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Elizabeth Cotten

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Skip James

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Charley Patton

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Big Bill Broonzy

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Blind Lemon Jefferson

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John Fahey

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Blind Willie Johnson

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Blind Willie Johnson (Willie Johnson, Brenham, Texas, January 22, 1897 – Beaumont, Texas, September 18, 1945) was an American singer and guitarist whose music straddled the border between blues and spirituals.