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J. T. Brown
J. T. Brown
American Chicago blues tenor saxophonist
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Johnny "Man" Young
Johnny "Man" Young
American blues singer, mandolin player and guitarist
2
James Cotton
James Cotton
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
3
Little Johnny Jones
Little Johnny Jones
American Chicago blues pianist and singer
4
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker
American blues pianist, organist, bassist and singer
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Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
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George Smith
George Smith
American electric blues harmonica player
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Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers
Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers
African American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
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Rotary Connection
Rotary Connection
American psychedelic soul band
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Robert Lockwood Jr.
Robert Lockwood Jr.
American Delta blues guitarist
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Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
11
St. Louis Jimmy Oden
St. Louis Jimmy Oden
American blues singer and songwriter
12
Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter
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Sammy Lawhorn
Sammy Lawhorn
American Chicago blues guitarist
14
Francis Clay
Francis Clay
American musician
15
Mike Vernon
Mike Vernon
English music executive studio owner and record producer
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Eddie Boyd
Eddie Boyd
American blues pianist
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Lafayette Leake
Lafayette Leake
American musician
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Eddie Shaw
Eddie Shaw
African American, Chicago blues tenor saxophonist
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Freddie King
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer
20
Jody Williams
Jody Williams
American blues guitarist and singer
21
Paul Butterfield
Paul Butterfield
American blues singer and harmonica player
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George "Mojo" Buford
George "Mojo" Buford
American blues harmonica player
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Ransom Knowling
Ransom Knowling
American musician
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Sam Lay
Sam Lay
American drummer and vocalist
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Little Walter
Little Walter
American blues harmonica player
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Fred Below
Fred Below
American musician
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Earl Hooker
Earl Hooker
American Chicago blues guitarist
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Calvin "Fuzz" Jones
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones
American blues bassist and singer
29
Sonny Boy Williamson II
Sonny Boy Williamson II
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
30
Leonard Chess
Leonard Chess
Polish-American record company executive
31
Pinetop Perkins
Pinetop Perkins
American blues pianist
32
Leroy Foster
Leroy Foster
American blues singer, drummer and guitarist
33
Henry Gray
Henry Gray
African-American blues piano player and singer
34
John Littlejohn
John Littlejohn
American electric blues slide guitarist
35
Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy
American blues guitarist and singer
36
Phil Upchurch
Phil Upchurch
American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist
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Morris Jennings
Morris Jennings
American musician
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Mike Bloomfield
Mike Bloomfield
American guitarist and composer
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Rod Piazza
Rod Piazza
American musician
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Otis Rush
Otis Rush
American musician
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Herbie Lovelle
Herbie Lovelle
American musician and actor (1924-2009)
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Charles Stepney
Charles Stepney
American record producer
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Sunnyland Slim
Sunnyland Slim
American blues pianist
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Elmore James
Elmore James
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader
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Magic Slim
Magic Slim
American blues musician
46
Luther Tucker
Luther Tucker
American musician
47
Odie Payne
Odie Payne
American Chicago blues drummer
Intro
American Chicago blues pianist
Record Labels
Awards Received
Blues Hall of Fame

Otis Spann (March 21, 1924 or 1930 – April 24, 1970) was an American blues musician, whom many consider to be the leading postwar Chicago blues pianist.