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Otis Rush
Otis Rush
American musician
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Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler
American soul singer and songwriter
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O. V. Wright
O. V. Wright
American singer
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Johnnie Taylor
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
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Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
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The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
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William Bell
William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
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David Ruffin
David Ruffin
American singer
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Cash McCall
Cash McCall
American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Joe Louis Walker
Joe Louis Walker
Blues musician
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Denise LaSalle
Denise LaSalle
American R&B, soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer
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Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
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Albert King
Albert King
American blues guitarist and singer
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Dorothy Moore
Dorothy Moore
American singer
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Arnold Moore
Arnold Moore
American singer
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Bobby Bland
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
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Otis Redding
Otis Redding
American singer, songwriter and record producer
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Etta James
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
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Major Lance
Major Lance
singer
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Pops Staples
Pops Staples
American musician
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Eddie Floyd
Eddie Floyd
American singer
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The Impressions
The Impressions
American soul vocal group
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Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
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Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
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Sam & Dave
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
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Tyrone Davis
Tyrone Davis
American musician
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George Jackson
George Jackson
American Rhythm & Blues and soul singer and songwriter
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Linsey Alexander
Linsey Alexander
Blues musician
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Bettye LaVette
Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
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Candi Staton
Candi Staton
American soul and gospel singer
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Dennis Edwards
Dennis Edwards
American singer
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Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
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Brook Benton
Brook Benton
American singer and songwriter
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Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush
American musician
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Esther Phillips
Esther Phillips
American R&B singer
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Solomon Burke
Solomon Burke
American singer
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McKinley Mitchell
McKinley Mitchell
American soul-blues and rhythm and blues singer
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Magic Slim
Magic Slim
American blues musician
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Don Covay
Don Covay
American musician
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Eddy Clearwater
Eddy Clearwater
American Chicago blues musician
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Ike Turner
Ike Turner
African American musician, songwriter, and producer (1931-2007)
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Willie Clayton
Willie Clayton
American Chicago blues and soul singer and songwriter
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Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
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Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter
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Terry Evans
Terry Evans
American blues and soul singer, guitarist and songwriter
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Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy
American blues guitarist and singer
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Margie Joseph
Margie Joseph
American R&B and soul singer
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King Curtis
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
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B. B. King
B. B. King
American blues musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1925-2015)
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Pinetop Perkins
Pinetop Perkins
American blues pianist
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Kings of Rhythm
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
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Al Green
Al Green
American singer
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Little Johnny Taylor
Little Johnny Taylor
American blues and soul singer
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Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson
American singer
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Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
American R&B musician
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Junior Parker
Junior Parker
American Memphis blues singer and musician
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Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician, guitarist, and record producer
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Johnny Rawls
Johnny Rawls
American soul blues singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter and record producer
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Barbara Lynn
Barbara Lynn
American rhythm and blues and electric blues guitarist and singer
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Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed
American blues musician and songwriter
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Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
American singer, songwriter, and record producer
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James Carr
James Carr
American musician
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Johnny Otis
Johnny Otis
American singer, musician, composer, and record producer
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The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Blind Boys of Alabama
gospel group from Alabama, United States
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Eddie Kendricks
Eddie Kendricks
American singer and songwriter, member of The Temptations
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Eli "Paperboy" Reed
Eli "Paperboy" Reed
Soul/Pop singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Carla Thomas
Carla Thomas
American singer
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Mack Rice
Mack Rice
American singer, songwriter and producer
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Otis Spann
Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
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Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd
American R&B/soul singer, songwriter, bandleader, talent scout, record producer, and musician
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Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
American singer
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Ray Charles
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
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Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
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The Chi-Lites
The Chi-Lites
band
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Booker T. Jones
Booker T. Jones
American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger
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Syl Johnson
Syl Johnson
American blues and soul singer and record producer
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Otis Lee Clay (February 11, 1942 – January 8, 2016) was an American R&B and soul singer, who started in gospel music. In 2013, Clay was inducted to the Blues Hall of Fame.