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Siegel–Schwall Band
Siegel–Schwall Band
band
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Eddie Shaw
Eddie Shaw
African American, Chicago blues tenor saxophonist
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Mike Bloomfield
Mike Bloomfield
American guitarist and composer
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Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter
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James Cotton
James Cotton
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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Paul Butterfield
Paul Butterfield
American blues singer and harmonica player
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Corky Siegel
Corky Siegel
musician
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Leonard Chess
Leonard Chess
Polish-American record company executive
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Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
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Fred Below
Fred Below
American musician
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Magic Sam
Magic Sam
American Chicago blues musician
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Otis Spann
Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
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Barry Goldberg
Barry Goldberg
American blues and rock keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer
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Luther Allison
Luther Allison
American blues guitarist
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Morris Jennings
Morris Jennings
American musician
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Little Walter
Little Walter
American blues harmonica player
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Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy
American blues guitarist and singer
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Rotary Connection
Rotary Connection
American psychedelic soul band
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Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart
British musician and tour manager
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Magic Slim
Magic Slim
American blues musician
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Al Kooper
Al Kooper
American songwriter, record producer and musician
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Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
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Sam Phillips
Sam Phillips
American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ
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Koko Taylor
Koko Taylor
American Chicago blues musician
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Garth Hudson
Garth Hudson
Canadian musician
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Pinetop Perkins
Pinetop Perkins
American blues pianist
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Elmore James
Elmore James
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader
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Jim Schwall
Jim Schwall
musician
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Tracy Nelson
Tracy Nelson
American singer
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Ralph Bass
Ralph Bass
R&B record producer
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Carey Bell
Carey Bell
American blues musician
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Lafayette Leake
Lafayette Leake
American musician
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Charlie Musselwhite
Charlie Musselwhite
American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader
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Freddie King
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer
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Oliver Sain
Oliver Sain
American saxophonist, songwriter, bandleader, drummer and record producer
35
Little Johnny Jones
Little Johnny Jones
American Chicago blues pianist and singer
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Donald Dunn
Donald Dunn
American bass guitarist (1941-2012)
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Johnnie Johnson
Johnnie Johnson
American musician
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Robert Nighthawk
Robert Nighthawk
American blues musician
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Elvin Bishop
Elvin Bishop
American musician
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Nick Gravenites
Nick Gravenites
American musician
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Arthur Crudup
Arthur Crudup
American recording artist; Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Little Smokey Smothers
Little Smokey Smothers
American musician
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Sam Myers
Sam Myers
American blues musician and songwriter
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Willie Johnson
Willie Johnson
American musician
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Jimmy Rogers
Jimmy Rogers
Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
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Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
American musical group; R& B/funk band
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Mark Naftalin
Mark Naftalin
American blues keyboardist, composer, and record producer
48
The Band
The Band
rock band from Toronto
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Henry Gray
Henry Gray
African-American blues piano player and singer
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Eddie Taylor
Eddie Taylor
American electric blues guitarist and singer
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Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
American R&B musician
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Hubert Sumlin
Hubert Sumlin
American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist and singer
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Steve Cropper
Steve Cropper
American guitarist, songwriter and record producer
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Pick Withers
Pick Withers
English drummer
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John Littlejohn
John Littlejohn
American electric blues slide guitarist
Intro
American drummer and vocalist
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Sam Lay (born March 20, 1935, Birmingham, Alabama) is an American drummer and vocalist who has been performing since the late 1950s. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.