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Neil Hubbard
Neil Hubbard
British musician
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Ian Wallace
Ian Wallace
English drummer
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Tony Levin
Tony Levin
American musician
3
Alan Clark
Alan Clark
English keyboardist
4
Tim Hinkley
Tim Hinkley
English singer-songwriter, keyboardist and record producer
5
21st Century Schizoid Band
21st Century Schizoid Band
band formed by members of King Crimson
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B. J. Cole
B. J. Cole
British musician
7
Kokomo
Kokomo
British band
8
Paul Burgess
Paul Burgess
British musician
9
Nick Evans
Nick Evans
Welsh jazz and progressive rock trombonist
10
Mickey Simmonds
Mickey Simmonds
English keyboardist
11
Boz Burrell
Boz Burrell
British singer and bassist
12
Pino Palladino
Pino Palladino
Welsh bassist
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Ian McDonald
Ian McDonald
English musician, a founder of King Crimson
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Michael Giles
Michael Giles
British musician
15
King Crimson
King Crimson
British progressive rock band
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Tommy Eyre
Tommy Eyre
British musician
17
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
British singer-songwriter
18
Frank Ricotti
Frank Ricotti
British musician
19
The Fatback Band
The Fatback Band
American funk band
20
Andy Newmark
Andy Newmark
American musician
21
Chris Spedding
Chris Spedding
English rock and roll and jazz guitarist
22
John Giblin
John Giblin
British musician
23
John Wetton
John Wetton
English bassist and vocalist
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Camel
Camel
English progressive rock band
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Alexis Korner
Alexis Korner
British blues musician and radio broadcaster
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Gerry Conway
Gerry Conway
English folk and rock drummer/percussionist
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Dick Morrissey
Dick Morrissey
British jazz musician
28
David Sanborn
David Sanborn
American saxophonist
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Joe Farrell
Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
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Bill Bruford
Bill Bruford
English drummer
31
Ray Cooper
Ray Cooper
British musician
32
Happy the Man
Happy the Man
Progressive rock band
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Dave Mattacks
Dave Mattacks
English rock and folk drummer
34
Caleb Quaye
Caleb Quaye
British musician
35
Andy Summers
Andy Summers
British guitarist
36
Roxy Music
Roxy Music
English art rock band formed in 1970
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Pierre Moerlen
Pierre Moerlen
French musician
38
Micky Moody
Micky Moody
British musician
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Jerry Donahue
Jerry Donahue
American musician
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Gregory Herbert
Gregory Herbert
American musician
41
Ray Warleigh
Ray Warleigh
Australian musician
42
Davey Johnstone
Davey Johnstone
Scottish rock guitarist and vocalist
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Roger Chapman
Roger Chapman
British rock vocalist, songwriter
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Pepper Adams
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
45
Raphael Ravenscroft
Raphael Ravenscroft
British musician, composer and author
46
Juhani Aaltonen
Juhani Aaltonen
Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist.
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Phil Manzanera
Phil Manzanera
British guitarist
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Eddie Jobson
Eddie Jobson
British musician
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Wayne Andre
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
50
Daryl Stuermer
Daryl Stuermer
American guitarist
51
Eddie Daniels
Eddie Daniels
American musician
52
Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Adrian Belew
Adrian Belew
American rock musician
54
David Kemper
David Kemper
American musician
55
Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry
English recording artist; singer and songwriter
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Peter Giles
Peter Giles
British musician
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Billy Harper
Billy Harper
American musician
58
The Glitter Band
The Glitter Band
musical group
Mel Collins
British musician

Mel Collins

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Melvyn Desmond Collins (born 5 September 1947, Isle of Man) is a British saxophonist, flautist and session musician.

Collins is perhaps best known for his work in progressive rock, having been a member of King Crimson on two occasions (the first from 1970 to 1972 and the second from 2013 to the present day) and having played with Camel, the Alan Parsons Project and Chris Squire. He has also worked in a wide variety of contexts ranging from R&B and blues rock to jazz.