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Jack McVea
Jack McVea
American musician
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Joe Louis Walker
Joe Louis Walker
Blues musician
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Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Lloyd Glenn
Lloyd Glenn
American musician
4
Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
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George Freeman
George Freeman
American musician
6
Mel Brown
Mel Brown
American jazz guitarist
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Dave Specter
Dave Specter
American Chicago blues and jazz guitarist
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Jimmy Dawkins
Jimmy Dawkins
American blues musician
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Otis Rush
Otis Rush
American musician
10
Big Joe Williams
Big Joe Williams
American Delta blues guitarist, recording artist, singer and songwriter
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Earl Hooker
Earl Hooker
American Chicago blues guitarist
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Floyd Smith
Floyd Smith
American jazz guitarist
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Frankie Lee Sims
Frankie Lee Sims
American singer-songwriter and electric blues guitarist
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Hal Singer
Hal Singer
American musician
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Pee Wee Crayton
Pee Wee Crayton
American R&B and blues guitarist and singer
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Paul Humphrey
Paul Humphrey
American musician
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Joe Beck
Joe Beck
American musician
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Bob Dunn
Bob Dunn
American musician
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Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
guitarist
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Sammy Lawhorn
Sammy Lawhorn
American Chicago blues guitarist
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Dave Pike
Dave Pike
American jazz musician
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Thornel Schwartz
Thornel Schwartz
American jazz guitarist
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Larry Carlton
Larry Carlton
American musician
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Les Paul
Les Paul
American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and inventor
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Arthur G. Wright
Arthur G. Wright
American musician
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Tom Archia
Tom Archia
American musician
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James Emery
James Emery
American musician
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Joe Williams
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
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Elliott Randall
Elliott Randall
American musician
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Magic Sam
Magic Sam
American Chicago blues musician
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Guitar Slim
Guitar Slim
American blues musician
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Ralph Bass
Ralph Bass
R&B record producer
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Jay McShann
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer
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Terry Robb
Terry Robb
Canadian guitarist
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Ladi Geisler
Ladi Geisler
Czech musician
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Otis Spann
Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
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Junior Parker
Junior Parker
American Memphis blues singer and musician
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Mike Bloomfield
Mike Bloomfield
American guitarist and composer
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Preston Love
Preston Love
American saxophonist
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Eddie Durham
Eddie Durham
American musician
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Sleepy John Estes
Sleepy John Estes
American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer
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Leon McAuliffe
Leon McAuliffe
American musician
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Eddie Lang
Eddie Lang
American jazz guitarist
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The Four Freshmen
The Four Freshmen
American band
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Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
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Roy Gaines
Roy Gaines
American Texas blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Bert Kaempfert
Bert Kaempfert
German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger and composer (1923-1980)
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Gil Evans
Gil Evans
American pianist
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Michel Sardaby
Michel Sardaby
jazz pianist
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James Cotton
James Cotton
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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Dave Mason
Dave Mason
British recording artist; singer-songwriter and guitarist from Worcester
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Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy
American blues guitarist and singer
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Von Freeman
Von Freeman
American saxophonist
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Little Walter
Little Walter
American blues harmonica player
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Billy Harper
Billy Harper
American musician
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Billy Gibbons
Billy Gibbons
American musician
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Chris Farlowe
Chris Farlowe
English singer
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Jimmy Stewart
Jimmy Stewart
Guitarist and singer
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

T-Bone Walker

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American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker (May 28, 1910 – March 16, 1975) was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who was a pioneer and innovator of the jump blues and electric blues sound. In 2018 Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 67 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". In March 1975, Walker died due to health issues in his Los Angeles home.