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Amos Milburn
American rhythm and blues singer, and pianist
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Henry Glover
American songwriter, arranger, record producer and trumpet player
2
The Midnighters
American R&B group
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Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
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Vann "Piano Man" Walls
American musician
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Annie Laurie
American jump blues and rhythm and blues singer
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Hank Ballard
American R&B recording artist; singer and songwriter
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The Clovers
American rhythm and blues/doo-wop vocal group
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Rose Marie McCoy
American songwriter
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Little Willie John
American recording artist; R&B singer
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Charles Brown
American recording artist; songwriter, blues singer and pianist
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Esther Phillips
American R&B singer
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Paul Williams
US blues and R&B saxophone player and composer
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Johnny Otis
American singer, musician, composer, and record producer
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Texas Johnny Brown
American blues guitarist and songwriter
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Chuck Willis
American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter
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Bert Berns
American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s
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Paul Gayten
American R&B bandleader, pianist, songwriter, producer and record company executive
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Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Shifty Henry
American musician
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Ahmet Ertegün
Turkish-American songwriter, record producer, music executive
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Maria Muldaur
American folk-blues singer
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Etta James
American recording artist; singer
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William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
