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Jimmy McCracklin
American pianist, vocalist, and songwriter
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Jimmy Rogers
Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
2
Willie James Lyons
American musician
3
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer
4
Charles Brown
American recording artist; songwriter, blues singer and pianist
5
Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter
6
Bob Geddins
American musician and record producer
7
Henry Qualls
American singer
8
Norman Beaker
English blues musician
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Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
10
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
11
Gene "Birdlegg" Pittman
musical artist
12
Walter Davis
African American blues singer and pianist
13
Johnny Heartsman
American electric blues and soul blues musician
14
Paul Filipowicz
American Chicago blues musician
15
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker
American blues pianist, organist, bassist and singer
16
Bob Hall
English boogie-woogie pianist
17
Roy Brown
American R&B singer, songwriter and musician
18
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
19
Mark Naftalin
American blues keyboardist, composer, and record producer
20
Lafayette Thomas
American musician
21
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
22
Stan Lewis
American record label owner and songwriter
23
Pete Mayes
American Texas blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
24
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
25
Mary Ford
American musician (1924-1977)
26
Little Walter
American blues harmonica player
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Jimmy Webb
American songwriter, composer, and singer
28
Jimmy Reed
American blues musician and songwriter
29
Ron Thompson
American guitarist and singer
30
Jimmy Wakely
American actor, songwriter, country Western music vocalist, and one of the last singing cowboys (1914-1982)
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Jimmy Nolen
American guitarist
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Chet Baker
American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988)
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Clifton Chenier
American accordion player and Zydeco musician
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Junior Parker
American Memphis blues singer and musician
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Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
36
John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
37
Wynonie Harris
American blues shouter and rhythm and blues singer
38
Eddie Lusk
American musician
39
Roomful of Blues
Musical band
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Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer
41
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer
42
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Etta James
American recording artist; singer
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Walter Brown
American musician
45
Magic Sam
American Chicago blues musician
46
Robben Ford
American blues, jazz and rock guitarist
47
Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
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Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
49
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Bobby Murray
American blues guitarist, songwriter and record producer
51
Lloyd Glenn
American musician
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Arnold Moore
American singer
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David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
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Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
55
Crown Prince Waterford
American jazz musician
56
Harry South
British musician
