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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
