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Eddie Boyd
American blues pianist
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Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter
2
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist
3
Robert Nighthawk
American blues musician
4
Rosco Gordon
American Blues singer and songwriter
5
Little Walter
American blues harmonica player
6
J. B. Lenoir
African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
7
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
8
Billy Stewart
American singer
9
Willie Mitchell
American record producer and arranger
10
Percy Mayfield
American singer and songwriter
11
Rufus Thomas
American singer (1917-2001)
12
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer
13
John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
14
Billy "The Kid" Emerson
American musician
15
Sugar Pie DeSanto
American singer
16
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
17
Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
18
Denise LaSalle
American R&B, soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer
19
Paul Gayten
American R&B bandleader, pianist, songwriter, producer and record company executive
20
Mel London
American record label owner
21
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
22
Lloyd Glenn
American musician
23
Ann Peebles
American singer and songwriter
24
O. V. Wright
American singer
25
Sylvester Rivers
American music producer and composer
26
Joe Liggins
American R&B, jazz and blues pianist
27
Ronnie Milsap
American recording artist; country music singer and pianist
28
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
29
Tommy Tucker
American musician
30
The Mad Lads
31
Charles Brown
American recording artist; songwriter, blues singer and pianist
32
Johnny Rivers
American musician
33
Cecil Gant
American musician
34
Jackie Brenston
American R&B singer, saxophonist, songwriter
35
Little Willie Littlefield
American R&B pianist and singer
36
Ivory Joe Hunter
American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and pianist
37
Elmore James
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader
38
Otis Blackwell
American songwriter, singer, and pianist
39
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
40
Ashford & Simpson
songwriting-production team
