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Mike Bloomfield
American guitarist and composer
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Nick Gravenites
American musician
2
Harvey Brooks
American bass guitarist
3
Buddy Miles
American rock and funk drummer
4
Barry Goldberg
American blues and rock keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer
5
Bobby Notkoff
American musician
6
Paul Butterfield
American blues singer and harmonica player
7
The Chambers Brothers
American soul music band
8
Harvey Mandel
American guitarist
9
Jerry Jemmott
American musician
10
Roy Brooks
American drummer
11
Eddie Kramer
audio engineer and producer
12
Otis Rush
American musician
13
Bernard Purdie
American drummer
14
Merl Saunders
American musician
15
Al Kooper
American songwriter, record producer and musician
16
Adrian Gurvitz
English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
17
Quicksilver Messenger Service
American psychedelic rock band formed in 1965 in San Francisco
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Ric Grech
British musician
19
Sonny Fortune
American saxophonist
20
Jimmy Smith
American jazz musician
21
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
22
James Cotton
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
23
Rhinoceros
band
24
George Coleman
American musician
25
Richard Holmes
American organist
26
Max Bennett
Jazz bassist
27
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
28
Gary Kellgren
American audio engineer
29
Magic Sam
American Chicago blues musician
30
Sebastian Hardie
31
Janis Joplin
American singer and songwriter
32
Alan Price
English musician, keyboardist, arranger
33
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
34
Nicky Hopkins
English session musician; pianist and organist
35
Willis Jackson
American jazz tenor saxophonist
36
Eddie Harris
American jazz musician, saxophonist
37
Andrew Odom
American blues singer (1936–1991)
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Blues Project
band
39
Big Brother and the Holding Company
American rock band
40
Jay Migliori
American saxophonist
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Elvin Bishop
American musician
42
Elliott Randall
American musician
43
Gus Johnson
American musician
44
Steve Miller Band
American rock band
45
Tommy Cogbill
American musician
46
Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
47
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
48
The Pretty Things
English band
49
Charles Stepney
American record producer
50
Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
51
Blues Magoos
American rock band
52
Sweet Inspirations
American R&B vocal group
53
Rotary Connection
American psychedelic soul band
54
Aynsley Dunbar
British musician
55
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
American musical group; R& B/funk band
56
Larry Coryell
American guitarist
57
David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
58
Steve Cropper
American guitarist, songwriter and record producer
59
Kenneth Ascher
American musician
60
Seldon Powell
American musician
61
Cleveland Eaton
American musician
62
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
63
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
64
Ry Cooder
American guitarist, singer and composer
65
Ultimate Spinach
american band
66
John P. Hammond
American blues singer and guitarist
