Memphis Blues Musicians
- B. B. King
- Bobby Sowell
- Doctor Ross
- Eric Gales
- Eugene Gales
- Frank Stokes
- Furry Lewis
- Howlin' Wolf
- Ida Cox
- Joe Hill Louis
- Junior Parker
- Junior Wells
- Memphis Minnie
- Pat Hare
- Sleepy John Estes
- Robert Wilkins
- Rosco Gordon
- W. C. Handy
- Willie Johnson
- Willie Nix
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