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David Bromberg
David Bromberg
American musician
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Peter Case
Peter Case
American musician
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Lefty Frizzell
Lefty Frizzell
Popular country music singer-songwriter, Rockabilly Hall of Fame inductee
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Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
American singer and guitarist
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John Hiatt
John Hiatt
American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter; born 1952
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Roy Hawkins
Roy Hawkins
American musician
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Lead Belly
Lead Belly
American folk and blues musician
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Mance Lipscomb
Mance Lipscomb
American blues singer, guitarist and songster
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Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan
American guitarist, songwriter and recording artist
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Paul Siebel
Paul Siebel
American singer-songwriter
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Taylor Hawkins
Taylor Hawkins
American musician, rock drummer
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Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Canadian musician
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John McEuen
John McEuen
American musician
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Reverend Gary Davis
Reverend Gary Davis
American blues and gospel singer and guitarist
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Eric Burdon
Eric Burdon
English singer-songwriter
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Paul Butterfield
Paul Butterfield
American blues singer and harmonica player
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Bernie Marsden
Bernie Marsden
British musician
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Fruteland Jackson
Fruteland Jackson
American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Alan Wilson
Alan Wilson
musician
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The Band
The Band
rock band from Toronto
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Skip James
Skip James
American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter
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Tom Rush
Tom Rush
American singer
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Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen
American composer of popular music (1905-1986)
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Chris Smither
Chris Smither
American singer-songwriter
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Keb' Mo'
Keb' Mo'
American blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter
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Fred McDowell
Fred McDowell
American Hill country blues singer and guitar player.
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Tim O'Brien
Tim O'Brien
American musician
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Jody Stecher
Jody Stecher
American musician
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Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
American multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter
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Don Covay
Don Covay
American musician
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Robbie Robertson
Robbie Robertson
Canadian recording artist; singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
American country singer, songwriter, and guitarist
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John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
American rock singer-songwriter, musician and painter
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Barbara Dane
Barbara Dane
American singer
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Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
American country blues singer and guitarist
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Lonnie Donegan
Lonnie Donegan
Scottish-born skiffle musician
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Mike Campbell
Mike Campbell
American musician
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Rory Block
Rory Block
American blues guitarist and singer
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Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson
American blues and gospel singer and guitarist
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Charlie Sexton
Charlie Sexton
American guitarist
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Elmore James
Elmore James
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader
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Guy Forsyth
Guy Forsyth
American Texas blues and blues rock singer, harmonicist, guitarist and songwriter
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Otis Rush
Otis Rush
American musician
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Willie Watson
Willie Watson
American musician
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Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine
American popular singer (1913-2007)
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Chet Baker
Chet Baker
American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988)
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J.J. Cale
J.J. Cale
American singer-songwriter and musician
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Eddie Taylor Jr.
Eddie Taylor Jr.
American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Josh White
Josh White
American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor, and civil rights activist (1914-1969)
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John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Phantom Planet
Phantom Planet
American band that plays alternative rock
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)
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Charlie Huhn
Charlie Huhn
American musician
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Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
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Michael Messer
Michael Messer
musical artist
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Ted Hawkins (October 28, 1936 – January 1, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter born in Biloxi, Mississippi. He was an enigmatic figure for most of his career. He split his time between his adopted hometown of Venice Beach, California, where he was a mostly anonymous street performer, and Europe and Australia, where he and his songs were better known and well received in clubs and small concert halls.