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Lol Coxhill
Lol Coxhill
English free improvising saxophonist and raconteur (1932-2012)
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Thomas Borgmann
Thomas Borgmann
musician
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Steve Beresford
Steve Beresford
English musician
3
Roger Turner
Roger Turner
British musician
4
Ian A. Anderson
Ian A. Anderson
English magazine editor, folk musician and broadcaster
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Lindsay L. Cooper
Lindsay L. Cooper
Scottish bassist
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Al Jones
Al Jones
English musician
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Roy Babbington
Roy Babbington
British bassist
8
Fred Frith
Fred Frith
English musician, composer and improvisor
9
Paul Butterfield
Paul Butterfield
American blues singer and harmonica player
10
Tony Furtado
Tony Furtado
American musician
11
Keb' Mo'
Keb' Mo'
American blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter
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John Renbourn
John Renbourn
English guitarist and songwriter
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Hatfield and the North
Hatfield and the North
band
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Lonnie Donegan
Lonnie Donegan
Scottish-born skiffle musician
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Innes Sibun
Innes Sibun
British blues singer-songwriter
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Duck Baker
Duck Baker
American guitarist
17
Mike Kowalski
Mike Kowalski
American drummer and percussionist
18
Tony Reeves
Tony Reeves
British musician
19
Anders Osborne
Anders Osborne
American singer-songwriter
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Alexis Korner
Alexis Korner
British blues musician and radio broadcaster
21
George Haslam
George Haslam
British musician
22
Diz Disley
Diz Disley
Anglo-Canadian musician
23
Kathryn Tickell
Kathryn Tickell
British musician
24
Henry Cow
Henry Cow
English avant-rock group
25
Ron Holloway
Ron Holloway
American tenor saxophonist
26
The Waterboys
The Waterboys
Scottish-Irish folk rock band
27
Mike Bloomfield
Mike Bloomfield
American guitarist and composer
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David Bedford
David Bedford
English composer and musician
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David Bromberg
David Bromberg
American musician
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Tim Hodgkinson
Tim Hodgkinson
English experimental music composer and performer
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Al Kooper
Al Kooper
American songwriter, record producer and musician
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Starlite Campbell Band
Starlite Campbell Band
British band
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Big Brother and the Holding Company
Big Brother and the Holding Company
American rock band
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Terry Robb
Terry Robb
Canadian guitarist
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Cyril Davies
Cyril Davies
British musician
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Liam Genockey
Liam Genockey
British musician
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Michael Messer
Michael Messer
musical artist
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Sabu Toyozumi
Sabu Toyozumi
Japanese jazz drummer, erhu player (1943-)
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Freddie Roulette
Freddie Roulette
American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist
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Orphy Robinson
Orphy Robinson
British musician
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Keller Williams
Keller Williams
American musician
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John Surman
John Surman
British saxophonist and clarinetist
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Brotherhood of Breath
Brotherhood of Breath
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Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
band
45
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
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Peter Rowan
Peter Rowan
American singer
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Mark Naftalin
Mark Naftalin
American blues keyboardist, composer, and record producer
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Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle.
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Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
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The Electric Flag
The Electric Flag
American band that plays blues rock
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Luther Tucker
Luther Tucker
American musician
52
Elizabeth Cotten
Elizabeth Cotten
American blues and folk musician, singer and songwriter
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Thurman Green
Thurman Green
Jazz trombonist
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Mark O'Connor
Mark O'Connor
American fiddle player
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Samuel Charters
Samuel Charters
American music historian and musician
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Phil Minton
Phil Minton
Jazz/free-improvising vocalist and trumpeter
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British guitarist

Michael Cooper (born 24 August 1942) is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Initially coming to attention as a country blues performer, his later work also straddles jazz, Polynesian, ambient, and various experimental and improvisational styles.