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Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer
1
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
2
Sunnyland Slim
American blues pianist
3
Walter Brown
American musician
4
Joe Evans
American saxophonist
5
Charlie Parker
American jazz saxophonist and composer
6
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
7
Julia Lee
American blues and dirty blues musician
8
Jimmy Coe
American musician
9
Maxwell Davis
American musician
10
Chuck Norris
American jazz and blues guitarist
11
Lowell Fulson
American musician
12
Bobby Durham
American musician
13
Henry Stone
American record company executive, producer
14
Claude Williams
American musician
15
Big Miller
American blues singer (1922-1992)
16
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
17
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
18
Gus Johnson
American musician
19
Phil Cohran
American trumpeter
20
Marcus Roberts
American musician
21
Axel Zwingenberger
German musician
22
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
23
Wynonie Harris
American blues shouter and rhythm and blues singer
24
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
25
Ernie Andrews
American singer
26
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)
27
Joe Louis Walker
Blues musician
28
Joe Houston
American jazz and R&B tenor saxophonist
29
Chris James and Patrick Rynn
musical artist
30
Buddy Tate
American musician
31
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
32
Barrelhouse Chuck
Pianist, singer and songwriter
33
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
34
Latimore
American singer
35
Roosevelt Sykes
American blues musician
36
Vince Weber
German musician
37
Bill Henderson
jazz vocalist and actor (1926-2016)
38
Al "Cake" Wichard
American musician
39
Ahmad Alaadeen
saxophonist
40
Major Holley
American jazz upright bassist
41
Blind Blake
American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist
42
Al Casey
American jazz guitarist
43
Clyde Bernhardt
American musician
44
Floyd Smith
American jazz guitarist
45
Victor Wainwright
American blues pianist, singer and songwriter
46
Phineas Newborn Jr.
American pianist
47
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
48
Pete La Roca
American drummer
49
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
American musician
50
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
51
Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
52
Isham Jones
American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter
53
Willie Cook
American musician
