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Henry Glover
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Ruth Brown
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Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson
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Bobby Bland
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The Famous Flames
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Jack Scott
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Little Walter
Little Walter
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Clyde McPhatter
Clyde McPhatter
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Al Green
Al Green
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Little Anthony and the Imperials
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Jerry Butler
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Gene Chandler
Gene Chandler
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Little Milton
Little Milton
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Ike Turner
Ike Turner
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Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan
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Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
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Willie Dixon
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Lloyd Price
Lloyd Price
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The Midnighters
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Sam Cooke
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Ray Charles
Ray Charles
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Percy Sledge
Percy Sledge
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Kings of Rhythm
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Rudy Toombs
Rudy Toombs
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Johnny Rivers
Johnny Rivers
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Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner
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Martha and the Vandellas
Martha and the Vandellas
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Wynonie Harris
Wynonie Harris
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Little Richard
Little Richard
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Etta James
Etta James
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Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
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LaVern Baker
LaVern Baker
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Elmore James
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Tommy Brown
Tommy Brown
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Bert Berns
Bert Berns
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Ben E. King
Ben E. King
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Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett
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Dion DiMucci
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The Shirelles
The Shirelles
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Booker T. & the M.G.'s
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Freddie King
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Eddie Cochran
Eddie Cochran
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Charles Brown
Charles Brown
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Junior Parker
Junior Parker
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Billy Williamson
Billy Williamson
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Esther Phillips
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The Drifters
The Drifters
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The Spinners
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Otis Redding
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Bill Haley & His Comets
Bill Haley & His Comets
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Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed
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Steve Miller Band
Steve Miller Band
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Jesse Stone
Jesse Stone
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Duane Eddy
Duane Eddy
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Brenda Lee
Brenda Lee
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Gary U.S. Bonds
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Dave Bartholomew
Dave Bartholomew
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Syd Nathan
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The Impressions
The Impressions
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Bill Haley
Bill Haley
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Ruby & the Romantics
Ruby & the Romantics
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Ella Mae Morse
Ella Mae Morse
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The Chantels
The Chantels
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Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
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John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
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David White
David White
singer and songwriter from the United States
Little Willie John
American recording artist; R&B singer

Little Willie John

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American recording artist; R&B singer
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William Edward "Little Willie" John (November 15, 1937 – May 26, 1968) was an American R&B singer who performed in the 1950s and early 1960s. He is best known for his successes on the record charts, with songs such as "All Around the World" (1955), "Need Your Love So Bad" (1956), "Talk to Me, Talk to Me" (1958), "Leave My Kitten Alone" (1960), "Sleep" (1960), and his number-one R&B hit "Fever" (1956). An important figure in R&B music of the 1950s, he faded into obscurity in the 1960s and died while serving a prison sentence for manslaughter. John was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.