Sheesh, there are sure some with shallow roots and/or short memories.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (a fantastic guitar player)
Rose Maddox (Rockabilly, Hillbilly)
Ruth Brown (a hero of Bonnie Raitt)
Etta James (ditto)
LaVerne Baker
Irma Thomas
Mavis Staples
Wanda Jackson (a red hot Rockabilly singer)
Brenda Lee
Arlene Smith (of The Chantels. Listen to their amazing "Maybe")
Ronnie Spector
Tina Turner
Jackie DeShannon
Darlene Love
Dusty Springfield
Janis Joplin
Merry Clayton (she sings "Rape! Murder!" in "Gimme Shelter". Hair-raising!)
Linda Ronstadt
Bonnie Raitt
Lou Ann Barton
That’ll do for starters