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Jimmy Gourley
Jimmy Gourley
American jazz guitarist
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Eddy Louiss
Eddy Louiss
French musician
2
Jimmy Dawkins
Jimmy Dawkins
American blues musician
3
Jimmy Rushing
Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer
4
Luther Tucker
Luther Tucker
American musician
5
Jimmy Yancey
Jimmy Yancey
African American boogie-woogie pianist, composer, and lyricist
6
Organ trio
Organ trio
trio including a Hammond organ
7
Sacha Distel
Sacha Distel
French singer and guitarist
8
Eddie Taylor
Eddie Taylor
American electric blues guitarist and singer
9
Ray Brown
Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
10
Jimmy Rogers
Jimmy Rogers
Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
11
George Benson
George Benson
American recording artist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter
12
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
13
Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy
American blues guitarist and singer
14
Carl Kress
Carl Kress
American musician
15
Lefty Bates
Lefty Bates
American Chicago blues guitarist
16
Lovie Austin
Lovie Austin
American pianist
17
Terry Kath
Terry Kath
American musician, former member of the rock band Chicago
18
George Barnes
George Barnes
American musician
19
Leroy Carr
Leroy Carr
American blues singer, songwriter and pianist
20
Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney
American musician
21
Phil Upchurch
Phil Upchurch
American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist
22
Jazz Gillum
Jazz Gillum
American blues harmonica player
23
Jimmy McPartland
Jimmy McPartland
American cornetist
24
Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt
Belgian-born Romani French jazz guitarist and composer
25
Alexis Korner
Alexis Korner
British blues musician and radio broadcaster
26
T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
27
Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
28
Mickey Baker
Mickey Baker
American jazz and rock guitarist
29
Kansas Joe McCoy
Kansas Joe McCoy
American Delta blues musician and songwriter
30
Wynton Kelly
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
31
Johnny B. Moore
Johnny B. Moore
American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
32
Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
33
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
34
Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck
English rock guitarist
35
Jimmy Chamberlin
Jimmy Chamberlin
Drummer, songwriter, Producer
36
Freddie King
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer
37
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Ronnie Baker Brooks
American Chicago blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Scott Yanow
Scott Yanow
American jazz writer
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Mike Bloomfield
Mike Bloomfield
American guitarist and composer
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Ed Shaughnessy
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
Ronnie Singer
American musician

Ronnie Singer

Intro
American musician
Genres
Music

Ronnie Singer (June 9, 1928 – September 12, 1953) was an American jazz guitarist from Chicago. Singer was influential on other jazz musicians, and was considered "just as good as Jimmy Raney", according to Jimmy Gourley who played with both guitarists in Chicago. He was heavily addicted to heroin. At the age of 25, he and his wife committed suicide together in a hotel room in New York City.