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Freddie King
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer
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Floyd Dixon
Floyd Dixon
American rhythm and blues pianist and singer
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Frankie Lee Sims
Frankie Lee Sims
American singer-songwriter and electric blues guitarist
3
Henry Qualls
Henry Qualls
American singer
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Otis Spann
Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
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J. B. Hutto
J. B. Hutto
American blues musician
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Arthur Adams
Arthur Adams
American blues musician
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Donald Dunn
Donald Dunn
American bass guitarist (1941-2012)
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Jamie Oldaker
Jamie Oldaker
American drummer
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Z. Z. Hill
Z. Z. Hill
American blues singer
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Lloyd Glenn
Lloyd Glenn
American musician
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John Mayall
John Mayall
English blues musician
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Bobby Sowell
Bobby Sowell
American musician
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Lazy Lester
Lazy Lester
American blues harmonica player
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Terry Evans
Terry Evans
American blues and soul singer, guitarist and songwriter
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Eric Gales
Eric Gales
American musician
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Albert King
Albert King
American blues guitarist and singer
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Joe Sample
Joe Sample
American pianist
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Willie Weeks
Willie Weeks
American bassist
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Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy
American blues guitarist and singer
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Bobby Bland
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
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Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
English musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist
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Doyle Bramhall II
Doyle Bramhall II
American rock guitarist, songwriter and producer
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Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
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Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood
English recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
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Chris Stainton
Chris Stainton
English session musician, keyboard player, bassist and songwriter
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Roy Brown
Roy Brown
American R&B singer, songwriter and musician
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Robert Lockwood Jr.
Robert Lockwood Jr.
American Delta blues guitarist
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Johnnie Taylor
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
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Johnny Fuller
Johnny Fuller
American electric blues and West Coast blues musician
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Smokey Hogg
Smokey Hogg
American post-war Texas and country blues musician
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Billy Preston
Billy Preston
American musician whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel (1946-2006)
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Earl King
Earl King
American songwriter and guitarist
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Jesse Ed Davis
Jesse Ed Davis
American musician
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Lucky Millinder
Lucky Millinder
American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader
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Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
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Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
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John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
English blues band
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Elmore James
Elmore James
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader
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Robert Cray
Robert Cray
American blues guitarist and singer
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Sam Myers
Sam Myers
American blues musician and songwriter
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John P. Hammond
John P. Hammond
American blues singer and guitarist
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Dorothy Moore
Dorothy Moore
American singer
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B. B. King
B. B. King
American blues musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1925-2015)
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Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder
American guitarist, singer and composer
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Byther Smith
Byther Smith
American blues musician
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David "Fathead" Newman
David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
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Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed
American blues musician and songwriter
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Eddie Boyd
Eddie Boyd
American blues pianist
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Andy Fairweather Low
Andy Fairweather Low
Welsh singer, guitarist and songwriter
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Jimmie Vaughan
Jimmie Vaughan
American blues rock guitarist and singer
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T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Pinetop Perkins
Pinetop Perkins
American blues pianist
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Pops Staples
Pops Staples
American musician
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Quinn Wilson
Quinn Wilson
American jazz bassist and tubist (1906-1978)
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Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
American musical group; R& B/funk band
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George Smith
George Smith
American electric blues harmonica player
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Big Maybelle
Big Maybelle
American R&B singer and pianist
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Steve Cropper
Steve Cropper
American guitarist, songwriter and record producer
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Buster Benton
Buster Benton
American blues guitarist and singer
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Jimmy Rogers
Jimmy Rogers
Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
61
Al Jackson Jr.
Al Jackson Jr.
American musician and record producer
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Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson (August 16, 1915, Tyler, Texas – May 30, 1976, Dallas) was an American blues guitarist and singer. He was a contemporary of Lightnin' Hopkins.