0
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
American singer
1
Joe Louis Walker
Joe Louis Walker
Blues musician
2
William Clarke
William Clarke
American blues harmonica player
3
Luther Allison
Luther Allison
American blues guitarist
4
Roy Hargrove
Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
5
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
American blues musician
6
Carey Bell
Carey Bell
American blues musician
7
Curtis Salgado
Curtis Salgado
American musician
8
Lonnie Brooks
Lonnie Brooks
American blues singer and guitarist
9
Albert Collins
Albert Collins
American blues musician, recording artist, songwriter
10
Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
11
W. C. Clark
W. C. Clark
American blues musician
12
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson
American gospel singer
13
Pops Staples
Pops Staples
American musician
14
Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson
American musician
15
Idris Muhammad
Idris Muhammad
American drummer
16
The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
17
Frank Lacy
Frank Lacy
American musician
18
Carl Weathersby
Carl Weathersby
American electric blues musician
19
Art Taylor
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
20
Kenny Garrett
Kenny Garrett
American musician
21
Pierre Michelot
Pierre Michelot
French jazz double bassist
22
Floyd Dixon
Floyd Dixon
American rhythm and blues pianist and singer
23
Clifton Chenier
Clifton Chenier
American accordion player and Zydeco musician
24
Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
25
Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
26
Jimmy Rowles
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
27
Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith
American jazz musician
28
Sista Monica Parker
Sista Monica Parker
musical artist
29
Buddy DeFranco
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
30
George Mraz
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
31
Jevetta Steele
Jevetta Steele
American singer
32
Winard Harper
Winard Harper
Jazz drummer
33
Ed Thigpen
Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
34
Charlie Musselwhite
Charlie Musselwhite
American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader
35
Hound Dog Taylor
Hound Dog Taylor
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
36
Jimmy Hamilton
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
37
Little Charlie & the Nightcats
Little Charlie & the Nightcats
American blues band
38
Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
39
Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
40
Byther Smith
Byther Smith
American blues musician
41
Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
42
James Armstrong
James Armstrong
American soul blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
43
Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
44
Al Grey
Al Grey
American jazz musician
45
Larry Garner
Larry Garner
American Louisiana blues musician
46
Lazy Lester
Lazy Lester
American blues harmonica player
47
Irving Ashby
Irving Ashby
American jazz guitarist
48
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
American gospel musician
49
Jo Jones
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
50
Lurrie Bell
Lurrie Bell
American blues guitarist and singer
51
Louis Hayes
Louis Hayes
American drummer
52
Billy Branch
Billy Branch
American Grammy nominated Chicago Blues harmonica player, singer, primary Blues in Schools originator
53
Mance Lipscomb
Mance Lipscomb
American blues singer, guitarist and songster
54
Rick Holmstrom
Rick Holmstrom
American electric blues and blues rock guitarist
55
Illinois Jacquet
Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter
56
Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
57
Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller
American musician
58
Hein van de Geyn
Hein van de Geyn
Dutch jazz bassist
59
Marcia Ball
Marcia Ball
American blues singer and pianist
60
Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
61
Red Callender
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
62
Rufus Reid
Rufus Reid
American musician
63
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
64
U.P. Wilson
U.P. Wilson
African American electric blues guitarist and singer (1934-2004)
65
Mel Brown
Mel Brown
American jazz guitarist
66
Reneé Austin
Reneé Austin
American rhythm and blues and soul blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
67
Big Joe Williams
Big Joe Williams
American Delta blues guitarist, recording artist, singer and songwriter
68
Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
69
André Ceccarelli
André Ceccarelli
French musician
70
Jimmy Cleveland
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
71
Marlena Shaw
Marlena Shaw
American singer
72
Art Pepper
Art Pepper
American musician
73
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
74
Dave Bailey
Dave Bailey
American drummer
75
Tal Farlow
Tal Farlow
American jazz guitarist
76
Cousin Joe
Cousin Joe
American blues and jazz singer
77
Eddy Clearwater
Eddy Clearwater
American Chicago blues musician
78
Joe Sample
Joe Sample
American pianist
79
Marty Paich
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
80
David Edwards
David Edwards
American blues guitarist and singer

Judge Kenneth Peterson (December 13, 1964 – May 17, 2020), known professionally as Lucky Peterson, was an American musician who played contemporary blues, fusing soul, R&B, gospel and rock and roll. He played guitar and keyboards. Music journalist Tony Russell, in his book The Blues - From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray has said, "he may be the only blues musician to have had national television exposure in short pants."