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Hans Theessink
Dutch guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Ry Cooder
American guitarist, singer and composer
2
Bobby King
American gospel-style, R&B and soul singer
3
Pops Staples
American musician
4
Tommy Johnson
American musician
5
Taj Mahal
American Blues musician famous for incorporating elements of world music
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Michael Messer
musical artist
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Reggie McBride
American musician
8
Sam Carr
Blues musician
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Ali Farka Touré
Malian musician
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Percy Sledge
American singer
11
Mississippi Joe Callicott
United States Delta blues singer and guitarist
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Bobby Byrd
American R&B/soul singer, songwriter, bandleader, talent scout, record producer, and musician
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Larry Taylor
American musician
14
Plas Johnson
American musician
15
Gloria Jones
American singer
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Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
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Charley Patton
American Delta blues musician
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Dexter Allen
musician
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Robert Johnson
American blues singer and musician
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James Blood Ulmer
American jazz and blues guitarist and singer
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Mavis Staples
American singer
22
Fontella Bass
American singer
23
Flaco Jiménez
Tejano accordionist, performer, Grammy winner
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Buena Vista Social Club
ensemble of Cuban musicians
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B. B. King
American blues musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1925-2015)
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Bobby Rush
American musician
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Willie Clayton
American Chicago blues and soul singer and songwriter
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Rising Sons
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Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
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Jim Dickinson
American musician
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Margie Evans
American blues singer and songwriter
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Terry Melcher
American musician and record producer
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Golden Gate Quartet
American gospel vocal group
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Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
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Junior Kimbrough
american musician
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Mel Brown
American jazz guitarist
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John Hiatt
American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter; born 1952
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Boo Boo Davis
American blues musician
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Bobby Womack
American singer-songwriter and musician
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Mose Allison
American jazz blues pianist and singer
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Elmore James
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader
42
Sleepy John Estes
American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer
43
George Perkins
American soul singer
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Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
45
Billy "The Kid" Emerson
American musician
46
R. L. Burnside
American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist
47
Vasti Jackson
American singer-songwriter and record producer
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Van Dyke Parks
American musician
49
Tracy Nelson
American singer
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John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Johnny Rawls
American soul blues singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter and record producer
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Curtis Salgado
American musician
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Calvin "Fuzz" Jones
American blues bassist and singer
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Bobby Caldwell
singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Steve Azar
American singer-songwriter
