List of blues musicians
Blues musicians are musical artists who are primarily recognized as writing, performing, and recording blues music.[1] They come from different eras and include styles such as ragtime-vaudeville, Delta and country blues, and urban styles from Chicago and the West Coast.[2] In the last several decades, blues music has developed a less regional character and has been influenced by rhythm and blues, rock, and other popular music.[3]
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Pre-1940 blues · 1940–1979 blues · Blues since 1980 · See also · References |
Pre-1940 blues[]
Name | Birth year |
Death year |
Origin | Primary style | Ref(s) |
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Mozelle Alderson | 1904 | 1994 | Ohio | Country blues | [4] |
Alger "Texas" Alexander | 1900 | 1954 | Texas | Country blues | [5] |
Ora Alexander | c.1909 | Unknown | Alabama | Classic female blues | [6] |
Albert Ammons | 1907 | 1949 | Illinois | Boogie woogie | [7] |
Pink Anderson | 1900 | 1974 | South Carolina | Piedmont blues | [8] |
Kokomo Arnold | 1901* | 1968 | Georgia | Acoustic blues | [9] |
Barbecue Bob | 1902 | 1931 | Georgia | Acoustic blues | [10] |
Ed Bell | 1905 | 1960s | Alabama | Piedmont blues | [11] |
Gladys Bentley | 1907 | 1960 | Pennsylvania | Vaudeville blues | [12] |
Black Ace | 1905 | 1972 | Texas | Country blues | [13] |
Scrapper Blackwell | 1903 | 1962 | North Carolina | Urban blues | [14] |
Blind Blake | 1896 | 1934 | Florida | Piedmont blues | [15] |
Lucille Bogan | 1897 | 1948 | Mississippi | Classic female blues | [16] |
Ted Bogan | 1909 | 1990 | South Carolina | Country blues | [17] |
Son Bonds | 1909 | 1947 | Tennessee | Country blues | [16] |
Big Bill Broonzy | 1893* | 1958 | Mississippi | Urban blues | [18] |
Kitty Brown | 1899 | Unknown | New York | Classic female blues | [19] |
Willie Brown | 1900 | 1952 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [20] |
Bumble Bee Slim | 1905 | 1968 | Georgia | Urban blues | [21] |
Gus Cannon | 1883* | 1979 | Mississippi | Jug band | [22] |
Leroy Carr | 1905 | 1935 | Tennessee | Urban blues | [23] |
Doctor Clayton | 1898 | 1947 | Georgia | Country blues | [24] |
Sam Collins | 1887 | 1949 | Louisiana | Country blues | [25] |
Elizabeth Cotten | 1893 | 1987 | North Carolina | Country blues | [26] |
Floyd Council | 1911 | 1976 | North Carolina | Piedmont blues | [27] |
Ida Cox | 1896* | 1967 | Georgia | Vaudeville blues | [28] |
Blind Blues Darby | 1906 | 1975 | Kentucky | St. Louis blues | [29] |
Reverend Gary Davis | 1896 | 1972 | South Carolina | Piedmont blues | [30] |
Walter Davis | 1911* | 1963 | Mississippi | St. Louis blues | [31] |
Tom Delaney | 1889 | 1963 | South Carolina | Urban blues | [32] |
Georgia Tom Dorsey | 1899 | 1993 | Georgia | Urban blues | [33] |
Little Buddy Doyle | 1911* | 1960* | Tennessee | Memphis blues | [34] |
Bernice Edwards | 1907 | 1969 | Texas | Classic female blues | [35] |
Sleepy John Estes | 1899* | 1977 | Tennessee | Country blues | [36] |
Ethel Finnie | 1898 | 1981 | Louisiana | Classic female blues | [37] |
Blind Boy Fuller | 1907* | 1941 | North Carolina | Piedmont blues | [38] |
Jesse Fuller | 1896 | 1976 | Georgia | Piedmont blues | [38] |
Jazz Gillum | 1904* | 1966 | Mississippi | Urban blues | [39] |
Boyd Gilmore | 1905 | 1976 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [40] |
Coot Grant | 1893 | 1970 | Alabama | Classic female blues | [41] |
Lil Green | 1919* | 1954 | Mississippi | Urban blues | [42] |
Shirley Griffith | 1907 | 1974 | Mississippi | Country blues | [43] |
Richard "Hacksaw" Harney | 1902 | 1973 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [44] |
Lucille Hegamin | 1897* | 1970 | Georgia | Classic female blues | [45] |
Edmonia Henderson | 1898 | 1947 | Tennessee | Classic female blues | [46] |
Katherine Henderson | 1909 | Unknown | Missouri | Classic female blues | [47] |
Edna Hicks | 1895 | 1925 | Louisiana | Classic female blues | [48] |
Son House | 1902 | 1988 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [49] |
Peg Leg Howell | 1888 | 1966 | Georgia | Country blues | [50] |
Alberta Hunter | 1895 | 1984 | Tennessee | Classic female blues | [51] |
Mississippi John Hurt | 1894* | 1966 | Mississippi | Country blues | [52] |
Jim Jackson | 1890* | 1937* | Mississippi | Country blues | [53] |
Papa Charlie Jackson | 1890* | 1950* | Louisiana | Country blues | [54] |
Skip James | 1902 | 1969 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [55] |
Blind Lemon Jefferson | 1893 | 1929 | Texas | Country blues | [56] |
Blind Willie Johnson | 1897 | 1945 | Texas | Gospel blues | [57] |
Edith North Johnson | 1903 | 1988 | Missouri | Classic female blues | [58] |
Lonnie Johnson | 1899 | 1970 | Louisiana | Urban blues | [59] |
Mary Johnson | 1898 | 1983 | Mississippi | Classic female blues | [60] |
Robert Johnson | 1911 | 1938 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [61] |
Tommy Johnson | 1896 | 1956 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [62] |
Little Hat Jones | 1899 | 1981 | Texas | Country blues | [63] |
Lottie Kimbrough | 1893 | Unknown | Arkansas | Country blues | [64] |
Lead Belly | 1889 | 1949 | Louisiana | Country blues | [65] |
Furry Lewis | 1893* | 1981 | Mississippi | Country blues | [66] |
Meade Lux Lewis | 1905 | 1964 | Illinois | Boogie woogie | [67] |
Charley Lincoln | 1900 | 1963 | Georgia | Country blues | [68] |
Mance Lipscomb | 1895 | 1976 | Texas | Country blues | [69] |
Virginia Liston | 1890 | 1932 | Louisiana | Classic female blues | [70] |
Robert Lockwood, Jr. | 1915 | 2006 | Arkansas | Delta blues | [71] |
Cripple Clarence Lofton | 1887* | 1957 | Tennessee | Boogie woogie | [71] |
Eddie Mapp | 1910 | 1931 | Georgia | Country blues | [72] |
Sara Martin | 1884 | 1955 | Kentucky | Vaudeville blues | [73] |
Lil McClintock | 1883 | Unknown | U.S. | Country blues | [74] |
Kansas Joe McCoy | 1905 | 1950 | Mississippi | Country blues | [75] |
Papa Charlie McCoy | 1909 | 1959 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [76] |
Mississippi Fred McDowell | 1904 | 1972 | Tennessee | Delta blues | [77] |
Charlie "Specks" McFadden | 1895 | 1966 | Illinois | Country blues | [78] |
Fred McMullen | 1905 | Unknown | Florida | Piedmont blues | [79] |
Jay McShann | 1916 | 2006 | Oklahoma | Blues#Urban blues | [80] |
Blind Willie McTell | 1901* | 1959 | Georgia | Country blues | [81] |
Memphis Minnie | 1897 | 1973 | Louisiana | Memphis blues | [82] |
Mississippi Sheiks | Mississippi | Country blues | [82] | ||
Little Brother Montgomery | 1906 | 1985 | Louisiana | Barrelhouse blues | [83] |
Whistlin' Alex Moore | 1899 | 1989 | Texas | Boogie woogie | [83] |
Buddy Moss | 1914 | 1984 | Georgia | Piedmont blues | [84] |
Hambone Willie Newbern | 1901 | 1965 | Tennessee | Country blues | [85] |
St. Louis Jimmy Oden | 1903 | 1977 | Tennessee | Urban blues | [86] |
Charley Patton | 1891 | 1934 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [87] |
Piano Red | 1911 | 1985 | Georgia | Boogie woogie | [88] |
Buster Pickens | 1916 | 1964 | Texas | Country blues | [89] |
Joe Pullum | 1905 | 1964 | Alabama | Urban blues | [90] |
Ma Rainey | 1886* | 1939 | Georgia | Classic female blues | [91] |
Red Nelson | 1907 | 1970 | Mississippi | Urban blues | [92] |
Walter Roland | c.1900* | 1950* | Alabama | Boogie woogie | [93] |
Jimmy Rushing | 1903 | 1972 | Oklahoma | Urban blues | [94] |
Dan Sane | 1896 | 1956 | Mississippi | Memphis blues | [95] |
Alec Seward | 1901 | 1972 | Virginia | Piedmont blues | [96] |
Robert Shaw | 1908 | 1985 | Texas | Boogie woogie | [97] |
J.D. Short | 1902 | 1962 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [98] |
Henry "Son" Sims | 1890 | 1958 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [99] |
Bessie Smith | 1894 | 1937 | Tennessee | Classic female blues | [100] |
Clara Smith | 1894* | 1935 | South Carolina | Classic female blues | [101] |
J. T. "Funny Papa" Smith | 1885* | 1940* | U.S. | Country blues | [102] |
Mamie Smith | 1883 | 1946 | Ohio | Vaudeville blues | [45] |
Pinetop Sparks | 1910 | 1935 | Mississippi | Boogie woogie | [103] |
Speckled Red | 1892 | 1973 | Louisiana | Boogie woogie | [104] |
Victoria Spivey | 1906 | 1976 | Texas | Vaudeville blues | [105] |
Frank Stokes | 1888* | 1955 | Tennessee | Memphis blues | [106] |
Roosevelt Sykes | 1913 | 1984 | Arkansas | Urban blues | [107] |
Tampa Red | 1904 | 1981 | Georgia | Urban blues | [108] |
Johnny Temple | 1906 | 1968 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [109] |
Henry Thomas | 1874 | 1930* | Texas | Country blues | [110] |
Ramblin' Thomas | Unknown | Unknown | Louisiana | Country blues | [111] |
Henry Townsend | 1909 | 2006 | Mississippi | St. Louis blues | [112] |
Willie Trice | 1910 | 1977 | North Carolina | Piedmont blues | [8] |
Bessie Tucker | c.1906 | 1933 | Texas | Country blues | [113][114] |
Walter Vinson | 1901 | 1975 | Mississippi | Country blues | [115] |
Sippie Wallace | 1898 | 1986 | Arkansas | Classic female blues | [116] |
Washboard Sam | 1910 | 1966 | Arkansas | Country blues | [117] |
Ethel Waters | 1896 | 1977 | Pennsylvania | Urban blues | [118] |
Curley Weaver | 1906 | 1962 | Georgia | Country blues | [119] |
Sylvester Weaver | 1897* | 1960 | Kentucky | Country blues | [120] |
Casey Bill Weldon | 1909 | Unknown | Arkansas | Country blues | [121] |
Peetie Wheatstraw | 1902 | 1941 | Tennessee | St. Louis blues | [122] |
Bukka White | 1909 | 1977 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [123] |
Josh White | 1908 | 1969 | South Carolina | Country blues | [124] |
Big Joe Williams | 1903 | 1982 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [125] |
Sonny Boy Williamson I | 1914 | 1948 | Tennessee | Urban blues | [126] |
Ralph Willis | 1910* | 1957 | Alabama | Piedmont blues | [127] |
Oscar "Buddy" Woods | c.1890* | 1950* | Louisiana | Urban blues | [128] |
An asterisk (*) denotes that other sources give different dates, origin, or style. |
1940–1979 blues[]
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Name | Birth year |
Death year |
Origin | Primary style | Ref(s) |
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The Aces | Illinois | Chicago blues | [129] | ||
Woodrow Adams | 1917 | 1988 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [130] |
Luther Allison | 1939 | 1997 | Arkansas | Chicago blues | [131] |
Mose Allison | 1927 | 2016 | Mississippi | Urban blues | [132] |
Kip Anderson | 1938 | 2007 | South Carolina | Soul blues | [133] |
Etta Baker | 1913 | 2006 | North Carolina | Country blues | [134] |
John Henry Barbee | 1905 | 1964 | Tennessee | Acoustic blues | [10] |
Lou Ann Barton | 1954 | Texas | Electric blues | [135] | |
Johnnie Bassett | 1935 | 2012 | Florida | Electric blues | [136] |
Lefty Bates | 1920 | 2007 | Alabama | Chicago blues | [137] |
Carey Bell | 1936 | 2007 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [138] |
Buster Benton | 1932 | 1996 | Arkansas | Chicago blues | [139] |
Roy Book Binder | 1943 | New York | Acoustic blues | [140] | |
Elvin Bishop | 1942 | California | Electric blues | [141] | |
Bobby Bland | 1930 | 2013 | Tennessee | Soul blues | [142] |
Rory Block | 1949 | New Jersey | Country blues | [143] | |
Mike Bloomfield | 1943 | 1981 | Illinois | Electric blues | [144] |
Boogie Woogie Red | 1925 | 1985* | Louisiana | Boogie woogie | [145] |
Eddie Boyd | 1914 | 1994 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [146] |
Lonnie Brooks | 1933 | 2017 | Louisiana | Electric blues | [147] |
Charles Brown | 1922 | 1999 | Texas | West Coast blues | [148] |
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown | 1924* | 2005 | Louisiana | Electric blues | [149] |
Roy Brown | 1925* | 1981 | Louisiana | Jump blues | [150] |
Texas Johnny Brown | 1928 | 2013 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [20] |
Walter Brown | 1917 | 1956 | Texas | Memphis blues | [151] |
Roy Buchanan | 1939 | 1988 | Alabama | Electric blues | [152] |
George "Mojo" Buford | 1929 | 2011 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [153] |
Eddie "Guitar" Burns | 1928 | 2012 | Mississippi | Detroit blues | [154] |
R. L. Burnside | 1926 | 2005 | Mississippi | Hill country blues | [155] |
Aron Burton | 1938 | 2016 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [156] |
Paul Butterfield | 1942 | 1987 | Illinois | Electric blues | [22] |
Carolina Slim | 1923 | 1953 | North Carolina | Piedmont blues | [157] |
Eric Clapton | 1945 | England | Electric blues | [158] | |
Willie Cobbs | 1932 | 2021 | Arkansas | Electric blues | [159] |
Albert Collins | 1932 | 1993 | Texas | Electric blues | [160] |
Johnny Copeland | 1937 | 1997 | Louisiana | Texas blues | [161] |
James Cotton | 1935 | 2017 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [161] |
Pee Wee Crayton | 1914 | 1985 | Texas | West Coast blues | [162] |
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup | 1905 | 1974 | Mississippi | Urban blues | [163] |
James Crutchfield | 1912 | 2001 | Louisiana | Barrelhouse blues | [164] |
Cyril Davies | 1932 | 1964 | England | Electric blues | [165] |
Blind John Davis | 1913 | 1985 | Mississippi | Urban blues | [166] |
James "Thunderbird" Davis | 1938 | 1991* | Alabama | Electric blues | [167] |
Larry Davis | 1936 | 1994 | Arkansas* | Texas blues | [168] |
Little Sammy Davis | 1928 | 2018 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [169] |
Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis | 1925 | 1995 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [170] |
Jimmy Dawkins | 1936 | 2013 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [171] |
Floyd Dixon | 1929 | 2006 | Texas | West Coast blues | [33] |
Willie Dixon | 1915 | 1992 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [172] |
Champion Jack Dupree | 1910* | 1992 | Louisiana | Louisiana blues | [173] |
Big Joe Duskin | 1921 | 2007 | Alabama | Barrelhouse blues | [174] |
Johnny Dyer | 1938 | 2014 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [175] |
Snooks Eaglin | 1936 | 2009 | Louisiana | Electric blues | [174] |
Archie Edwards | 1918 | 1998 | Virginia | Country blues | [35] |
David "Honeyboy" Edwards | 1915 | 2011 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [176] |
Robert "Big Mojo" Elem | 1931* | 1997 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [177] |
Margie Evans | 1939 | 2021 | Louisiana | Electric blues | [178] |
The Fabulous Thunderbirds | Texas | Texas blues | [179] | ||
Turner Foddrell | 1928 | 1995 | Virginia | Acoustic blues | [180] |
Forest City Joe | 1926 | 1960 | Arkansas | Electric blues | [181] |
"Baby Face" Leroy Foster | 1923 | 1958 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [182] |
Guitar Pete Franklin | 1928 | 1975 | Indiana | Electric blues | [183] |
Calvin Frazier | 1915 | 1972 | Arkansas | Detroit blues | [184] |
Denny Freeman | 1944 | 2021 | Florida | Texas blues | [182][185] |
Johnny Fuller | 1929 | 1985 | Mississippi | West Coast blues | [186] |
Lowell Fulson | 1921 | 1999 | Oklahoma | West Coast blues | [187] |
Bob Gaddy | 1924 | 1997 | West Virginia | Urban blues | [188] |
Rory Gallagher | 1948 | 1995 | Ireland | Electric blues | [189] |
Clarence Garlow | 1911 | 1986 | Louisiana | Louisiana blues | [190] |
Lee Gates | 1937 | 2020 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [191][192] |
Lacy Gibson | 1936 | 2011 | North Carolina | Chicago blues | [193] |
Good Rockin' Charles | 1933 | 1989 | Alabama | Chicago blues | [194] |
Henry Gray | 1925 | 2020 | Louisiana | Chicago blues | [194][195] |
L.C. Green | 1921 | 1985 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [196] |
Peter Green | 1946 | 2020 | England | Electric blues | [197] |
Guitar Nubbit | 1923 | 1995 | Florida | Electric blues | [198] |
Guitar Slim | 1926 | 1959 | Louisiana | Louisiana blues | [199] |
Buddy Guy | 1936 | Louisiana | Chicago blues | [200] | |
Phil Guy | 1940 | 2008 | Louisiana | Electric blues | [201] |
John P. Hammond | 1942 | New York | Electric blues | [199] | |
James Harman | 1946 | 2021 | North Carolina | Electric blues | [202] |
Harmonica Slim | 1934 | 1984 | Texas | Texas blues | [203] |
Wynonie Harris | 1915 | 1969 | Nebraska | Jump blues | [204] |
Shakey Jake Harris | 1921 | 1990 | Arkansas | Chicago blues | [205] |
Little Hatch | 1921 | 2003 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [196] |
Johnny Heartsman | 1936 | 1996 | Texas | Electric blues | [206] |
Duke Henderson | 1925 | 1973 | Missouri | West Coast blues | [207] |
Z. Z. Hill | 1935 | 1984 | Texas | Soul blues | [208] |
Silas Hogan | 1911 | 1994 | Louisiana | Louisiana blues | [209] |
Smokey Hogg | 1914 | 1960 | Texas | Electric blues | [210] |
John Dee Holeman | 1929 | 2021 | North Carolina | Piedmont blues | [211][212] |
Earl Hooker | 1930 | 1970 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [213] |
John Lee Hooker | 1917* | 2001 | Mississippi | Detroit blues | [214] |
Lightnin' Hopkins | 1912 | 1982 | Texas | Country blues | [215] |
Big Walter Horton | 1917* | 1981 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [215] |
Howlin' Wolf | 1910 | 1976 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [216] |
Long John Hunter | 1931 | 2016 | Louisiana | Texas blues | [217] |
J. B. Hutto | 1926 | 1983 | South Carolina | Chicago blues | [53] |
John Jackson | 1924 | 2002 | Virginia | Piedmont blues | [218] |
Elmore James | 1918 | 1963 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [219] |
Etta James | 1938 | 2012 | California | Soul blues | [220] |
Bobo Jenkins | 1916 | 1984 | Alabama | Detroit blues | [145] |
Jimmy Johnson | 1928 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [221] | |
Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson | 1939 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [222] | |
Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson | 1934 | 1976 | Georgia | Chicago blues | [223] |
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones | 1926 | 2010 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [224] |
Floyd Jones | 1917 | 1990* | Arkansas | Electric blues | [225] |
Little Sonny Jones | 1931 | 1989 | Louisiana | New Orleans blues | [226] |
Moody Jones | 1908 | 1988 | Arkansas | Chicago blues | [227] |
Tail Dragger Jones | 1940 | Arkansas | Chicago blues | [228] | |
Louis Jordan | 1908 | 1975 | Arkansas | Jump blues | [229] |
Kansas City Red | 1926 | 1991 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [230] |
Jo Ann Kelly | 1944 | 1990 | England | Electric blues | [231] |
Junior Kimbrough | 1930 | 1998 | Mississippi | Hill country blues | [232] |
Albert King | 1923 | 1992 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [233] |
B.B. King | 1925 | 2015 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [234] |
Earl King | 1934 | 2003 | Louisiana | New Orleans blues | [235] |
Eddie King | 1938 | 2012 | Alabama | Chicago blues | [236] |
Freddie King | 1934 | 1976 | Texas | Electric blues | [237] |
Little Freddie King | 1940 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [238] | |
Bob Kirkpatrick | 1934 | Louisiana | Texas blues | [239] | |
Alexis Korner | 1928 | 1984 | France | Electric blues | [240] |
Sammy Lawhorn | 1935 | 1990 | Arkansas | Chicago blues | [241] |
Lazy Lester | 1933 | 2018 | Louisiana | Swamp blues | [234] |
Calvin Leavy | 1941* | 2010 | Arkansas | Soul blues | [242] |
Lovie Lee | 1908 | 1997 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [243] |
Lefty Dizz | 1937 | 1993 | Arkansas | Chicago blues | [244] |
J. B. Lenoir | 1929 | 1967 | Mississippi | Urban blues | [245] |
Lightnin' Slim | 1913 | 1974 | Missouri* | Louisiana blues | [246] |
Hip Linkchain | 1936 | 1989 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [247] |
Little Joe Blue | 1934 | 1990 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [248] |
Little Sonny | 1932* | Alabama | Electric blues | [249] | |
Little Walter | 1930 | 1968 | Louisiana | Chicago blues | [250] |
Little Willie Littlefield | 1931 | 2013 | Texas | West Coast blues | [251] |
John Littlejohn | 1931 | 1994 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [252] |
Lonesome Sundown | 1928 | 2005* | Louisiana | Swamp blues | [253] |
Louisiana Red | 1932 | 2012 | Alabama | Electric blues | [254] |
Willie Love | 1906 | 1953 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [255] |
Magic Sam | 1937 | 1969 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [256] |
Magic Slim | 1937 | 2013 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [257] |
J.J. Malone | 1935 | 2004 | Alabama | West Coast blues | [258] |
Johnny Mars | 1942 | 2011 | South Carolina | Electric blues | [259] |
John Mayall | 1933 | England | Electric blues | [260] | |
Pete Mayes | 1938 | 2008 | Texas | Texas blues | [261] |
Percy Mayfield | 1920 | 1984 | Louisiana | West Coast blues | [262] |
Earring George Mayweather | 1928 | 1995 | Alabama | Chicago blues | [263] |
Cash McCall | 1941 | 2019 | Missouri | Electric blues | [264] |
Delbert McClinton | 1940 | Texas | Electric blues | [265] | |
Jimmy McCracklin | 1921 | 2012 | Texas | West Coast blues | [266] |
Brownie McGhee | 1915 | 1996 | Tennessee | Piedmont blues | [267] |
Memphis Slim | 1915 | 1988 | Tennessee | Urban blues | [257] |
Big Maceo Merriweather | 1905 | 1953 | Georgia | Barrelhouse blues | [268] |
Amos Milburn | 1927 | 1980 | Texas | Urban blues | [269] |
Luke "Long Gone" Miles | 1925 | 1987 | Louisiana | Texas blues | [270] |
Roy Milton | 1907 | 1983 | Oklahoma | Jump blues | [271] |
Gatemouth Moore | 1913 | 2004 | Kansas | Urban blues | [272] |
Johnny B. Moore | 1950 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [273] | |
Muddy Waters | 1913 | 1983 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [274] |
Matt "Guitar" Murphy | 1929 | 2018 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [275] |
Charlie Musselwhite | 1944 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [84] | |
Sam Myers | 1936 | 2006 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [276] |
Robert Nighthawk | 1909 | 1967 | Arkansas | Chicago blues | [277] |
Andrew Odom | 1936 | 1991 | Louisiana | Chicago blues | [278] |
Johnny Otis | 1921 | 2012 | California | West Coast blues | [279] |
Junior Parker | 1932 | 1971 | Mississippi | Memphis blues | [280] |
Odie Payne | 1926 | 1989 | Illinois | Chicago blues | [281] |
Dave Peabody | 1948 | England | Acoustic blues | [282] | |
Pinetop Perkins | 1913 | 2011 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [280] |
Rod Piazza | 1947 | California | Electric blues | [283] | |
Dan Pickett | 1907 | 1967 | Alabama | Country blues | [284] |
Snooky Pryor | 1919* | 2006 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [283] |
Doug Quattlebaum | 1927 | 1996 | South Carolina | Piedmont blues | [285] |
Bonnie Raitt | 1949 | Ohio | Electric blues | [286] | |
Jimmy Reed | 1925 | 1976 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [287] |
Sonny Rhodes | 1940 | Texas | Electric blues | [287] | |
Fenton Robinson | 1935 | 2007* | Mississippi | Electric blues | [288] |
Jimmie Lee Robinson | 1931 | 2002 | Illinois | Chicago blues | [289] |
Sonny Rodgers | 1939 | 1990 | Arkansas | Electric blues | [290] |
Jimmy Rogers | 1924 | 1997 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [291] |
Roomful of Blues | Rhode Island | Electric blues | [287] | ||
Bobby Rush | 1933 | Louisiana | Soul blues | [239] | |
Otis Rush | 1924 | 1997 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [292] |
Son Seals | 1942 | 2004 | Arkansas | Electric blues | [293] |
Eddie Shaw | 1937 | 2018 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [294] |
Roscoe Shelton | 1931 | 2002 | Tennessee | Electric blues | [295] |
Johnny Shines | 1915 | 1992 | Tennessee | Chicago blues | [296] |
Frankie Lee Sims | 1917 | 1970 | Louisiana | Texas blues | [297] |
Drink Small | 1933 | South Carolina | Acoustic blues | [298] | |
Barkin' Bill Smith | 1928 | 2000 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [299] |
George "Harmonica" Smith | 1924 | 1983 | Arkansas | Electric blues | [296] |
Moses "Whispering" Smith | 1932 | 1984 | Mississippi | Louisiana blues | [300] |
Robert Curtis Smith | 1930 | 2010 | Mississippi | Piedmont blues | [301] |
Smoky Babe | 1927 | 1975* | Mississippi | Acoustic blues | [302] |
Little Smokey Smothers | 1939 | 2010 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [302] |
Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers | 1929 | 1993 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [302] |
Otis Spann | 1930 | 1970 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [303] |
Arthur "Big Boy" Spires | 1912 | 1990 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [304] |
Arbee Stidham | 1917 | 1988 | Arkansas | Electric blues | [305] |
Taj Mahal | 1942 | New York | Acoustic blues | [306] | |
Baby Tate | 1916 | 1972 | Georgia | Piedmont blues | [307] |
Eddie Taylor | 1923 | 1985 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [308] |
Hound Dog Taylor | 1917* | 1975 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [309] |
Koko Taylor | 1935* | 2009 | Tennessee | Electric blues | [310] |
Sam Taylor | 1916 | 1990 | Tennessee | Urban blues | [311] |
Sonny Terry | 1911 | 1986 | Georgia | Country blues | [312] |
Tabby Thomas | 1929 | 2014 | Louisiana | Louisiana blues | [111] |
Big Mama Thornton | 1926 | 1984 | Alabama | Electric blues | [313] |
Big Joe Turner | 1911 | 1985 | Missouri | Jump blues | [113] |
Ike Turner | 1931 | 2007 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [314][315] |
Titus Turner | 1933 | 1984 | Georgia | Soul blues | [316] |
Jimmie Vaughan | 1951 | Texas | Electric blues | [317] | |
Stevie Ray Vaughan | 1954 | 1990 | Texas | Electric blues | [296] |
Mose Vinson | 1917* | 2002 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [115] |
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker | 1927 | 1999 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [40] |
T-Bone Walker | 1910 | 1975 | Texas | West Coast blues | [318] |
Baby Boy Warren | 1919 | 1977 | Louisiana | Detroit blues | [117] |
Willie D. Warren | 1924 | 2000 | Arkansas | Detroit blues | [319] |
Washboard Willie | 1909 | 1991 | Alabama | Detroit blues | [11] |
Boogie Bill Webb | 1924 | 1990 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [320] |
Junior Wells | 1934 | 1998 | Arkansas | Chicago blues | [321] |
Golden "Big" Wheeler | 1929 | 1998 | Georgia | Chicago blues | [322] |
Lavelle White | 1929 | Louisiana | Soul blues | [323] | |
Joe Willie Wilkins | 1921 | 1979 | Mississippi | Memphis blues | [324] |
Jody Williams | 1935 | 2018 | Alabama | Chicago blues | [325] |
Johnny Williams | 1906 | 2006 | Louisiana | Chicago blues | [326] |
Lester Williams | 1920 | 1990 | Texas | Texas blues | [327] |
Sonny Boy Williamson II | 1909* | 1965 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [328] |
Alan Wilson | 1943 | 1970 | Massachusetts | Electric blues | [329] |
Smokey Wilson | 1936 | 2015 | Mississippi | West Coast blues | [330] |
U.P. Wilson | 1934 | 2004 | Louisiana | Texas blues | [239] |
Johnny Winter | 1944 | 2014 | Texas | Electric blues | [331] |
Jimmy Witherspoon | 1920 | 1997 | Arkansas | Jump blues | [330] |
Big John Wrencher | 1924* | 1977 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [332] |
Billy Wright | 1918* | 1991 | Georgia | Jump blues | [333] |
Johnny "Man" Young | 1918 | 1974 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [334] |
An asterisk (*) denotes that other sources give different dates, origin, or style. |
Blues since 1980[]
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Name | Birth year |
Death year |
Origin | Primary style | Ref(s) |
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Linsey Alexander | 1942 | Mississippi | Electric blues* | [335] | |
James Armstrong | 1957 | California | Electric blues | [336] | |
Dexter Allen | 1970 | Mississippi | Electric blues* | [337] | |
Marcia Ball | 1949 | Texas | Electric blues | [338] | |
Chico Banks | 1962 | 2008 | Illinois | Chicago blues | [339] |
L.V. Banks | 1932 | 2011 | Missouri | Chicago blues | [339] |
Barrelhouse Chuck | 1958 | 2016 | Ohio | Chicago blues | [340] |
Tab Benoit | 1967 | California | Electric blues | [139] | |
Terry "Harmonica" Bean | 1961 | Mississippi | Electric blues* | [341] | |
Chris Beard | 1957 | New York | Electric blues* | [342] | |
Adolphus Bell | 1944 | Alabama | Electric blues* | [343] | |
Lurrie Bell | 1958 | Illinois | Electric blues | [138] | |
Eric Bibb | 1951 | New York | Acoustic blues* | [344] | |
Blind Mississippi Morris | 1955 | Mississippi | Electric blues* | [345] | |
Skeeter Brandon | 1948 | Virginia | Electric blues* | [346] | |
Ronnie Baker Brooks | 1967 | Illinois | Electric blues* | [347] | |
Jimmy Burns | 1943 | Mississippi | Electric blues* | [348] | |
Cedric Burnside | 1978 | Mississippi | Electric blues* | [337] | |
Charles Caldwell | 1943 | 2003 | Mississippi | Electric blues* | [349] |
Karen Carroll | 1958 | Illinois | Electric blues | [350] | |
William Clarke | 1951 | 1996 | California | Electric blues | [351] |
Deborah Coleman | 1956 | 2018 | Virginia | Electric blues | [352] |
Michael Coleman | 1956 | 2014 | Illinois | Chicago blues | [353] |
Shemekia Copeland | 1979 | New York | Electric blues* | [354] | |
Robert Cray | 1953 | Georgia | Electric blues | [355] | |
Debbie Davies | 1952 | California | Electric blues | [162] | |
Boo Boo Davis | 1943 | Mississippi | Electric blues* | [348] | |
Guy Davis | 1952 | New York | Electric blues | [356] | |
Thornetta Davis | 1963 | Michigan | Electric blues* | [357] | |
Little Arthur Duncan | 1934 | 2008 | Mississippi | Electric blues* | [358] |
Ronnie Earl | 1953 | New York | Electric blues | [177] | |
Tinsley Ellis | 1957 | Georgia | Electric blues | [359] | |
Kirk Fletcher | 1975 | California | Electric blues* | [360] | |
Sue Foley | 1968 | Canada | Electric blues | [361] | |
Robben Ford | 1951 | California | Electric blues | [361] | |
Rick Franklin | 1941 | 2005 | Virginia | Electric blues* | [362] |
Anson Funderburgh | 1954 | Texas | Electric blues | [187] | |
Grady Gaines | 1934 | 2021 | Texas | Electric blues | [188][363] |
Terry Garland | 1953 | Tennessee | Country blues | [364] | |
Larry Garner | 1952 | Louisiana | Electric blues* | [365] | |
Otis Grand | 1950 | U.S. | Electric blues | [366] | |
Guitar Slim, Jr. | 1951 | Louisiana | Electric blues | [367] | |
Sandra Hall | 1951 | Georgia | Electric blues* | [368] | |
Larry Hamilton | 1951 | 2011 | Texas | Electric blues | [369] |
Odessa Harris | 1936 | 2003 | Arkansas | Electric blues* | [228] |
Alvin Youngblood Hart | 1963 | California | Acoustic blues* | [360] | |
Ted Hawkins | 1936 | 1995 | Mississippi | Acoustic blues | [370] |
Big Boy Henry | 1921 | 2004 | North Carolina | Electric blues* | [371] |
George Higgs | 1930 | 2013 | North Carolina | Electric blues* | [372] |
Fruteland Jackson | 1953 | Mississippi | Electric blues* | [372] | |
Colin James | 1964 | Canada | Electric blues | [373] | |
Steve James | 1950 | New York | Acoustic blues | [374] | |
L.V. Johnson | 1946 | U.S. | Electric blues | [375] | |
Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones | 1941 | Illinois | Electric blues* | [376] | |
Paul "Wine" Jones | 1946 | 2005 | Mississippi | Electric blues* | [335] |
Tutu Jones | 1957 | Texas | Electric blues* | [377] | |
Keb Mo | 1955 | California | Acoustic blues | [378] | |
Harrison Kennedy | 1942 | Canada | Electric blues* | [342] | |
Chris Thomas King | 1962 | Louisiana | Electric blues* | [379] | |
Little Jimmy King | 1968 | 2002 | Tennessee | Electric blues | [380] |
Lady Bianca | 1953 | Kansas | Electric blues | [381] | |
Johnny Laws | 1943 | Illinois | Electric blues* | [382] | |
Professor Eddie Lusk | 1948 | 1992 | Illinois | Electric blues* | [382] |
Bob Margolin | 1949 | Massachusetts | Electric blues | [73] | |
Johnnie Marshall | 1961 | Georgia | Electric blues* | [383] | |
Larry McCray | 1962 | Arkansas | Electric blues | [266] | |
Clara McDaniel | 1948 | Michigan | Electric blues* | [384] | |
Johnny B. Moore | 1952 | U.S. | Chicago blues | [385] | |
Kenny Neal | 1957 | Louisiana | Electric blues | [386] | |
Jay Owens | 1947 | Florida | Electric blues | [279] | |
Sista Monica Parker | 1956 | Indiana | Electric blues* | [387] | |
Neal Pattman | 1927 | 2005 | Georgia | Electric blues* | [388] |
Asie Payton | 1937 | 1997 | Mississippi | Electric blues* | [389] |
Lucky Peterson | 1964 | New York | Electric blues | [390] | |
Kelly Joe Phelps | 1960 | Washington | Electric blues* | [390] | |
Lonnie Pitchford | 1955 | Kentucky | Electric blues* | [391] | |
Gene "Birdlegg" Pittman | 1947 | Pennsylvania | Electric blues* | [392] | |
Gary Primich | 1958 | Illinois | Electric blues | [393] | |
Henry Qualls | 1934 | Texas | Acoustic blues* | [394] | |
Johnny Rawls | 1951 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [341] | |
Sherman Robertson | 1948 | Louisiana | Electric blues | [395] | |
Duke Robillard | 1948 | Rhode Island | Electric blues | [395] | |
Andy Rodgers | 1922 | 2004 | Mississippi | Acoustic blues* | [396] |
Mighty Mo Rodgers | 1942 | Illinois | Electric blues* | [397] | |
Roy Rogers | 1950 | California | Electric blues* | [291] | |
Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women | Acoustic blues | [256] | |||
Isaac Scott | 1945 | 2001 | Washington | Electric blues* | [398] |
Kenny Wayne Shepherd | 1977 | Louisiana | Electric blues | [399] | |
Lonnie Shields | 1956 | Arkansas | Electric blues* | [400] | |
Cootie Stark | 1926 | 2005 | South Carolina | Acoustic blues | [401] |
Angela Strehli | 1945 | Texas | Electric blues | [106] | |
Eddie Taylor Jr. | 1972 | Illinois | Electric blues* | [347] | |
Melvin Taylor | 1959 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [310] | |
Otis Taylor | 1948 | Illinois | Electric blues* | [382] | |
Susan Tedeschi | 1970 | Massachusetts | Electric blues | [402] | |
Lil' Dave Thompson | 1969 | 2010 | Mississippi | Electric blues* | [337] |
Pyeng Threadgill | 1977 | New York | Electric blues* | [354] | |
Teeny Tucker | 1958 | Ohio | Electric blues* | [403] | |
Maurice John Vaughn | 1953 | Illinois | Chicago blues | [404] | |
Joe Louis Walker | 1949 | California | Electric blues | [405] | |
Carl Weathersby | 1953 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [406] | |
Valerie Wellington | 1959 | 1991 | Illinois | Electric blues | [320] |
Mike Wheeler | 1961 | Illinois | Electric blues* | [347] | |
Albert White | 1942 | Georgia | Electric blues* | [368] | |
Lil' Ed Williams | 1955 | U.S. | Chicago blues | [385] | |
Zora Young | 1948 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [407] | |
An asterisk (*) denotes that other sources give different dates, origin, or style. |
See also[]
- Lists of blues musicians by genre
- Blues portal
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- Herzhaft, Gerard (1992). "Various artist entries". Encyclopedia of the Blues. Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 1-55728-252-8.
- Komara, Edward, ed. (2004). "Various artist entries". Encyclopedia of the Blues. New York City: Routledge. ISBN 978-1135958329.
- Shadwick, Keith (2001). "Various artist entries". The Encyclopedia of Jazz & Blues. London: Quantum. ISBN 978-0-681-08644-9.
Categories:
- Lists of blues musicians
- Lists of musicians by genre