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George Washington Thomas, Jr.
George Washington Thomas, Jr.
American musician
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Hersal Thomas
Hersal Thomas
American songwriter
2
Axel Zwingenberger
Axel Zwingenberger
German musician
3
Hociel Thomas
Hociel Thomas
American vaudeville and blues singer
4
Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter
5
Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
6
Champion Jack Dupree
Champion Jack Dupree
American blues pianist
7
Albert Ammons
Albert Ammons
American jazz pianist, recording artist
8
Alice Leslie Carter
Alice Leslie Carter
United States American classic female blues singer
9
Eva Taylor
Eva Taylor
American singer and actress (1895-1977)
10
Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress
11
Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
12
Madlyn Davis
Madlyn Davis
American classic female blues singer
13
Bessie Tucker
Bessie Tucker
American classic female blues singer and songwriter
14
Estelle Yancey
Estelle Yancey
American blues singer
15
Barbara Dane
Barbara Dane
American singer
16
Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
17
Bertha "Chippie" Hill
Bertha "Chippie" Hill
American blues and vaudeville singer and dancer
18
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt
blues singer-songwriter and slide guitar player from the United States
19
Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
20
Jessica Williams
Jessica Williams
American jazz pianist
21
Alberta Hunter
Alberta Hunter
American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse
22
Jay McShann
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer
23
Bernice Edwards
Bernice Edwards
American musician and singer
24
Lovie Austin
Lovie Austin
American pianist
25
Helen Humes
Helen Humes
American jazz and blues singer
26
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
27
Koko Taylor
Koko Taylor
American Chicago blues musician
28
Otis Spann
Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
29
Patrice Rushen
Patrice Rushen
American musician
30
Porter Grainger
Porter Grainger
American musician
31
T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
32
Hank Jones
Hank Jones
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
33
Ida Cox
Ida Cox
African American singer and vaudeville performer
34
Lightnin' Hopkins
Lightnin' Hopkins
American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
35
Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey
African-American blues singer
36
Monty Alexander
Monty Alexander
Jamaican pianist
37
Shirley Horn
Shirley Horn
American singer
38
Joe Williams
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
39
Barbara Higbie
Barbara Higbie
American musician
40
Joe Sample
Joe Sample
American pianist
41
Etta James
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
42
Marcia Ball
Marcia Ball
American blues singer and pianist
43
Patti Bown
Patti Bown
American musician
44
Thornetta Davis
Thornetta Davis
American Detroit blues singer
45
Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
46
Diana Krall
Diana Krall
Canadian recording artist; jazz singer and pianist
47
Helen Merrill
Helen Merrill
American recording artist; jazz vocalist
48
Big Maceo Merriweather
Big Maceo Merriweather
American Chicago blues pianist and singer
49
Rita Reys
Rita Reys
Dutch jazz singer
50
Geri Allen
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist
51
Piano Red
Piano Red
American blues musician
52
Alberta Adams
Alberta Adams
American singer, musician
53
Dr. John
Dr. John
American singer-songwriter (1941-2019)
54
Maxine Sullivan
Maxine Sullivan
American blues and jazz singer (1911-1987)
55
Mose Allison
Mose Allison
American jazz blues pianist and singer
56
James Booker
James Booker
American musician
57
Charlie Musselwhite
Charlie Musselwhite
American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader
58
James Dapogny
James Dapogny
American musician
59
Chris Smither
Chris Smither
American singer-songwriter
60
Memphis Jug Band
Memphis Jug Band
band
61
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
62
Bob Seeley
Bob Seeley
American musician
63
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Lil Hardin Armstrong
American jazz musician
64
Harold Mabern
Harold Mabern
American pianist
65
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
66
Meredith D'Ambrosio
Meredith D'Ambrosio
American singer
67
Lucille Hegamin
Lucille Hegamin
American singer and entertainer
68
Freda Payne
Freda Payne
American singer and actress
69
Blossom Dearie
Blossom Dearie
American jazz singer and pianist
70
Alice Di Micele
Alice Di Micele
American musician
71
Thomas Morris
Thomas Morris
American jazz cornetist
Intro
American blues and jazz singer
Record Labels
Awards Received
Michigan Women's Hall of Fame

Sippie Wallace (born Beulah Belle Thomas, November 1, 1898 – November 1, 1986) was an American singer-songwriter. Her early career in tent shows gained her the billing "The Texas Nightingale". Between 1923 and 1927, she recorded over 40 songs for Okeh Records, many written by her or her brothers, George and Hersal Thomas. Her accompanists included Louis Armstrong, Johnny Dodds, Sidney Bechet, King Oliver, and Clarence Williams. Among the top female blues vocalists of her era, Wallace ranked with Ma Rainey, Ida Cox, Alberta Hunter, and Bessie Smith.

In the 1930s, she left show business to become a church organist, singer, and choir director in Detroit and performed secular music only sporadically until the 1960s, when she resumed her performing career. Wallace was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1982 and was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 1993.