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Albert King

American blues guitarist and singer

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Annisteen Allen

singer

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B. B. King

American blues musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1925-2015)

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Billy Ward and His Dominoes

African American R&B group

4

Christine Kittrell

Singer-songwriter, musician

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Ernest Ranglin

Jamaican guitarist and composer

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Freddie King

American blues guitarist and singer

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Hank Ballard

American R&B recording artist; singer and songwriter

8

Herb Reed

American singer

9

Jackie Wilson

American singer

10

James Brown

American singer-songwriter, dancer, music mogul

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Johnny "Guitar" Watson

guitarist

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Little Willie Littlefield

American R&B pianist and singer

13

Marian McPartland

British pianist, composer, writer and radio host

14

Ramblin' Tommy Scott

musician (1917-2013)

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The Famous Flames

American R&B band

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The Midnighters

American R&B group

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The Platters

American music group