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T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
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Jimmy Dawkins
Jimmy Dawkins
American blues musician
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A.C. Reed
A.C. Reed
American blues saxophonist
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Carey Bell
Carey Bell
American blues musician
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Little Milton
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist
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Lurrie Bell
Lurrie Bell
American blues guitarist and singer
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Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young
American Chicago blues guitarist
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Ohio Players
Ohio Players
American funk and R&B band
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Robert Lockwood Jr.
Robert Lockwood Jr.
American Delta blues guitarist
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St. Louis Jimmy Oden
St. Louis Jimmy Oden
American blues singer and songwriter
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Jimmy Forrest
Jimmy Forrest
African American jazz musician
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Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
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Sam Lay
Sam Lay
American drummer and vocalist
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Lonnie Brooks
Lonnie Brooks
American blues singer and guitarist
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J. B. Hutto
J. B. Hutto
American blues musician
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Luther Johnson
Luther Johnson
American Chicago blues singer and guitarist
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Tommy Ridgley
Tommy Ridgley
American R&B singer and bandleader
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Jimmy Burns
Jimmy Burns
American blues guitarist and singer
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Roy Lee Johnson
Roy Lee Johnson
American R&B and soul songwriter, singer and guitarist
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Bobby Bland
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
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Clarence Carter
Clarence Carter
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician
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The Elgins
The Elgins
American rhythm and blues group
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Snooks Eaglin
Snooks Eaglin
American musician
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Byther Smith
Byther Smith
American blues musician
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Michael Coleman
Michael Coleman
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
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James Carr
James Carr
American musician
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Mr. Bo
Mr. Bo
musical artist
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Shakey Jake Harris
Shakey Jake Harris
American Chicago blues singer, harmonicist and songwriter
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Pinetop Perkins
Pinetop Perkins
American blues pianist
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Arthur Adams
Arthur Adams
American blues musician
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Speckled Red
Speckled Red
American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer
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Major Lance
Major Lance
singer
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Bobby Parker
Bobby Parker
American blues-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Junior Wells
Junior Wells
American Chicago blues vocalist, harmonica player, and recording artist
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Rod Piazza
Rod Piazza
American musician
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Edwin Starr
Edwin Starr
American singer
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Jimmy Rogers
Jimmy Rogers
Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
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Skip James
Skip James
American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter
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Hal Singer
Hal Singer
American musician
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Earl Gaines
Earl Gaines
American soul blues and electric blues singer
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Otis Rush
Otis Rush
American musician
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Magic Sam
Magic Sam
American Chicago blues musician
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Billy Harper
Billy Harper
American musician
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Arthur Crudup
Arthur Crudup
American recording artist; Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Otis Spann
Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
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Thurman Barker
Thurman Barker
American jazz drummer
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Billy Joe Royal
Billy Joe Royal
American singer
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Earl King
Earl King
American songwriter and guitarist
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Robert Palmer
Robert Palmer
English singer-songwriter and musician
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Ray Charles
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
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Latimore
Latimore
American singer
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Lafayette Leake
Lafayette Leake
American musician
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Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry
American Piedmont blues musician
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Marv Johnson
Marv Johnson
American R&B and soul singer
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Al Green
Al Green
American singer
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The Marvelettes
The Marvelettes
1960s all-girl music group
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Ralph Bass
Ralph Bass
R&B record producer
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Chris Thomas King
Chris Thomas King
American blues musician and actor
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Cecil Payne
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
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Tiny Grimes
Tiny Grimes
American jazz and R&B guitarist
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Eddie Taylor
Eddie Taylor
American electric blues guitarist and singer
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Leon Haywood
Leon Haywood
American singer and songwriter
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Karen Carroll
Karen Carroll
American Chicago blues singer
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Bobby Broom
Bobby Broom
American musician
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Roy Brown
Roy Brown
American R&B singer, songwriter and musician
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Big Maybelle
Big Maybelle
American R&B singer and pianist
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Barbecue Bob
Barbecue Bob
American blues musician
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Hamiet Bluiett
Hamiet Bluiett
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
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James Harman
James Harman
American blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter
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Etta James
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
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Steve Stevens
Steve Stevens
American guitarist and songwriter
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Tampa Red
Tampa Red
American Chicago blues musician
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Syl Johnson
Syl Johnson
American blues and soul singer and record producer
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Eddie Floyd
Eddie Floyd
American singer
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Rufus Thomas
Rufus Thomas
American singer (1917-2001)
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Roosevelt Sykes
Roosevelt Sykes
American blues musician
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Johnny Copeland
Johnny Copeland
American blues musician
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Ken Boothe
Ken Boothe
Jamaican musician
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Howard Tate
Howard Tate
American soul singer and songwriter
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Leon Thomas
Leon Thomas
American singer
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Dave Specter
Dave Specter
American Chicago blues and jazz guitarist
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Ken Saydak
Ken Saydak
American Chicago blues pianist and singer-songwriter
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Andy Fairweather Low
Andy Fairweather Low
Welsh singer, guitarist and songwriter
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Billy Ward and His Dominoes
Billy Ward and His Dominoes
African American R&B group
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Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
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Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
Robert Ward
American blues and soul guitarist

Robert Ward

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American blues and soul guitarist
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Robert June Ward, Sr. (October 15, 1938 – December 25, 2008) was an American blues and soul guitarist. He was known for founding the Ohio Untouchables, the band that later would become the Ohio Players. He played the guitar with a unique tone soaked in vibrato coming from a Magnatone amplifier.