MacHouston "Mickey Guitar Baker"
Baker was an American guitarist, best known for his work as a studio musician and as part of the recording duo Mickey & Sylvia.
In new York, Baker began recording for Savoy, King and Atlantic Records. He did sessions with Doc Pomus, The Drifters, Ray Charles, Ivory Joe Hunter, Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Louis Jordan, Coleman Hawkins, Dion and numerous other artists. Inspired by the success of Les Paul & Mary Ford, he formed the pop duo Mickey & Sylvia (with Sylvia Robinson, one of his guitar students) in the mid-1950s. In 1959, Baker released his debut solo album, The Wildest Guitar, on Atlantic. Around 1960 he moved to France, and would remain there for the rest of his life. Baker wrote an influential series of guitar tutor books.

David William "Guitar Shorty" Kearney
Kearney was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. He was known for his guitar style. He was inspired by Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Guy.

Personal Note
I met Guitar Shorty in France when our band Chicago Bob accompanied on an European tour. He was flown in from the United States and because his flight was delayed, he had to be picked up from the airport at very short notice. The Otis Grand Blues Band, who played after us, had to fill the time until he arrived. The band came straight from Switzerland and band members were very tired. Otis asked us to fill in for a moment so that the drummer, bassist and he could take a break. He gave me his guitar. During our fill-in, Shorty came on stage with an armful of effects pedals, settled in and started "Hey Joe". After a number of sung verses, he started to solo, stepped off the stage and then walked around the entire hall with a dancing footstep. We lost him for a while, but soon saw him passing by across the balcony. It was hilarious and a moment I will never forget.

Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones
Jones was an American guitarist in the 1940s and 1950s, best known for the million-selling song "The Things That I Used to Do".
About 1950 he adopted the stage name Guitar Slim and became known for his wild stage act. He wore bright-colored suits and dyed his hair to match them. He had an assistant who followed him around the audience with up to 350 feet of cord between his guitar and his amplifier. His sound was just as unusual—he played his guitar with distortion more than a decade before rock guitarists did.
Guitar Slim died far too soon at the age of 32 from pneumonia.

Alvin "Guitar Nubbit" Hankerson
Hankerson was an American blues guitarist and singer. His most notable song was "Georgia Chain Gang". Henderson was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. During a hurricane when he was three years old, he lost the tip of his right thumb, which led to his lifelong nickname, Nubbit (sometimes shortened to Nub).

Matthew Tyler "Matt Guitar" Murphy
Murphy was an American blues guitarist. He was associated with Memphis Slim, The Blues Brothers and Howlin' Wolf.
In 1952, Murphy recorded with Little Junior Parker and Ike Turner, resulting in the release, “You’re My Angel”/“Bad Women, Bad Whiskey”, credited to Little Junior Parker and the Blue Flames. Murphy worked often with Memphis Slim, including on his debut album At the Gate of Horn (1959). Murphy recorded two albums and many singles with Chuck Berry and was also featured in works by Koko Taylor, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Buddy Guy, Etta James, and Otis Rush. In the 1970s, Murphy associated with harmonica player James Cotton, recording over six albums. Murphy appeared in the films The Blues Brothers (1980, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi) and Blues Brothers 2000 (1998). He performed with the Blues Brothers Band until the early 2000s.

Seward Daward "Harmonica Shah" (Born Thaddeus Louis Hall)
Shah is an American Detroit and electric blues harmonicist and singer.
Shah told Living Blues magazine that his grandfather's passion for the blues inspired him. "Well see I picked it up from him, he'd be out in the fields singin' all that (sings in a slow moan) 'Tell me how long, whoa, tell me how long it's been since you've been away from home' Well, that's raw! That's a big damn difference from 'Good Golly Miss Molly'".
He moved to Detroit in 1967, and worked for Ford Motors for fifteen years. Shah bought himself a cheap harmonica in 1976 and "Hell, that was it, no turning back then".
He has toured across the United States, as well as in Europe, Russia, Japan and Australia. Closer to his roots, Shah still occasionally performs for free at John's Carpet House in East Detroit.