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Annie Laurie
American jump blues and rhythm and blues singer
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Clarence "Frogman" Henry
American rhythm and blues singer and pianist
2
Eddie Bo
New Orleans jazz musician
3
Dave Bartholomew
American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
4
Edgar Blanchard
New Orleans jazz musician
5
Lee Allen
American saxophonist
6
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
7
Sonny Thompson
American R&B bandleader and pianist
8
Eddie Boyd
American blues pianist
9
Jimmy Beasley
American singer
10
Little Brother Montgomery
American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer
11
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
12
Willie Mabon
American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist
13
Ray Bryant
American pianist
14
Johnny Pate
American record producer
15
Brad Mehldau
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
16
Chris Kenner
American musician
17
Jesse Belvin
American singer
18
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
19
Percy Mayfield
American singer and songwriter
20
Howard Biggs
American pianist, songwriter and arranger
21
Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
22
Oliver Sain
American saxophonist, songwriter, bandleader, drummer and record producer
23
Ernie Freeman
American musician
24
Fats Domino
American R&B musician
25
J. B. Lenoir
African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
26
Lafayette Leake
American musician
27
Sam Butera
American musician
28
Herbie Lovelle
American musician and actor (1924-2009)
29
Larry Williams
American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist
30
Professor Longhair
African-American blues musician
31
Betty Hall Jones
American singer
32
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist
33
Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
34
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
35
Griffin Brothers
American R&B band
36
Floyd Smith
American jazz guitarist
37
Camille Howard
American musician
38
Russell Procope
American musician
39
Paul Bley
Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist
40
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
41
Bill Cunliffe
American musician
42
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
43
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
44
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
45
Maxwell Davis
American musician
46
Frank Culley
American musician
47
Allen Toussaint
American musician
48
Dr. John
American singer-songwriter (1941-2019)
