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=={{anchor|Pre}}Pre-1940 blues== [[File:Son House.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Son House]] [[File:M John Hurt.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Mississippi John Hurt, 1964]] [[File:Blindlemonjeffersoncirca1926.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Blind Lemon Jefferson]] [[File:LonnieJohnsonByRussellLee1941Crop.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Lonnie Johnson, 1941]] [[File:Leadbelly with Accordeon.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Lead Belly]] [[File:Robert Jr Lockwood, 1982.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Robert Jr. Lockwood, 1982]] [[File:Martin&weaver.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Sara Martin and Sylvester Weaver]] [[File:Mississippi Fred McDowell.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Mississippi Fred McDowell, 1972]] [[File:Jay McShann in Edinburgh.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Jay McShann in Edinburgh, {{circa}}1995]] [[File:Memphis Minnie.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Memphis Minnie, 1930]] [[File:BuddyMossGreeneCountyConvictCampCropped.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Buddy Moss in Georgia prison camp, 1941]] [[File:MaRainey.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Ma Rainey]] [[File:Jimmy Rushing 1946 (Gottlieb 07551).jpg|thumb|right|120px|Jimmy Rushing, 1946]] [[File:Bessiesmith3.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Bessie Smith, 1936]] [[File:MamieSmith.png|thumb|right|120px|Mamie Smith]] [[File:Henry Townsend.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Henry Townsend, 1983]] [[File:Ethel Waters - 1943.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Ethel Waters, 1943]] [[File:Curley Weaver.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Curley Weaver]] [[File:Big Joe Williams 14 11 1971.JPG|thumb|right|120px|Big Joe Williams, 1971]] [[File:Jimmy Witherspoon 1974.JPG|thumb|right|120px|Jimmy Witherspoon, 1974]] {{Compact TOC|name=Contents|num=|i=|n=|q=|u=|x=|y=|z=}} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ {{sronly|List of Pre-1940 blues musicians, showing name, birth and death year, origin, primary style, and references}} ! scope="col" width=% | Name ! scope="col" width=10% data-sort-type=number | Birth<br>year ! scope="col" width=10% data-sort-type=number | Death<br>year ! scope="col" width=15% | Origin ! scope="col" width=20% | Primary style ! scope="col" width=5% class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref(s)|References}} |- <!-- ONLY ADD INFO IF A RELIABLE SOURCE IS INCLUDED β ANYTHING ELSE WILL BE REMOVED --> ! scope="row" | {{anchor|A}} {{sort|Alderson, Mozelle|[[Mozelle Alderson]]}} | 1904 | 1994 | Ohio | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=254}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Alexander, Alger "Texas"|[[Alger "Texas" Alexander]]}} | 1900 | 1954 | Texas | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=228}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Alexander, Ora|[[Ora Alexander]]}} | {{sort|1909|{{circa}}1909}} | <small>Unknown</small> | Alabama | align="center"| [[Classic female blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=534}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Ammons, Albert|[[Albert Ammons]]}} | 1907 | 1949 | Illinois | align="center"| [[Boogie woogie]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=34β35}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Anderson, Pink|[[Pink Anderson]]}} | 1900 | 1974 | South Carolina | align="center"| [[Piedmont blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=103}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Arnold, Kokomo|[[Kokomo Arnold]]}} | 1901* | 1968 | Georgia | align="center"| [[Acoustic blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=8}} |- ! scope="row" | {{anchor|B}} [[Barbecue Bob]] | 1902 | 1931 | Georgia | align="center"| [[Acoustic blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=12}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Bell, Ed|[[Ed Bell (musician)|Ed Bell]]}} | 1905 | 1960s | Alabama | align="center"| [[Piedmont blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=88}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Bentley, Gladys|[[Gladys Bentley]]}} | 1907 | 1960 | Pennsylvania | align="center"| [[Vaudeville blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=333}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Black Ace]] | 1905 | 1972 | Texas | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=20}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Blackwell, Scrapper|[[Scrapper Blackwell]]}} | 1903 | 1962 | North Carolina | align="center"| [[Urban blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=239}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Blake, Blind|[[Blind Blake]]}} | 1896 | 1934 | Florida | align="center"| [[Piedmont blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=21}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Bogan, Lucille|[[Lucille Bogan]]}} | 1897 | 1948 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Classic female blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=26}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Bogan, Ted|[[Ted Bogan]]}} | 1909 | 1990 | South Carolina | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=220}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Bonds, Son|[[Son Bonds]]}} | 1909 | 1947 | Tennessee | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=26}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Broonzy, Big Bill|[[Big Bill Broonzy]]}} | 1893* | 1958 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Urban blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=249}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Brown, Kitty|[[Kitty Brown]]}} | 1899 | <small>Unknown</small> | New York | align="center"| [[Classic female blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=518}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Brown, Willie|[[Willie Brown (musician)|Willie Brown]]}} | 1900 | 1952 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Delta blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=162}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Bumble Bee Slim]] | 1905 | 1968 | Georgia | align="center"| [[Urban blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|pp=38β39}} |- ! scope="row" | {{anchor|C}} {{sort|Cannon, Gus|[[Gus Cannon]]}} | 1883* | 1979 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Jug band]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=257}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Carr, Leroy|[[Leroy Carr]]}} | 1905 | 1935 | Tennessee | align="center"| [[Urban blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=258}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Clayton, Doctor|[[Doctor Clayton]]}} | 1898 | 1947 | Georgia | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=263}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Collins, Sam|[[Sam Collins (musician)|Sam Collins]]}} | 1887 | 1949 | Louisiana | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=57}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Cotten, Elizabeth|[[Elizabeth Cotten]]}} | 1893 | 1987 | North Carolina | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=278}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Council, Floyd|[[Floyd Council]]}} | 1911 | 1976 | North Carolina | align="center"| [[Piedmont blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=280}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Cox, Ida|[[Ida Cox]]}} | 1896* | 1967 | Georgia | align="center"| [[Vaudeville blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=267}} |- ! scope="row" | {{anchor|D}} {{sort|Darby, Blind Blues|[[Teddy Darby|Blind Blues Darby]]}} | 1906 | 1975 | Kentucky | align="center"| [[St. Louis blues (music)|St. Louis blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=304, 311}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Davis, Reverend Gary|[[Reverend Gary Davis]]}} | 1896 | 1972 | South Carolina | align="center"| [[Piedmont blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=92}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Davis, Walter|[[Walter Davis (blues)|Walter Davis]]}} | 1911* | 1963 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[St. Louis blues (music)|St. Louis blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=272}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Delaney, Tom|[[Tom Delaney (songwriter)|Tom Delaney]]}} | 1889 | 1963 | South Carolina | align="center"| [[Urban blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=521}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Dorsey, Georgia Tom|[[Thomas A. Dorsey|Georgia Tom Dorsey]]}} | 1899 | 1993 | Georgia | align="center"| [[Urban blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=274}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Doyle, Little Buddy|[[Little Buddy Doyle]]}} | 1911* | 1960* | Tennessee | align="center"| [[Memphis blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=281}} |- ! scope="row" | {{anchor|E}} {{sort|Edwards, Bernice|[[Bernice Edwards]]}} | 1907 | 1969 | Texas | align="center"| [[Classic female blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=297}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Estes, Sleppy John|[[Sleepy John Estes]]}} | 1899* | 1977 | Tennessee | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=82}} |- ! scope="row" | {{anchor|F}} {{sort|Finnie, Ethel|[[Ethel Finnie]]}} | 1898 | 1981 | Louisiana | align="center"| [[Classic female blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=514}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Fuller, Blind Boy|[[Blind Boy Fuller]]}} | 1907* | 1941 | North Carolina | align="center"| [[Piedmont blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=286}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Fuller, Jesse|[[Jesse Fuller]]}} | 1896 | 1976 | Georgia | align="center"| [[Piedmont blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=286}} |- ! scope="row" | {{anchor|G}} {{sort|Gillum, Jazz|[[Jazz Gillum]]}} | 1904* | 1966 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Urban blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=290}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Gilmore, Boyd|[[Boyd Gilmore]]}} | 1905 | 1976 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Delta blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=354}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Grant, Coot|[[Coot Grant]]}} | 1893 | 1970 | Alabama | align="center"| [[Classic female blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=43}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Green, Lil|[[Lil Green]]}} | 1919* | 1954 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Urban blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=128}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Griffith, Shirley|[[Shirley Griffith]]}} | 1907 | 1974 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=137}} |- ! scope="row" | {{anchor|H}} {{sort|Harney, Richard "Hacksaw"|[[Richard "Hacksaw" Harney]]}} | 1902 | 1973 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Delta blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=409}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Hegamin, Lucille|[[Lucille Hegamin]]}} | 1897* | 1970 | Georgia | align="center"| [[Classic female blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=113}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Henderson, Edmonia|[[Edmonia Henderson]]}} | 1898 | 1947 | Tennessee | align="center"| [[Classic female blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=130}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Henderson, Katherine|[[Katherine Henderson (singer)|Katherine Henderson]]}} | 1909 | <small>Unknown</small> | Missouri | align="center"| [[Classic female blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=517}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Hicks, Edna|[[Edna Hicks]]}} | 1895 | 1925 | Louisiana | align="center"| [[Classic female blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Harris|1991|p=226}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|House, Son|[[Son House]]}} | 1902 | 1988 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Delta blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=307}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Howell, Peg Leg|[[Peg Leg Howell]]}} | 1888 | 1966 | Georgia | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=310}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Hunter, Alberta|[[Alberta Hunter]]}} | 1895 | 1984 | Tennessee | align="center"| [[Classic female blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=126}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Hurt, Mississippi John|[[Mississippi John Hurt]]}} | 1894* | 1966 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=156β158}} |- ! scope="row" | {{anchor|J}} {{sort|Jackson, Jim|[[Jim Jackson (musician)|Jim Jackson]]}} | 1890* | 1937* | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=312}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Jackson, Papa Charlie|[[Papa Charlie Jackson]]}} | 1890* | 1950* | Louisiana | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=159}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|James, Skip|[[Skip James]]}} | 1902 | 1969 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Delta blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=316}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Jefferson, Blind Lemon|[[Blind Lemon Jefferson]]}} | 1893 | 1929 | Texas | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=319}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Johnson, Blind Willie|[[Blind Willie Johnson]]}} | 1897 | 1945 | Texas | align="center"| [[Gospel blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=177β178}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Johnson, Edith North|[[Edith North Johnson]]}} | 1903 | 1988 | Missouri | align="center"| [[Classic female blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=139}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Johnson, Lonnie|[[Lonnie Johnson (musician)|Lonnie Johnson]]}} | 1899 | 1970 | Louisiana | align="center"| [[Urban blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=323}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Johnson, Mary|[[Mary Johnson (singer)|Mary Johnson]]}} | 1898 | 1983 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Classic female blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=187}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Johnson, Robert|[[Robert Johnson]]}} | 1911 | 1938 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Delta blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=140β141}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Johnson, Tommy|[[Tommy Johnson (blues musician)|Tommy Johnson]]}} | 1896 | 1956 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Delta blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=175β177}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Jones, Little Hat|[[Little Hat Jones]]}} | 1899 | 1981 | Texas | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=311}} |- ! scope="row" | {{anchor|K}} {{sort|Kimbrough, Lottie|[[Lottie Kimbrough]]}} | 1893 | <small>Unknown</small> | Arkansas | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=155}} |- ! scope="row" | {{anchor|L}} [[Lead Belly]] | 1889 | 1949 | Louisiana | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|pp=159β160}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Lewis, Furry|[[Furry Lewis]]}} | 1893* | 1981 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=345}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Lewis, Meade Lux|[[Meade Lux Lewis]]}} | 1905 | 1964 | Illinois | align="center"| [[Boogie woogie]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=34}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Lincoln, Charley|[[Charley Lincoln]]}} | 1900 | 1963 | Georgia | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=269}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Lipscomb, Mance|[[Mance Lipscomb]]}} | 1895 | 1976 | Texas | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=201β203}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Liston, Virginia|[[Virginia Liston]]}} | 1890 | 1932 | Louisiana | align="center"| [[Classic female blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=513}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Lockwood, Jr., Robert|[[Robert Lockwood, Jr.]]}} | 1915 | 2006 | Arkansas | align="center"| [[Delta blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=348}}<ref>{{Cite web| url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/robert-lockwood-jr-mn0000833738/biography| last = Dahl| first = Bill| title = Robert Lockwood, Jr.{{snd}}Biography| website = [[AllMusic]]| access-date = March 23, 2023}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Lofton, Cripple Clarence|[[Cripple Clarence Lofton]]}} | 1887* | 1957 | Tennessee | align="center" | [[Boogie woogie]] | align="center" | {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=348}} |- ! scope="row" | {{anchor|M}} {{sort|Mapp, Eddie|[[Eddie Mapp]]}} | 1910 | 1931 | Georgia | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=271}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Martin, Sara|[[Sara Martin]]}} | 1884 | 1955 | Kentucky | align="center"| [[Vaudeville blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=351}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|McClintock, Lil|[[Lil McClintock]]}} | 1883 | <small>Unknown</small> | U.S. | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=285}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|McCoy, Kansas Joe|[[Kansas Joe McCoy]]}} | 1905 | 1950 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |last=Ankeny |first=Jason |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kansas-joe-mccoy-mn0000172734/biography |title=Kansas Joe McCoy: Biography |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=July 19, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|McCoy, Papa Charlie|[[Papa Charlie McCoy]]}} | 1909 | 1959 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Delta blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=353}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|McDowell, Mississippi Fred|[[Fred McDowell|Mississippi Fred McDowell]]}} | 1904 | 1972 | Tennessee | align="center"| [[Delta blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=355}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|McFadden, Charlie "Specks"|[[Charlie "Specks" McFadden]]}} | 1895 | 1966 | Illinois | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=134}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|McMullen, Fred|[[Fred McMullen (musician)|Fred McMullen]]}} | 1905 | <small>Unknown</small> | Florida | align="center"| [[Piedmont blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=97}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|McShann, Jay|[[Jay McShann]]}} | 1916 | 2006 | Oklahoma | align="center"| [[Blues]] | align="center"| <ref>{{harvnb|Herzhaft|1992|p=182}}; {{Cite news|url=http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2060033.ece|title=Jay McShann: Kansas City Blues Pianist|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=December 9, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222133312/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/jay-mcshann-427697.html|archive-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|McTell, Blind Willie|[[Blind Willie McTell]]}} | 1901* | 1959 | Georgia | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=230β231}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Memphis Minnie]] | 1897 | 1973 | Louisiana | align="center"| [[Memphis blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=363}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Mississippi Sheiks]] | | | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=363}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Montgomery, Little Brother|[[Little Brother Montgomery]]}} | 1906 | 1985 | Louisiana | align="center"| [[Barrelhouse blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=361}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Moore, Whistlin' Alex|[[Whistlin' Alex Moore]]}} | 1899 | 1989 | Texas | align="center"| [[Boogie woogie]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=361}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Moss, Buddy|[[Buddy Moss]]}} | 1914 | 1984 | Georgia | align="center"| [[Piedmont blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=364}} |- ! scope="row" | {{anchor|N}} {{sort|Newbern, Hambone Willie|[[Hambone Willie Newbern]]}} | 1901 | 1965 | Tennessee | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=405}} |- ! scope="row" | {{anchor|O}} {{sort|Oden, St. Louis Jimmy|[[St. Louis Jimmy Oden]]}} | 1903 | 1977 | Tennessee | align="center"| [[Urban blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=368}} |- ! scope="row" | {{anchor|P}} {{sort|Patton, Charley|[[Charley Patton]]}} | 1891 | 1934 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Delta blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=371}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Piano Red]] | 1911 | 1985 | Georgia | align="center"| [[Boogie woogie]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=374}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Pickens, Buster|[[Buster Pickens]]}} | 1916 | 1964 | Texas | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=395}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Pullum, Joe|[[Joe Pullum]]}} | 1905 | 1964 | Alabama | align="center"| [[Urban blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=44}} |- ! scope="row" | {{anchor|R}} {{sort|Rainey, Ma|[[Ma Rainey]]}} | 1886* | 1939 | Georgia | align="center"| [[Classic female blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=381}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Red Nelson (musician)|Red Nelson]] | 1907 | 1970 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Urban blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=1073}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Roland, Walter|[[Walter Roland]]}} | {{sort|1900|{{circa}}1902 or 1903}} | 1972 | Alabama | align="center"| [[Boogie woogie]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=297β298}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Rushing, Jimmy|[[Jimmy Rushing]]}} | 1903 | 1972 | Oklahoma | align="center"| [[Urban blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=387}} |- ! scope="row" | {{anchor|S}} {{sort|Sane, Dan|[[Dan Sane]]}} | 1896 | 1956 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Memphis blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=214}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Seward, Alec|[[Alec Seward]]}} | 1901 | 1972 | Virginia | align="center"| [[Piedmont blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=270}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Shaw, Robert|[[Robert Shaw (blues musician)|Robert Shaw]]}} | 1908 | 1985 | Texas | align="center"| [[Boogie woogie]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=233}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Short, J.D.|[[J.D. Short]]}} | 1902 | 1962 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Delta blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=217}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Sims, Henry "Son"|[[Henry "Son" Sims]]}} | 1890 | 1958 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Delta blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=317}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Smith, Bessie|[[Bessie Smith]]}} | 1894 | 1937 | Tennessee | align="center"| [[Classic female blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=399}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Smith, Clara|[[Clara Smith]]}} | 1894* | 1935 | South Carolina | align="center"| [[Classic female blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=397}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Smith, J. T.|[[J. T. Smith (musician)|J. T. "Funny Papa" Smith]]}} | 1885* | 1940* | U.S. | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=342}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Smith, Mamie|[[Mamie Smith]]}} | 1883 | 1946 | Ohio | align="center"| [[Vaudeville blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=113}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Sparks, Pinetop|[[Pinetop Sparks]]}} | 1910 | 1935 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Boogie woogie]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=114}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Speckled Red]] | 1892 | 1973 | Louisiana | align="center"| [[Boogie woogie]] | align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|pp=240β241}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Spivey, Victoria|[[Victoria Spivey]]}} | 1906 | 1976 | Texas | align="center"| [[Vaudeville blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=323β325}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Stokes, Frank|[[Frank Stokes (musician)|Frank Stokes]]}} | 1888* | 1955 | Tennessee | align="center"| [[Memphis blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=402}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Sykes, Roosevelt|[[Roosevelt Sykes]]}} | 1913 | 1984 | Arkansas | align="center"| [[Urban blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=404}} |- ! scope="row" | {{anchor|T}} [[Tampa Red]] | 1904 | 1981 | Georgia | align="center"| [[Urban blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=407}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Temple, Johnny|[[Johnny Temple (musician)|Johnny Temple]]}} | 1906 | 1968 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Delta blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=340}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Thomas, Henry|[[Henry Thomas (blues musician)|Henry Thomas]]}} | 1874 | 1930* | Texas | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=411}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Thomas, Ramblin'|[[Ramblin' Thomas]]}} | <small>Unknown</small> | <small>Unknown</small> | Louisiana | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=250}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Townsend, Henry|[[Henry Townsend (musician)|Henry Townsend]]}} | 1909 | 2006 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[St. Louis blues (music)|St. Louis blues]] | align="center"| <ref>{{harvnb|AllMusic|1996|p=252}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=442}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Trice, Willie|[[Willie Trice]]}} | 1910 | 1977 | North Carolina | align="center"| [[Piedmont blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=103}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Tucker, Bessie|[[Bessie Tucker]]}} | {{sort|1906|{{circa}}1906}} | 1933 | Texas | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=414}}{{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=312}} |- ! scope="row" | {{anchor|V}} {{sort|Vinson, Walter|[[Walter Vinson]]}} | 1901 | 1975 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=259}} |- ! scope="row" | {{anchor|W}} {{sort|Wallace, Sippie|[[Sippie Wallace]]}} | 1898 | 1986 | Arkansas | align="center"| [[Classic female blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=422}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Washboard Sam]] | 1910 | 1966 | Arkansas | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=423}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Waters, Ethel|[[Ethel Waters]]}} | 1896 | 1977 | Pennsylvania | align="center"| [[Urban blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|pp=267β268}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Weaver, Curley|[[Curley Weaver]]}} | 1906 | 1962 | Georgia | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=426}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Weaver, Sylvester|[[Sylvester Weaver (musician)|Sylvester Weaver]]}} | 1897* | 1960 | Kentucky | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=427}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Weldon, Casey Bill|[[Casey Bill Weldon]]}} | 1909 | <small>Unknown</small> | Arkansas | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=359}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Wheatstraw, Peetie|[[Peetie Wheatstraw]]}} | 1902 | 1941 | Tennessee | align="center"| [[St. Louis blues (music)|St. Louis blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=428}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|White, Bukka|[[Bukka White]]}} | 1909 | 1977 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Delta blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=429}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|White, Josh|[[Josh White]]}} | 1908 | 1969 | South Carolina | align="center"| [[Country blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=434}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Williams, Big Joe|[[Big Joe Williams]]}} | 1903 | 1982 | Mississippi | align="center"| [[Delta blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=437}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Williamson I, Sonny Boy|[[Sonny Boy Williamson I]]}} | 1914 | 1948 | Tennessee | align="center"| [[Urban blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=438}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Willis, Ralph|[[Ralph Willis (blues musician)|Ralph Willis]]}} | 1910* | 1957 | Alabama | align="center"| [[Piedmont blues]] | align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=269β270}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sort|Woods, Oscar "Buddy"|[[Oscar "Buddy" Woods]]}} | 1903 | 1955 | Louisiana | align="center"| [[Urban blues]] | align="center"| <ref>{{Cite book |last=Tomko |first=Gene |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ZKzDwAAQBAJ |title=Encyclopedia of Louisiana Musicians: Jazz, Blues, Cajun, Creole, Zydeco, Swamp Pop, and Gospel |publisher=Louisiana State University Press |year=2020 |isbn=9780807169322 |location=Baton Rouge |pages=262}}</ref> |- class="sortbottom" | align="center" colspan="6" style="font-size: 80%"| An asterisk (*) denotes that other sources give different dates, origin, or style. |}
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