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Jazz Gillum
Jazz Gillum
American blues harmonica player
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Merline Johnson
Merline Johnson
African American blues singer
2
Washboard Sam
Washboard Sam
American blues singer and musician
3
Rosetta Howard
Rosetta Howard
American blues singer
4
Blind John Davis
Blind John Davis
American musician
5
Kansas Joe McCoy
Kansas Joe McCoy
American Delta blues musician and songwriter
6
Walter Roland
Walter Roland
American blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, guitarist and singer
7
Tommy McClennan
Tommy McClennan
American Delta blues singer and guitarist
8
Mattie Delaney
Mattie Delaney
American delta blues singer and guitarist
9
Georgia White
Georgia White
African American blues singer
10
Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie
American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter
11
Bonnie Lee
Bonnie Lee
American Chicago blues singer
12
Lil Johnson
Lil Johnson
African American blues singer
13
Bertha Lee Pate
Bertha Lee Pate
American classic female blues singer
14
Furry Lewis
Furry Lewis
blues guitarist and songwriter
15
Charlie Spand
Charlie Spand
American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer
16
Jim Jackson
Jim Jackson
African American blues and hokum singer, songster and guitarist
17
John Brim
John Brim
American Chicago blues guitarist, songwriter and singer
18
Papa Charlie Jackson
Papa Charlie Jackson
American bluesman and songster
19
Bumble Bee Slim
Bumble Bee Slim
American Piedmont blues musician
20
Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter
21
Blind Blake
Blind Blake
American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist
22
Zora Young
Zora Young
American blues singer
23
Frankie Jaxon
Frankie Jaxon
African American vaudeville singer, female impersonator, stage designer and comedian
24
Walter Davis
Walter Davis
African American blues singer and pianist
25
Irene Scruggs
Irene Scruggs
American Piedmont blues and country blues singer
26
Ralph Willis
Ralph Willis
American Piedmont blues and country blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
27
Big Joe Williams
Big Joe Williams
American Delta blues guitarist, recording artist, singer and songwriter
28
George "Mojo" Buford
George "Mojo" Buford
American blues harmonica player
29
Bob Margolin
Bob Margolin
American electric blues guitarist
30
Joe Louis Walker
Joe Louis Walker
Blues musician
31
Bertha "Chippie" Hill
Bertha "Chippie" Hill
American blues and vaudeville singer and dancer
32
Larry Garner
Larry Garner
American Louisiana blues musician
33
Trixie Smith
Trixie Smith
African American blues singer, recording artist, vaudeville entertainer, and actress (1895-1943)
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Johnny "Man" Young
Johnny "Man" Young
American blues singer, mandolin player and guitarist
35
Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
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Dave Kelly
Dave Kelly
British musician
37
Fenton Robinson
Fenton Robinson
American Chicago blues singer and guitarist
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Yank Rachell
Yank Rachell
American country blues musician
39
Eddie Boyd
Eddie Boyd
American blues pianist
40
J. B. Lenoir
J. B. Lenoir
African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
41
Joe Pullum
Joe Pullum
American Texas blues singer and songwriter
42
Mississippi Joe Callicott
Mississippi Joe Callicott
United States Delta blues singer and guitarist
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Byther Smith
Byther Smith
American blues musician
44
Doctor Clayton
Doctor Clayton
American blues musician
45
Lil' Son Jackson
Lil' Son Jackson
American blues guitarist
46
Gabriel Brown
Gabriel Brown
American Piedmont blues singer and guitarist
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Mississippi Sheiks
Mississippi Sheiks
band
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Ramblin' Thomas
Ramblin' Thomas
American country blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
49
Gus Cannon
Gus Cannon
American blues musician
50
J. B. Hutto
J. B. Hutto
American blues musician
51
Lucille Bogan
Lucille Bogan
American blues singer
52
Henry Townsend
Henry Townsend
American musician
53
Sammy Price
Sammy Price
American pianist
54
Alger "Texas" Alexander
Alger "Texas" Alexander
American blues singer
55
Lucky Peterson
Lucky Peterson
American musician
56
Buster Benton
Buster Benton
American blues guitarist and singer
57
Sara Martin
Sara Martin
American blues singer
58
Willie Mabon
Willie Mabon
American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist
59
Ransom Knowling
Ransom Knowling
American musician
60
Otis Spann
Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
61
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
62
Barbecue Bob
Barbecue Bob
American blues musician
63
Johnny Temple
Johnny Temple
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
64
Sippie Wallace
Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer
65
Magic Sam
Magic Sam
American Chicago blues musician
66
Barkin' Bill Smith
Barkin' Bill Smith
Chicago blues and electric blues singer and songwriter
67
Rabbit Brown
Rabbit Brown
American blues guitarist and composer
68
Ada Brown
Ada Brown
American blues singer
69
Sidney Maiden
Sidney Maiden
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
70
Lloyd Glenn
Lloyd Glenn
American musician
71
Luther Johnson
Luther Johnson
American Chicago blues singer and guitarist
72
Dan Sane
Dan Sane
American Memphis and country blues guitarist and songwriter
73
Jimmy Yancey
Jimmy Yancey
African American boogie-woogie pianist, composer, and lyricist
74
Big Maybelle
Big Maybelle
American R&B singer and pianist
75
Sugar Ray Norcia
Sugar Ray Norcia
American electric and soul blues singer and harmonica player
76
Bull City Red
Bull City Red
American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer
77
Tommy Johnson
Tommy Johnson
American musician
78
Frank Stokes
Frank Stokes
American blues musician, songster, and blackface minstrel
79
Edith Wilson
Edith Wilson
American blues singer and vaudeville performer (1896-1981)
80
Dave Specter
Dave Specter
American Chicago blues and jazz guitarist
81
Snooky Pryor
Snooky Pryor
Chicago blues harmonica player
82
Roy Milton
Roy Milton
American R&B and jump blues singer, drummer and bandleader
83
Jimmy Dawkins
Jimmy Dawkins
American blues musician
84
Curley Weaver
Curley Weaver
American blues musician
Lil Green
American blues singer and songwriter

Lil Green

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American blues singer and songwriter
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Lil Green (December 22, 1919 (some sources give 1901 or 1910) – April 14, 1954) was an American blues singer and songwriter. She was among the leading female rhythm and blues singers of the 1940s, with a sensual soprano voice. Gospel singer R.H. Harris has lauded her voice, and her interpretation of religious songs.


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