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| LaVern Baker | Sings Bessie Smith | 1958 |
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| The Paul Butterfield Blues Band | The Paul Butterfield Blues Band | 1965 |
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| Albert Collins | Ice Pickin' | 1978 |
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| Champion Jack Dupree | Blues from the Gutter | 1959 |
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| Albert King | Born Under a Bad Sign | 1967 |
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| B.B. King |
Live at the Regal | 1965 |
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| Freddie King |
Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddie King | 1961 |
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| Magic Sam |
West Side Soul | 1967 |
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| Otis Rush |
Right Place, Wrong Time | 1976 |
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| Otis Spann |
Otis Spann Is the Blues | 1960 |
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