Blues Artists

A To Z Listing of Blues Artists

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Johnny Ace1929-1954Memphis, Singer
Faye Adams1932-R&B, Singer
Luther Allison1939-1997Chicago, Guitar, Vocals
Mose Allison1927-New York, Piano, Vocals
Duane Allman1946-1971Blues-rock, Guitar
Albert Ammons1907-1949Chicago, Piano
Pink Anderson1900-1974Piedmont, Guitar, Vocals
Louis Armstrong1901-1971Cornet, Vocals

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DeFord Bailey 1899-1982Harp,
Long John Baldry 1941-2005British, Singer
Barbecue Bob 1902-1931Piedmont, Guitar, Vocals
Chris Barber1930-British, Trombone
Dave Bartholemew1920-New Orleans, Trumpet, Producer, Songwriter
Lou Ann Barton1954-Texas, Singer
Carey Bell1936-2007Chicago, Harp, Vocals
Fred Below1926-1988Chicago, Drums
Gladys Bentley1907-1960New York, Singer,
Chuck Berry1926-R&B, Guitar, Vocals
Eric Bibb 1951- Piedmont, Guitar, Vocals
Saul Bihari1919-1975Label Owner, West Coast
Scrapper Blackwell 1903-1962 Guitar, Vocals
Blind Blake1896-1934 Piedmont, Guitar, Vocals
Bobby 'Blue' Bland1930- Memphis, Singer
Mike Bloomfield1943-1981Blues-rock, Guitar
Lucille Bogan1897-1948Singer
Joe Bonamassa1977- Blues-rock, Guitar, Vocals
Juke Boy Bonner1932-1978Texas, Singer, Guitar
Eddie Boyd1914-1994Piano, Vocals
Ishman Bracey1901-1970Delta, Guitar, Vocals
John Brim1922-2003Chicago, Guitar, Singer, Composer
Big Bill Broonzy1893-1958 Chicago, Guitar, Vocals
Buster Brown1911-1976New York, Vocals, Harp
Charles Brown1922-1999 West Coast, Piano, Vocals
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown1924-2005Texas, Fiddle, Vocals
Ruth Brown1928-2006R&B, Singer
Willie Brown1900-1952Delta, Guitar, Vocals
Jack Bruce1943-British, Bass
Bumble Bee Slim1905-1968Chicago, Singer, Guitar
Eric Burdon1941-British, Singer
Ken Burns 1953- Film-maker
RL Burnside 1926-2005Delta, Guitar, Vocals
Charlie 'Uke Kid' Burse1901-1965Memphis, Guitar, Ukelele
Paul Butterfield1942-1987Blues-rock, Harp, Vocals

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Gus Cannon1883-1979 Memphis, Banjo, Jug
Leroy Carr1905-1935Piano, Vocals,
Sister Wynona Carr1924-1976Singer
Good Rockin' Charles1933-1989Chicago, Harp,
Sam Chatmon1897-1983 Delta, Vocals, Guitar
Clifton Chenier1925-1987Zydeco, Accordion, Vocals
Leonard Chess1917-1969Producer
Eric Clapton1945- British, Vocals, Guitar
Clarence Clemens1942-2011 Sax
Jaybird Coleman1896-1950Vocals, Harp
Albert Collins1932-1993Texas, Vocals, Guitar
Sam Collins 1887-1949Delta, Vocals, Guitar
Shirley Collins1935-British, Singer
Ry Cooder1947-West Coast, Vocals, Guitar, Musicologist
Johnny Copeland1937-1997Texas, Singer, Guitar
Elizabeth Cotten 1895-1987Vocals, Banjo, Guitar
Ida Cox1896-1967Divas, Singer
Robert Cray1953- Blues-rock, Vocals, Guitar
Pee-Wee Crayton1914-1985West Coast, Vocals, Guitar
Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup1905-1974Chicago, Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
Shannon Curfman1985- Vocals, Guitar

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Johnny Watson aka. Daddy Stovepipe1867-1973Singer, Guitar, Harp
Cyril Davies1932-1964British, Vocals, Harp
Rev. Gary Davis1896-1972Piedmont, Guitar
Guy Davis1951Singer, Guitar
James 'Thunderbird' Davis1938-1992Singer
Blind John Davis1913-1985 Chicago, Piano, Vocals
Mamie 'Galore' Davis 1940-2001R&B, Singer
Walter Davis1912-1963St. Louis, Piano
Cow Cow Davenport 1894-1955? Piano
Bo Diddley1928-2008R&B, Vocals, Guitar
Willie Dixon1915-1992Chicago, Bass, Songwriter
Fats Domino1928- R&B, Vocals, Piano
Lonnie Donegan1931-2002British, Vocals, Guitar
Thomas A Dorsey 1899-1993 Arranger, Vocals, Piano
Chris Duarte1968- Texas, Vocals, Guitar
Donald 'Duck' Dunn1941-2012Bass
'Champion Jack' Dupree1909-1992 New Orleans, Vocals, Piano

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Snooks Eaglin1936-2009New Orleans, Vocals, Guitar
Ronnie Earl1953-Blues Rock, Guitar
Dave 'Honeyboy' Edwards1915-2011Delta, Vocals, Guitar
Big Chief Ellis1914-1977New York, Piano, Vocals
Sleepy John Estes 1899-1977 Memphis, Vocals, Guitar

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John Fahey1939-2001Label Owner, Guitar,
Ella Fitzgerald1917-1996Singer
Robben Ford1951-Blues-rock, Guitar, Vocals
Leroy 'Baby Face' Foster1923-1958Chicago, Drums,
Left-Hand Frank1935-1992Chicago, Guitar, Vocals
Blind Boy Fuller 1907-1941Piedmont, Guitar, Vocals
Lowell Fulson1921-1999West Coast, Guitar, Vocals
Anson Funderburgh 1954- Texas, Guitar, Vocals

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Rory Gallagher 1948-1995Blues-rock, Guitar, Vocals
Cecil Gant1913-1951West Coast, Piano, Vocals
Jazz Gillum1904-1966Chicago, Harp, Singer
Guitar Slim1926-1959New Orleans, Guitar, Vocals
Lil Green1919-1954Singer
Peter Green1946-British, Guitar, Vocals
Arthur Gunter1926-1976Guitar, Vocals
Buddy Guy1936-Chicago, Guitar, Vocals

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John Hammond Jr.1942-Delta, Guitar, Harp, Vocals
WC Handy1873-1958 Songwriter, Piano
Slim Harpo1924-1970Swamp, Songwriter, Harp, Vocals
Corey Harris1959-Delta, Guitar, Vocals
Don 'Sugarcane' Harris1938-1999R&B, Violin, Songwriter,
Wynonie Harris1915-1969 West Coast, Vocals, Drums
Wilbert Harrison1929-1994R&B, Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart1963-Delta, Guitar, Vocals
Screamin' Jay Hawkins 1929-2000R&B, Guitar, Vocals
Lucille Hegamin1894-1970Divas, Singer
Jimi Hendrix1943-1970Blues-rock, Guitar, Vocals
ZZ Hill1935-1984Guitar, Vocals
Earl Hooker1929-1970Chicago, Guitar, Vocals
John Lee Hooker1917-2001Guitar, Vocals
Lightnin' Hopkins1912-1982Texas, Guitar, Vocals
Shakey Horton1917-1981Chicago, Harp, Vocals
Son House1902-1988Delta, Guitar, Vocals
Peg-Leg Howell1888-1966Piedmont, Guitar, Vocals
Alberta Hunter1895-1984Divas, Singer
Ivory Joe Hunter1914-1974West Coast, Piano, Vocals, songwriter
Mississippi John Hurt 1893-1966Delta, Guitar, Vocals
J B Hutto1926-1983Chicago, Guitar, Vocals

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Elmore James1918-1963Chicago, Guitar, Vocals
Etta James1938-2012R&B, Singer
Homesick James1905?-2006Chicago, Guitar, Vocals
Skip James1902-1969Delta, Guitar, Vocals
Blind Lemon Jefferson1893-1929Texas, Guitar, Vocals
Doctor John1940-New Orleans, Vocals, Piano
Big Jack Johnson1940-2011Delta, Guitar, Vocals
Blind Willie Johnson1902-1947Texas, Guitar, Vocals
Larry Johnson1938-Piedmont, Guitar
Lonnie Johnson 1899?-1970Chicago, Guitar
Luther 'Snake Boy' Johnson1934-1976Guitar, Vocals
Pete Johnson1903-1957Piano
Robert Johnson1911-1938Delta, Guitar, Vocals
Tommy Johnson1896-1956Delta, Guitar, Vocals
Curtis Jones 1906-1971Chicago, Vocals, Piano
Little Johnny Jones1924-1964Chicago, Vocals, Piano
Paul Jones1942- British, Harp, Singer
Janis Joplin1943-1970Blues-rock, Singer
Louis Jordan1908-1975R&B, Sax, Vocals

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Jorma Kaukonen1940- Piedmont, Guitar
Jo Ann Kelly1944-1990British, Vocals, Guitar
Junior Kimbrough1930-1998Delta, Guitar, Vocals
Big Daddy Kinsey1927-2001Chicago, Guitar, Vocals
Albert King1923-1992Blues-rock, Guitar, Vocals
B.B.King1925- Guitar, Vocals
Freddie King1934-1976 Chicago, Guitar, Vocals
Cub Koda1948-2000 Critic, Guitar, Vocals
Alexis Korner1928-1984British, Vocals, Guitar

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Huddie 'Leadbelly' Leadbetter1888-1949Guitar, Vocals
Hugh Laurie1959-British, Vocals, Piano
Rosie Ledet1971- Zydeco, Accordion, Vocals
Lovie Lee1909-1997Chicago, Piano, Vocals
J B Lenior1929-1967Chicago, Guitar, Vocals
Furry Lewis1893-1981Memphis, Vocals, Guitar
Meade 'Lux' Lewis1905-1964Chicago, Piano
Noah Lewis1895-1961Memphis, Harp, Jug Bands
Joe Liggins1915-1987 West Coast, Piano, Vocals
Papa George Lightfoot1924-1971Delta, Harp, Vocals
Lightnin' Slim1913-1974Swamp, Guitar, Vocals
Johnny Littlejohn1931-1994Chicago, Guitar, Singer
Mance Lipscomb1895-1976Texas, Singer, Guitar
Robert Jr. Lockwood1915-2006Chicago, Guitar, Vocals
Alan Lomax1915-2002 Writer, Musicologist
Professor Longhair1918-1980New Orleans, Vocals, Piano
Louisiana Red1936-2012Delta, Singer, Guitar
Willie Love1906-1953Delta, Vocals, Piano

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Willie Mabon1925-1985Chicago, Piano, Vocals
Magic Sam1937-1969Chicago, Guitar, Vocals
Magic Slim1937-Chicago, Guitar, Vocals
Taj Mahal1942-Guitar, Singer
Harvey Mandel1945-Blues Rock, Guitar
Jim Marshall1923-2012Inventor
Cosimo Matassa1926-
Brother Joe May1912-1972Singer
John Mayall1933-British, Keyboards, Harp, Vocals
Big Maybelle1924-1972Singer
Percy Mayfield1920-1984 R&B, Piano, Songwriter, Vocals
Tommy McClennan1908-unknownDelta, Guitar, Singer
Kansas Joe McCoy1905-1950Chicago, Guitar, Vocals
Jimmy McCracklin1921-West Coast, Piano, Vocals
Mississippi Fred McDowell1904-1972Delta, Guitar, Vocals
Brownie McGhee 1915-1996Piedmont, Guitar, Vocals
Tony TS McPhee1944- British, Guitar, Vocals
Blind Willie McTell1901-1959Piedmont, Guitar, Vocals
Memphis Minnie1897-1973Chicago, Guitar, Vocals
Memphis Slim1915-1988Chicago, Piano, Vocals
Big Maceo Merriweather1905-1953Chicago, Piano, Singer
Amos Milburn1927-1980West Coast, Piano, Vocals
Rice 'Sonny Boy II' Miller????-1965Delta, Harp, Vocals
Little Milton1934-2005Delta, Vocals
Little Brother Montgomery 1906-1985R&B, Piano, Vocals
John Mooney1955-New Orleans, Vocals, Guitar
Dorothy Moore1946-R&B, Singer
Gary Moore1952-2011Blues Rock, Guitar
Monette Moore1902-1962Diva
Buddy Moss 1914-1984Piedmont, Guitar, Harp, Vocals
Matt 'Guitar' Murphy 1929-Chicago, Guitar
Charlie Musselwhite1944-Chicago, Harp
Dave Myers 1926-Chicago, Bass, Guitar

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Mark Naftalin1944-Blues-rock, Keyboards
Robert Nighthawk 1909-1967Delta, Guitar, Vocals

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Johnny Otis1921-West Coast, Drums, Composer, Producer

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Bobby Parker1937-Blues-rock, Guitar, Vocals
Junior Parker 1932-1971Memphis, Harp, Vocals
Robert Franklin Palmer 1945-1997Writer, Producer
Charlie Patton1891?-1934Delta, Guitar, Vocals
Les Paul1915-2009Delta, Guitar, Inventor
Peg Leg Sam1911-1977Memphis, Harp, Vocals
Pinetop Perkins1913-2011Piano, Vocals
Lucky Peterson1964-New York, Keyboards, Vocals
Piano Red1911-1985Piedmont, Piano, Vocals
Ana Popovic1976-Guitar
Sammy Price1908-1992New York, Piano
Snooky Pryor1921-2006Chicago, Harp, Vocals

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Bobby Radcliff1951-Guitar, Vocals
Ma Rainey 1886-1939Diva, Singer
Bonnie Raitt1949- West Coast, Vocals, Guitar
Kid Ramos1959-West Coast, Guitar
A C Reed1926-2004Chicago, Vocals, Sax
Jimmy Reed1925-1976 Chicago, Vocals, Guitar
Little Richard1932-R&B, Piano, Vocals
Duke Robillard1948-Vocals, Guitar
The Rolling StonesFormed 1962British
Otis Rush1934- Chicago, Vocals, Guitar
Jimmy Rushing1903-1972Singer

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Doug Sahm1941-1999Texas, Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals
Carlos Santana 1947-Blues-rock, Guitar, Vocals
Will Shade1898-1966Memphis, Harp, Jug Bands
Robert Shaw1908-1985Texas, Piano, Vocals
Bobby Sheehan1968-1999Blues-rock, Bass
Kenny Wayne Shepherd1977-Blues-rock, Guitar, Vocals
Johnny Shines1915-1992Delta, Guitar, Vocals
Henry 'Son' Simms1890-1958Delta, Fiddle
Frankie Lee Sims1917-1970Texas, Guitar, Vocals
TV Slim1916-1969Swamp Blues, Guitar, Vocals
Bessie Smith1894-1937Diva, Singer
George 'Harmonica' Smith1924-1983Harp
Huey 'Piano' Smith1934- New Orleans, Vocals, Piano
Mamie Smith1883-1946Diva, Singer
Pinetop Smith1904-1929Piano
Willie-Mae Ford Smith 1904-1994Singer
Otis Spann1930-1970Chicago, Piano, Vocals
Speckled Red1892-1973Memphis, Piano, Vocals
Chris Spedding1944-British, Guitar
Jeremy Spencer1948-British, Guitar
Victoria Spivey1906-1976Diva, Singer
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples1915-2000Guitar, Vocals
Angela Strehli1945- Texas, Singer
Hubert Sumlin1931-2011Chicago, Guitar
Sunnyland Slim1907-1995Chicago, Piano
Roosevelt Sykes1906-1983St. Louis, Piano, Vocals

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Tampa Red1904-1981Chicago, Guitar, Vocals
Tarheel Slim1924-1977Guitar, Vocals
Dick Taylor1943- British, Guitar
Eva Taylor 1895-1977Diva, Singer
Hound Dog Taylor1915-1975Chicago, Guitar, Vocals
Koko Taylor1935-2009Chicago, Singer
Sam 'The Man' Taylor1916-199?New York, Sax
Susan Tedeschi1970-Blues-rock, Guitar, Vocals
Sonny Terry1911-1986Piedmont, Harp, Vocals
Sister Rosetta Tharpe1915?-1973Guitar, Vocals
Rufus Thomas1917-2001Memphis, Singer
Big Mama Thornton1926-1984West Coast, Vocals, Harp
George Thorogood 1950-Blues-rock, Guitar, Vocals
Allen Toussaint 1938-New Orleans, Piano, Producer, songwriter
Henry Townsend1909-2006St Louis, Guitar, Vocals
Walter Trout1942-Blues-rock, Guitar, Vocals
Big Joe Turner1911-1985New York, Singer
Ike Turner1931-2007Memphis, Guitar, Producer
Ruby Turner1958- British, Singer

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Jimmie Vaughan1951-Texas, Guitar
Stevie Ray Vaughan 1954-1990Texas, Guitar, Vocals

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Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker1929-Chicago, Piano, Guitar, Bass
T-Bone Walker1910-1975West Coast, Guitar, Vocals
Sippie Wallace1898-1986Diva, Singer
Mickey Waller1941-2008British, Drums
Little Walter 1930-1968Chicago, Harp
Mercy Dee Walton1915-1962West Coast, Piano, vocals
Washboard Sam1910-1966Chicago, Vocals, Washboard
Dinah Washington1924-1963New York, Singer
Ethel Waters 1896-1977Diva, Singer
Muddy Waters1915-1983Chicago, Guitar, Vocals
Johnny 'Guitar' Watson1935-1996West Coast, Guitar, Vocals
Curley Weaver1906-1962Piedmont, Guitar, Vocals
'Boogie Bill' Webb1924-1990Swamp, Guitar, Singer
Junior Wells 1934-1998Chicago, Harp, Vocals
Jerry Wexler 1917-2008New York, Writer, Producer
Peetie Wheatstraw1902-1941St. Louis, Piano, Vocals
James Wheeler1937-Chicago, Guitar, Vocals
Bukka White1909?-1977Memphis, Guitar, Vocals
Josh White1914-1969Piedmont, Guitar, Vocals
Big Joe Williams1903-1982Delta, Guitar, Vocals
J Mayo Williams1894-1980Chicago, Producer
Robert Pete Williams1914-1980Swamp, Guitar, Vocals
John Lee 'Sonny Boy' Williamson 1914-1948Chicago, Harp, Vocals
Weepin' Willie1926- ??Singer
Hop Wilson1927-1975Texas, Guitar, Vocals
Kim Wilson1951-Texas, Harp, Vocals
Smokey Wilson1936- West Coast, Guitar
Johnny Winter1944-Texas, Guitar, Vocals
Jimmy Witherspoon1923-1997R&B, Singer
Howlin' Wolf1910-1976Chicago, Harp, Vocals
Link Wray1929-2005Blues-rock, Guitar
Big John Wrencher1923-1977Chicago, Harp, Vocals
Billy Wright1932-1991Rock n Blues, Singer,

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Jimmy Yancey1894-1951Chicago, Piano