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Dewey Balfa
American musician
1
Kenny Baker
American fiddle player
2
Mike Seeger
American singer
3
Joe Thompson
American musician
4
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter
5
Melvin Wine
American fiddler
6
Clyde Davenport
Old-time fiddler and banjo player
7
Michael Doucet
American musician
8
Walker Calhoun
American musician
9
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
American musician and lawyer
10
Doyle Lawson
American musician
11
Sonny Terry
American Piedmont blues musician
12
Ralph Stanley
American singer
13
Andy Statman
American musician
14
Lily May Ledford
American musician
15
Clarence Ashley
American musician
16
The Carolina Chocolate Drops
American band
17
Gaither Carlton
American musician
18
Michael Alpert
American clarinetist
19
Kevin Burke
British-Irish fiddler
20
Jim & Jesse
American bluegrass duo
21
Elizabeth Cotten
American blues and folk musician, singer and songwriter
22
Claude Williams
American musician
23
Warner Williams and Jay Summerour
American folk music duo
24
Doc Watson
American guitarist, songwriter and singer
25
Etta Baker
American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer
26
Brownie McGhee
American folk-blues singer and guitarist
27
Chesley Goseyun Wilson
Native American artist
28
Canray Fontenot
American musician
29
The Duhks
Folk band
30
Marc Savoy
American musician; builder and player of the Cajun accordion
31
Del McCoury
American musician
32
Turner Foddrell
American singer
33
Cephas & Wiggins
American blues duo
34
Henry Townsend
American musician
35
Luderin Darbone
American fiddler
36
Bill Keith
American banjo player
