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Barbecue Bob
Barbecue Bob
American blues musician
1
William Harris
William Harris
American bluesman
2
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell
Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist
3
Charley Lincoln
Charley Lincoln
American country blues musician
4
Joe Willie Wilkins
Joe Willie Wilkins
American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
5
Buddy Moss
Buddy Moss
American East Coast blues guitarist
6
W. C. Handy
W. C. Handy
American blues composer and musician
7
Big Jack Johnson
Big Jack Johnson
American electric blues musician
8
Lottie Kimbrough
Lottie Kimbrough
American country blues singer
9
Curley Weaver
Curley Weaver
American blues musician
10
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson
American blues and gospel singer and guitarist
11
Willie Brown
Willie Brown
guitar player and vocalist
12
Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael
American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader (1899-1981)
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Memphis Jug Band
Memphis Jug Band
band
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Starlite Campbell Band
Starlite Campbell Band
British band
15
Charley Patton
Charley Patton
American Delta blues musician
16
Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter
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Chris Thomas King
Chris Thomas King
American blues musician and actor
18
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
19
Clara Smith
Clara Smith
American classic female blues singer
20
Bix Beiderbecke
Bix Beiderbecke
American jazz musician
21
Champion Jack Dupree
Champion Jack Dupree
American blues pianist
22
Etta Baker
Etta Baker
American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer
23
Son House
Son House
American blues singer and guitarist
24
John Primer
John Primer
American Chicago blues singer and guitarist
25
Spencer Williams
Spencer Williams
American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer
26
Lil McClintock
Lil McClintock
27
Ida May Mack
Ida May Mack
musical artist
28
Eddie Lang
Eddie Lang
American jazz guitarist
29
Biscuit Miller
Biscuit Miller
musical artist
30
Charley Booker
Charley Booker
American musician
31
Jon Tiven
Jon Tiven
American record producer
32
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
American Blues musician famous for incorporating elements of world music
33
Big Bill Morganfield
Big Bill Morganfield
American blues singer and guitarist
34
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
American country blues band
35
Mississippi Sheiks
Mississippi Sheiks
band
36
Edna Hicks
Edna Hicks
American blues singer and musician.
37
Thomas A. Dorsey
Thomas A. Dorsey
American musician, composer, and Christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music
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"Big Boy" Teddy Edwards
"Big Boy" Teddy Edwards
American blues musician
39
Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed
American blues musician and songwriter
40
The Wolverines
The Wolverines
band
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Scrapper Blackwell
Scrapper Blackwell
American blues guitarist and singer
42
Bill Kirchen
Bill Kirchen
American musician
43
Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
44
Piano Red
Piano Red
American blues musician
Willie Baker
American Piedmont blues guitarist singer and songwriter

Willie Baker

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American Piedmont blues guitarist singer and songwriter
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Willie Baker was an American Piedmont blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He recorded eight tracks, playing a twelve-string guitar to back his own strong vocals. All of his recordings took place in January and March 1929 in Richmond, Indiana, United States. Details of his life outside of his recording career are sketchy.