blues singer and songwriter
11
Guitar Slim
Guitar Slim
American blues musician
12
Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
13
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
American blues singer and guitarist
14
Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
15
Guitar Shorty
Guitar Shorty
American blues guitarist
16
Frankie Lee Sims
Frankie Lee Sims
American singer-songwriter and electric blues guitarist
17
Big Joe Williams
Big Joe Williams
American Delta blues guitarist, recording artist, singer and songwriter
18
Roy Gaines
Roy Gaines
American Texas blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
19
Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
20
Marty Stuart
Marty Stuart
American musician
21
James Cotton
James Cotton
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
22
Steve Earle
Steve Earle
singer-songwriter, recording artist and producer
23
Bnois King
Bnois King
U.S. Blues and Jazz musician
24
Albert Collins
Albert Collins
American blues musician, recording artist, songwriter
25
Clarence Garlow
Clarence Garlow
American R&B, jump blues, Texas blues and cajun guitarist, singer and songwriter
26
ZZ Top
ZZ Top
American rock band
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Sir Douglas Quintet
Sir Douglas Quintet
band
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Lowell Fulson
Lowell Fulson
American musician
29
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
30
Leon Payne
Leon Payne
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
31
Blues Boy Willie
Blues Boy Willie
African American electric blues singer and harmonica player
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Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell
American musician
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Earl Hooker
Earl Hooker
American Chicago blues guitarist
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Johnny Copeland
Johnny Copeland
American blues musician
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Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole
backup band for country music performer George Strait
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Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt
singer-songwriter
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Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
American country music singer-songwriter
38
Delbert McClinton
Delbert McClinton
American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist
39
Otis Rush
Otis Rush
American musician
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Pee Wee Crayton
Pee Wee Crayton
American R&B and blues guitarist and singer
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Juke Boy Bonner
Juke Boy Bonner
American blues singer, harmonica player, and guitarist
42
Johnnie Bassett
Johnnie Bassett
American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter
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Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
guitarist
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Anne McCue
Anne McCue
Australian musician
45
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
American band
46
Clint Black
Clint Black
American musician, record producer and actor
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Cornell Dupree
Cornell Dupree
American R&B/soul jazz guitarist
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Joe Sample
Joe Sample
American pianist
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Mr. Bo
Mr. Bo
musical artist
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Otis Grand
Otis Grand
American blues musician
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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
American rock and roll band
Lester Williams
American Texas blues guitarist and singer

Lester Williams

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American Texas blues guitarist and singer
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Lester B. Williams (June 24, 1920 – November 13, 1990) was an American Texas blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his song "Winter Time Blues" and "I Can't Lose with the Stuff I Use". His main influence was T-Bone Walker.

Williams released several singles in the 1950s. His recording career lasted from 1949 to 1956, but he remained a stalwart of the Houston blues circuit for decades.