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Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush
American musician
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Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers
American country singer, songwriter
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Bobby Bland
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
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Grady Champion
Grady Champion
musical artist
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Denny Freeman
Denny Freeman
American Texas and electric blues guitarist
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Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter
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Keb' Mo'
Keb' Mo'
American blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter
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William Bell
William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
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Dexter Allen
Dexter Allen
musician
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Don Covay
Don Covay
American musician
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Nile Rodgers
Nile Rodgers
American guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and composer
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Freddie Jackson
Freddie Jackson
American singer
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Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
American musical group; R& B/funk band
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Kelly Gordon
Kelly Gordon
American musician
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Cedric Burnside
Cedric Burnside
American electric blues drummer, singer and songwriter
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Irma Thomas
Irma Thomas
American soul and rhythm and blues singer
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Otis Rush
Otis Rush
American musician
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John Primer
John Primer
American Chicago blues singer and guitarist
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Percy Sledge
Percy Sledge
American singer
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Kings of Rhythm
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
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Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
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Booker T. Jones
Booker T. Jones
American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger
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Gary Clark, Jr.
Gary Clark, Jr.
American guitarist and actor
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Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter
American blues guitarist and singer
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Jontavious Willis
Jontavious Willis
American blues singer and songwriter
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Sugaray Rayford
Sugaray Rayford
musical artist
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Pokey LaFarge
Pokey LaFarge
American musician
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Leon Russell
Leon Russell
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and session musician
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Greg Phillinganes
Greg Phillinganes
American keyboardist
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Monster Mike Welch
Monster Mike Welch
musical artist
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Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
American rock, folk, blues, and country music singer, songwriter and musician
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Catherine Russell
Catherine Russell
singer
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James Cotton
James Cotton
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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The Delfonics
The Delfonics
American R&B/soul vocal group
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
American band
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Luke James
Luke James
American actor and singer
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Toots and the Maytals
Toots and the Maytals
Jamaican ska/rocksteady band
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Jimmie Haskell
Jimmie Haskell
American composer and arranger for a variety popular singers and motion pictures (1926-2016)
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Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
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Old Dogs
Old Dogs
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Bettye LaVette
Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
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Clifton Chenier
Clifton Chenier
American accordion player and Zydeco musician
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John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald
American recording artist; singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer
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Eric Von Schmidt
Eric Von Schmidt
American musician (1931-2007)
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Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
American recording artist; singer and songwriter (1958-2009)
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Billy Porter
Billy Porter
American actor and singer
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Linsey Alexander
Linsey Alexander
Blues musician
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Paul Rodgers
Paul Rodgers
English-Canadian singer-songwriter
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Ledisi
Ledisi
American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter and actress.
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David Porter
David Porter
American record producer, songwriter and singer
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Bobby Murray
Bobby Murray
American blues guitarist, songwriter and record producer
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Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg
American audio engineer
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Lucky Peterson
Lucky Peterson
American musician
Vasti Jackson
American singer-songwriter and record producer

Vasti Jackson

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American singer-songwriter and record producer
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Vasti Jackson (pronounced Vast-eye) (born October 20, 1959) is an American electric blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer. He has also been the musical director, and guitarist for Z. Z. Hill, Johnnie Taylor, Denise LaSalle, Little Milton, Bobby Bland, and Katie Webster, plus Jackson has worked with those involved in gospel music including the Williams Brothers, the Jackson Southernaires, and Daryl Coley.

In the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, Jackson's album, The Soul of Jimmie Rodgers won the Best Traditional Blues Album category.