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Johnny Otis
American singer, musician, composer, and record producer
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Esther Phillips
American R&B singer
2
Shuggie Otis
American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist
3
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
4
Lavelle White
American Texas blues and soul blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
5
Johnny Winter
American blues guitarist and singer
6
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
7
Otis Redding
American singer, songwriter and record producer
8
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
9
Irma Thomas
American soul and rhythm and blues singer
10
Janiva Magness
American blues singer
11
William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
12
Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
13
Eddie Vinson
American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter
14
Mel Brown
American jazz guitarist
15
James Cotton
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
16
Clara McDaniel
American blues singer and songwriter
17
Margie Hendrix
American rhythm and blues singer
18
Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer
19
Maria Muldaur
American folk-blues singer
20
Ernestine Anderson
American jazz and blues singer
21
Jonny Lang
American blues, gospel, and rock singer and songwriter
22
Roy Brown
American R&B singer, songwriter and musician
23
Susan Tedeschi
American blues and soul musician
24
Red Holloway
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Cash McCall
American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
26
Plas Johnson
American musician
27
Drink Small
African American soul blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter
28
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
29
Johnny Rawls
American soul blues singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter and record producer
30
Annika Chambers
American blues singer and songwriter
31
Roy Milton
American R&B and jump blues singer, drummer and bandleader
32
Ike Turner
African American musician, songwriter, and producer (1931-2007)
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Georgie Fame
English rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player
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Andrew Odom
American blues singer (1936–1991)
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Margie Day
American musician
36
Holle Thee Maxwell
American singer
37
Little Brother Montgomery
American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer
38
Teeny Tucker
American singer-songwriter
39
Joe Louis Walker
Blues musician
40
Barry Goldberg
American blues and rock keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer
41
Elkie Brooks
English singer
42
Nora Jean Bruso
musical artist
43
Flora Purim
Brazilian jazz singer
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Ten Years After
rock band
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Diane Schuur
American jazz musician
46
Helen Humes
American jazz and blues singer
47
O. V. Wright
American singer
48
Texas Johnny Brown
American blues guitarist and songwriter
49
Barbara Dane
American singer
50
Rosanne Cash
American singer-songwriter
51
Little Johnny Taylor
American blues and soul singer
52
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
53
Carla Thomas
American singer
54
Paul Butterfield
American blues singer and harmonica player
55
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
56
Davina and the Vagabonds
American jazz and blues band
