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James P. Johnson
American pianist and composer
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Lavinia Turner
musical artist
2
Ward Pinkett
American jazz trumpeter and scat vocalist
3
Willie "The Lion" Smith
American musician
4
Samuel Charters
American music historian and musician
5
Panama Francis
American musician
6
Ford Dabney
American conductor and songwriter
7
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
8
Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
9
Henry Glover
American songwriter, arranger, record producer and trumpet player
10
Manzie Johnson
American jazz drummer
11
Blind Blake
American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist
12
Gus Johnson
American musician
13
Dick Wellstood
American jazz pianist
14
Roosevelt Sykes
American blues musician
15
Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter
16
Pinetop Perkins
American blues pianist
17
Jelly Roll Morton
American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer
18
Fats Waller
American jazz pianist and composer
19
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
20
J. B. Lenoir
African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
21
Tom Delaney
African American blues and jazz songwriter, pianist and singer
22
Terry Waldo
American musician
23
Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer
24
Jaki Byard
American musician
25
Earl Hines
American jazz pianist
26
Cow Cow Davenport
American musician
27
Ross Tompkins
American pianist
28
Jesse Fuller
American one-man band musician, songwriter
29
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
30
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
31
Lonesome Sundown
American blues musician
32
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
33
Henry Thomas
American recording artist; country blues singer, songster and musician.
34
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
35
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
36
Zez Confrey
American composer and performer of piano music.
37
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer
38
Roy Bargy
American musician
39
Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
40
Ralph Sutton
American pianist
41
Charley Straight
American musician
42
Don Ewell
American musician
43
Georgie Fame
English rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player
44
Billie Pierce
American jazz pianist and singer
45
Don Byas
American musician
46
Reverend Gary Davis
American blues and gospel singer and guitarist
47
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
48
Helen Humes
American jazz and blues singer
49
Bix Beiderbecke
American jazz musician
50
Buster Smith
Jazz alto saxophonist
51
Adrian Rollini
American musician
52
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
53
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer
54
J. C. Johnson
American musician
55
Arnold Wiley
American pianist (1898-1964)
56
Albert Ammons
American jazz pianist, recording artist
57
Buddy Johnson
American jazz and New York blues pianist and bandleader
58
Ian Whitcomb
English singer-songwriter (1941-2020)
59
Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and radio personality
60
Muggsy Spanier
American musician
61
Little Willie Littlefield
American R&B pianist and singer
62
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
63
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
64
Elmore James
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader
65
Charles Brown
American recording artist; songwriter, blues singer and pianist
66
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
