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Elizabeth Cotten
186,408 listeners
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John Fahey
314,236 listeners
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Mississippi John Hurt
266,079 listeners
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Blind Willie McTell
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Dock Boggs
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Barbara Dane
35,687 listeners
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Michael Hurley
123,968 listeners
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Blind Willie Johnson
248,448 listeners
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Leadbelly
370,111 listeners
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