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Barbara Acklin
American soul singer and songwriter
1
Tyrone Davis
American musician
2
Carl Davis
record producer
3
Eugene Record
American singer, songwriter
4
Willie Clayton
American Chicago blues and soul singer and songwriter
5
Eddie Harris
American jazz musician, saxophonist
6
Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter
7
Johnny Drummer
American Chicago blues and soul blues singer, keyboardist, drummer, harmonicist and songwriter
8
The Undisputed Truth
American band
9
Willie Mitchell
American record producer and arranger
10
Odie Payne
American Chicago blues drummer
11
Gene Chandler
American musician
12
Norman Harris
American musician
13
The Temptations
American Motown vocal group
14
Lakeside
American band
15
Vincent Montana, Jr.
American musician
16
Maxwell Davis
American musician
17
Mighty Joe Young
American Chicago blues guitarist
18
Eddie Henderson
American musician
19
Willie Mabon
American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist
20
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
21
Morris Jennings
American musician
22
Lowrell Simon
American musician
23
Siegel–Schwall Band
band
24
Bo Diddley
American R&B musician
25
Johnny Adams
American blues, jazz and gospel singer
26
The Stylistics
American musical group founded in Philadelphia
27
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
28
Billy "The Kid" Emerson
American musician
29
Charles Stepney
American record producer
30
Esmond Edwards
American photographer and record producer
31
Earl Hooker
American Chicago blues guitarist
32
Jody Williams
American blues guitarist and singer
33
Plas Johnson
American musician
34
Eddie Bo
New Orleans jazz musician
35
Willie Hutch
American musician
36
Floyd Smith
American jazz guitarist
37
Billy Stewart
American singer
38
Earl Gaines
American soul blues and electric blues singer
39
Joe Louis Walker
Blues musician
40
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
41
Bunny Sigler
American musician
42
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
43
Little Willie Littlefield
American R&B pianist and singer
44
Joe Newman
American musician
45
Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
46
Barry Goldberg
American blues and rock keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer
47
Shirley Goodman
American singer
48
Little Walter
American blues harmonica player
49
Al Green
American singer
50
Bill Henderson
jazz vocalist and actor (1926-2016)
51
Ann Peebles
American singer and songwriter
52
Tommy Castro
American musician
53
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
