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Elmore James
Elmore James
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader
1
Houston Stackhouse
Houston Stackhouse
American Delta blues guitarist and singer
2
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
3
Robert Lockwood Jr.
Robert Lockwood Jr.
American Delta blues guitarist
4
Pinetop Perkins
Pinetop Perkins
American blues pianist
5
Kokomo Arnold
Kokomo Arnold
American blues musician
6
Doctor Ross
Doctor Ross
American blues singer, guitarist, harmonica player and drummer
7
Sunnyland Slim
Sunnyland Slim
American blues pianist
8
Jackie Brenston
Jackie Brenston
American R&B singer, saxophonist, songwriter
9
Leroy Foster
Leroy Foster
American blues singer, drummer and guitarist
10
Tommy Johnson
Tommy Johnson
American musician
11
Kansas Joe McCoy
Kansas Joe McCoy
American Delta blues musician and songwriter
12
Bertha Lee Pate
Bertha Lee Pate
American classic female blues singer
13
Willie Brown
Willie Brown
guitar player and vocalist
14
Francis Clay
Francis Clay
American musician
15
Son Seals
Son Seals
American electric blues guitarist and singer
16
Ike Turner
Ike Turner
African American musician, songwriter, and producer (1931-2007)
17
Fiddlin' Joe Martin
Fiddlin' Joe Martin
American blues musician
18
Son House
Son House
American blues singer and guitarist
19
Willie Nix
Willie Nix
American Chicago blues singer and drummer
20
Albert King
Albert King
American blues guitarist and singer
21
Johnny Temple
Johnny Temple
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
22
Junior Parker
Junior Parker
American Memphis blues singer and musician
23
Little Walter
Little Walter
American blues harmonica player
24
Fred McDowell
Fred McDowell
American Hill country blues singer and guitar player.
25
Robert Petway
Robert Petway
African-American blues singer and guitarist
26
Otis Spann
Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
27
Louise Johnson
Louise Johnson
Blues singer and pianist
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Earl Hooker
Earl Hooker
American Chicago blues guitarist
29
Sam Collins
Sam Collins
American blues singer and guitarist
30
Tommy McClennan
Tommy McClennan
American Delta blues singer and guitarist
31
Kings of Rhythm
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
32
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
33
Little Brother Montgomery
Little Brother Montgomery
American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer
34
Sonny Boy Williamson II
Sonny Boy Williamson II
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
35
Blind John Davis
Blind John Davis
American musician
36
J. T. Brown
J. T. Brown
American Chicago blues tenor saxophonist
37
Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
38
Willie Love
Willie Love
American Delta blues pianist
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Hound Dog Taylor
Hound Dog Taylor
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
40
Henry "Son" Sims
Henry "Son" Sims
American Delta blues violinist and songwriter
41
Bob Margolin
Bob Margolin
American electric blues guitarist
42
Fred Below
Fred Below
American musician
43
Sam Carr
Sam Carr
Blues musician
44
Billy "The Kid" Emerson
Billy "The Kid" Emerson
American musician
45
Sammy Price
Sammy Price
American pianist
46
Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
47
Little Milton
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist
48
Snooky Pryor
Snooky Pryor
Chicago blues harmonica player
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Eddie Durham
Eddie Durham
American musician
50
Mississippi Joe Callicott
Mississippi Joe Callicott
United States Delta blues singer and guitarist
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Richard "Hacksaw" Harney
Richard "Hacksaw" Harney
American musician
52
Charley Patton
Charley Patton
American Delta blues musician
53
Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter
54
Big Walter Horton
Big Walter Horton
American blues harmonica player
55
Peetie Wheatstraw
Peetie Wheatstraw
American country blues musician
56
Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
57
Eddie Shaw
Eddie Shaw
African American, Chicago blues tenor saxophonist

Robert Lee McCollum (November 30, 1909 – November 5, 1967) was an American blues musician who played and recorded under the pseudonyms Robert Lee McCoy and Robert Nighthawk. He was the father of the blues musician Sam Carr. Nighthawk was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1983.