| Name | Description | Year | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUES BOY WILLIE (WILLIAM MCFALLS) | v | 1946 | MEMPHIS, TX |
| BRITTON, JOE | tbn/ROSETTA THARPE | 1903 | BIRMINGHAM, AL |
| CHANNEL, BRUCE | v/MERCURY REC | 1940 | JACKSONVILLE, TX |
| COLEMAN, GEORGE | d/ARHOOLIE REC | 1923 | HAINES, FL |
| DAVIS, SAM LITTLE | hca | 1928 | WINONA, MS |
| EDWARDS, GARY | ceo/SOUND OF N.O. REC | 1941 | NEW ORLEANS, LA |
| ENNIS, ETHEL | v | 1932 | BALTIMORE, MD |
| FOUNTAIN, CLARENCE | lead/BLIND BOYS OF AL | 1929 | TYLER, AL |
| GORDY, BERRY JR. (III) | founder:MOTOWN REC | 1929 | DETROIT, MI |
| GREAVES, R. B. | v | 1944 | GEORGETOWN,B.GUIANA |
| LEVEEN, RAY | songw/LOUIS JORDAN | 1893 | NEWARK, NJ |
| SHAFFER, PAUL | kybds | 1949 | THUNDER BAY,ONTARIO |
| Name | Description | Year | Place | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, WAYNE | g/BLAND/DUKE REC | 1992 | NEW ORLEANS, LA | 58 |
| JENKINS, CARROLL | g | 1986 | KANSAS CITY, MO | 59 |
| LIGHTFOOT, ALEXANDER "PAPA GEORGE" | hca | 1971 | NATCHEZ, MS | 47 |
| WRIGHT, RICHARD | author/poet | 1960 | PARIS, FRANCE | 52 |