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Henry Thomas
52,328 listeners
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Elmore James
412,645 listeners
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Mississippi Sheiks
47,710 listeners
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Charley Patton
149,155 listeners
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Blind Boy Fuller
81,145 listeners
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Victoria Spivey
45,213 listeners
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Lonnie Johnson
116,124 listeners
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Memphis Minnie
113,241 listeners
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Big Joe Williams
122,015 listeners
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