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Snooks Eaglin
Snooks Eaglin
American musician
1
Champion Jack Dupree
Champion Jack Dupree
American blues pianist
2
Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
3
Lightnin' Hopkins
Lightnin' Hopkins
American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
4
Roosevelt Sykes
Roosevelt Sykes
American blues musician
5
Barrelhouse Buck McFarland
Barrelhouse Buck McFarland
musical artist
6
Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
7
Speckled Red
Speckled Red
American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer
8
Son House
Son House
American blues singer and guitarist
9
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton
American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer
10
Henry Townsend
Henry Townsend
American musician
11
Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
12
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
American musician
13
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell
Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist
14
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
15
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
16
Billy Butler
Billy Butler
American musician
17
Bertram Turetzky
Bertram Turetzky
American musician
18
Eric Dolphy
Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician
19
Vic Dickenson
Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist
20
Gigi Gryce
Gigi Gryce
American recording artist; jazz saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator
21
Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
22
Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
23
Lightnin' Slim
Lightnin' Slim
American Louisiana blues musician
24
Otis Spann
Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
25
Little Brother Montgomery
Little Brother Montgomery
American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer
26
Eddie Chamblee
Eddie Chamblee
American saxophonist
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Earl King
Earl King
American songwriter and guitarist
28
Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter
29
Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
30
Cedar Walton
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
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Buddy Bolden
Buddy Bolden
American cornetist and jazz pioneer
32
Lead Belly
Lead Belly
American folk and blues musician
33
Arbee Stidham
Arbee Stidham
American blues singer and multi-instrumentalist
34
George Mraz
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
35
Johnny Otis
Johnny Otis
American singer, musician, composer, and record producer
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James Moody
James Moody
American jazz musician
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John Ore
John Ore
American musician
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Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Percy Heath
Percy Heath
American musician
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Big Jay McNeely
Big Jay McNeely
American rhythm and blues saxophonist
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Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
42
Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
43
Esmond Edwards
Esmond Edwards
American photographer and record producer
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Piano Red
Piano Red
American blues musician
45
Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
46
Kenny Drew
Kenny Drew
American jazz pianist
47
Duke Jordan
Duke Jordan
American musician
48
James P. Johnson
James P. Johnson
American pianist and composer
49
Memphis Jug Band
Memphis Jug Band
band
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
American singer and guitarist
51
Buddy Tate
Buddy Tate
American musician
52
Cliff Jackson
Cliff Jackson
American pianist
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Frank Wess
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
54
Joe Sullivan
Joe Sullivan
American musician
55
Clifton Chenier
Clifton Chenier
American accordion player and Zydeco musician
56
Brownie McGhee
Brownie McGhee
American folk-blues singer and guitarist
57
Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
58
Tiny Grimes
Tiny Grimes
American jazz and R&B guitarist
59
Mike Seeger
Mike Seeger
American singer
60
Lillian Boutté
Lillian Boutté
American jazz singer
61
Horace Parlan
Horace Parlan
American-Danish jazz pianist
62
David Edwards
David Edwards
American blues guitarist and singer
63
J.D. Short
J.D. Short
American Delta blues singer, guitarist and harmonicist
64
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
American country blues singer and guitarist
65
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson
American blues and gospel singer and guitarist
66
Blues Incorporated
Blues Incorporated
band
67
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
68
Richard Williams
Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
69
Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
70
Roland Hanna
Roland Hanna
American pianist
71
Illinois Jacquet
Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter
72
Slim Harpo
Slim Harpo
American blues musician
73
Otis Rush
Otis Rush
American musician
74
George Coleman
George Coleman
American musician
75
Richard Holmes
Richard Holmes
American organist
76
Sam Most
Sam Most
American jazz flautist, clarinetist, and tenor saxophonist
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Jimmie Noone
Jimmie Noone
American musician
78
Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
79
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
Samuel Charters
American music historian and musician

Samuel Charters

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American music historian and musician
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Samuel Barclay Charters IV (August 1, 1929 – March 18, 2015) was an American music historian, writer, record producer, musician, and poet. He was a widely published author on the subjects of blues and jazz. He also wrote fiction.