Judy Garland

Iconic American Actress and Singer

Buddy Guy

Legendary Chicago Blues Guitarist

Fats Waller

Jazz Pianist and Entertainer of the Swing Era

Jimmy Dawkins

Chicago Blues Guitarist

Ray Charles

Legendary Soul and R&B Pioneer

Django Reinhardt

Belgian-born Gypsy jazz guitar virtuoso

The Carter Family

Pioneers of American Country Music

Jo Stafford

Iconic American Traditional Pop Singer

Lucky Peterson

Versatile American Blues Musician and Singer

Scrapper Blackwell

Influential Blues Guitarist and Songwriter

Johnny Rawls

Soulful Mississippi Blues Singer

Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys

Pioneers of Bluegrass Music

James Harman

Veteran American Blues Harmonica Player and Singer

Leroy Carr

Influential American Blues Singer and Pianist

Phil Guy

Chicago Blues Guitarist and Vocalist

Roy Gaines

Texas Blues Guitarist and Singer

Charlie Parker

Legendary Jazz Saxophonist and Bebop Innovator

Sidney Bechet

Jazz Soprano Saxophone Pioneer and Clarinetist

Coleman Hawkins

Jazz Saxophone Legend

Freddie King

Influential American Blues Guitarist and Singer

Leadbelly

Influential American Folk and Blues Musician

Anita O'day

Iconic American Jazz Vocalist

Jussi Björling

Swedish operatic tenor

Jimmy Witherspoon

Legendary Jazz and Blues Vocalist

Champion Jack Dupree

New Orleans Blues Pianist and Singer

Charley Patton

Delta Blues Pioneer

Patti Page

Iconic American Pop and Country Singer

Louisiana Red

Influential American Blues Guitarist and Singer

Mississippi Sheiks

Influential 1930s Delta Blues Group

Walter Horton

Influential American Blues Harmonica Player

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

Legendary Jazz and Blues Saxophonist and Singer

Rosie Ledet

Zydeco Accordionist and Singer

Memphis Minnie

Pioneering Female Blues Guitarist and Singer

Bill Haley

Rock and Roll Pioneer and Rock Around the Clock...

Hound Dog Taylor & The House Rockers

Slide Guitar-Driven Chicago Blues Band

Clifton Chenier

King of Zydeco

Jimmie Rodgers

Pioneering American Country and Folk Singer

Texas Alexander

Early 20th-Century Texas Blues Singer

Bukka White

Delta Blues Legend

Denise LaSalle

Queen of the Blues

Big Town Playboys

British Rhythm and Blues Revival Band

Hubert Sumlin

Influential Chicago Blues Guitarist

Bunny Berigan

Swing Era Jazz Trumpeter and Bandleader

Joe Venuti

Pioneering Jazz Violinist

Little Willie Littlefield

Boogie-Woogie Piano Pioneer and R&B Singer

Sugar Blue

Grammy Award-Winning Harmonica Virtuoso

Byther Smith

Chicago Blues Guitarist and Vocalist

Blind Blake

Pioneering Ragtime and Blues Guitarist

Bo Carter

Pioneering Delta Blues Musician

Brownie McGhee

Influential American Blues Musician

Deborah Coleman

Acclaimed American Blues Guitarist and Singer

Otis Grand

British Blues Guitarist

Little Brother Montgomery

Influential American Blues Pianist and Singer

Little Johnny Jones

Pioneering Chicago Blues Pianist and Singer

Clarence Garlow

Louisiana Blues Musician and Zydeco Pioneer

Jimmie Noone

Jazz Clarinet Virtuoso of the New Orleans Sound

The Delmore Brothers

Pioneering American Country and Harmony Duo

Stick McGhee

Influential American Blues Guitarist and Singer

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Michael Hill's Blues Mob

New York-Based Electric Blues Trio