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Gid Tanner

American musician

1

Earl Johnson

American musician

2

Dick Burnett

American musician

3

Norman Blake

American musician

4

Jimmie Rodgers

American country singer, songwriter

5

Roba Stanley

American country singer and musician

6

Barbecue Bob

American blues musician

7

Blind Willie McTell

Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist

8

Henry Whitter

American musician

9

Fiddlin' John Carson

American musician

10

Brenda Lee

American singer and recording artist

11

Fiddlin' Arthur Smith

American musician

12

Joe South

US singer, songwriter and guitarist

13

Buddy Moss

American East Coast blues guitarist

14

Mark O'Connor

American fiddle player

15

New Lost City Ramblers

musical group

16

Charlie Poole

American musician

17

Bill Monroe

American bluegrass musician, songwriter

18

Benny Martin

American musician

19

Gary Puckett & The Union Gap

American pop/rock band

20

Blind Willie Johnson

American blues and gospel singer and guitarist

21

Andrew Jenkins

American composer and singer

22

Hank Snow

Country musician

23

Lavay Smith

American singer

24

Buddy Knox

American singer and songwriter

25

Uncle Charlie Osborne

American musician

26

Uncle Dave Macon

American musician (1870-1952)

27

Merle Travis

American country/Western singer-songwriter and musician

28

Pearly Brown

American musician

29

Roy Acuff

American country music singer and fiddler (1903-1992)

30

Ralph Peer

Talent scout, recording engineer and record producer

31

David Rogers

American country singer

32

Willie Baker

American Piedmont blues guitarist singer and songwriter

33

Billy Joe Royal

American singer

34

Oliver Schroer

Canadian musician

35

Joe Falcon

American accordionist

36

Zac Brown Band

American country/folk band

37

Peter Rowan

American singer

38

Lucille Starr

Canadian singer

39

Clarence Ashley

American musician

40

Wilf Carter

Canadian singer