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200 Essential Musical Artists Everyone Needs to Know

Compiled based on: critical consensus surveys featuring dozens of well-known sources' lists of greatest albums and songs, plus multiple polls and achievement honors for greatest artists, performers, writers etc. Any editors choices are made with an eye toward providing the fullest overview across genres, while allowing a few picks for most underappreciated.
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Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael
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Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton
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Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
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Fats Waller
Fats Waller
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Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
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Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
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Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
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Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller
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Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
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Leadbelly
Leadbelly
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Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson
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Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
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Billie Holliday
Billie Holliday
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Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
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Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
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Count Basie
Count Basie
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Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan
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Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
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Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker
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Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk
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John Coltrane
John Coltrane
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Hank Williams
Hank Williams
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Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
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Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf
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Miles Davis
Miles Davis
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Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
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Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus
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Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
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Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
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Chet Baker
Chet Baker
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Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
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Fats Domino
Fats Domino
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The Drifters
The Drifters
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Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
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Little Richard
Little Richard
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Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
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Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly
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Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
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Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison
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Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
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