List of blues musicians: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 17:17, 1 March 2025

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Blues musicians are musical artists who are primarily recognized as writing, performing, and recording blues music.Template:Sfn 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.Template:Sfn 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.Template:Sfn Template:Dynamic list

Template:AnchorPre-1940 blues

File:Son House.jpg

Son House

File:M John Hurt.jpg

Mississippi John Hurt, 1964

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Blind Lemon Jefferson

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Lonnie Johnson, 1941

File:Leadbelly with Accordeon.jpg

Lead Belly

File:Robert Jr Lockwood, 1982.jpg

Robert Jr. Lockwood, 1982

File:Martin&weaver.jpg

Sara Martin and Sylvester Weaver

File:Mississippi Fred McDowell.jpg

Mississippi Fred McDowell, 1972

File:Jay McShann in Edinburgh.jpg

Jay McShann in Edinburgh, Template:Circa1995

File:Memphis Minnie.jpg

Memphis Minnie, 1930

File:BuddyMossGreeneCountyConvictCampCropped.jpg

Buddy Moss in Georgia prison camp, 1941

File:MaRainey.jpg

Ma Rainey

File:Jimmy Rushing 1946 (Gottlieb 07551).jpg

Jimmy Rushing, 1946

File:Bessiesmith3.jpg

Bessie Smith, 1936

File:MamieSmith.png

Mamie Smith

File:Henry Townsend.jpg

Henry Townsend, 1983

File:Ethel Waters - 1943.jpg

Ethel Waters, 1943

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Curley Weaver

File:Big Joe Williams 14 11 1971.JPG

Big Joe Williams, 1971

File:Jimmy Witherspoon 1974.JPG

Jimmy Witherspoon, 1974

Template:Compact TOC

Template:Sronly
Name	Birth year	Death year	Origin	Primary style	Template:Abbr
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1904	1994	Ohio	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1900	1954	Texas	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Unknown	Alabama	Classic female blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1907	1949	Illinois	Boogie woogie	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1900	1974	South Carolina	Piedmont blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1901*	1968	Georgia	Acoustic blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Barbecue Bob	1902	1931	Georgia	Acoustic blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1905	1960s	Alabama	Piedmont blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1907	1960	Pennsylvania	Vaudeville blues	Template:Sfn
Black Ace	1905	1972	Texas	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1903	1962	North Carolina	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1896	1934	Florida	Piedmont blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1897	1948	Mississippi	Classic female blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1909	1990	South Carolina	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1909	1947	Tennessee	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1893*	1958	Mississippi	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1899	Unknown	New York	Classic female blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1900	1952	Mississippi	Delta blues	Template:Sfn
Bumble Bee Slim	1905	1968	Georgia	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1883*	1979	Mississippi	Jug band	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1905	1935	Tennessee	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1898	1947	Georgia	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1887	1949	Louisiana	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1893	1987	North Carolina	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1911	1976	North Carolina	Piedmont blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1896*	1967	Georgia	Vaudeville blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1906	1975	Kentucky	St. Louis blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1896	1972	South Carolina	Piedmont blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1911*	1963	Mississippi	St. Louis blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1889	1963	South Carolina	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1899	1993	Georgia	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1911*	1960*	Tennessee	Memphis blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1907	1969	Texas	Classic female blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1899*	1977	Tennessee	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1898	1981	Louisiana	Classic female blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1907*	1941	North Carolina	Piedmont blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1896	1976	Georgia	Piedmont blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1904*	1966	Mississippi	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1905	1976	Mississippi	Delta blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1893	1970	Alabama	Classic female blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1919*	1954	Mississippi	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1907	1974	Mississippi	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1902	1973	Mississippi	Delta blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1897*	1970	Georgia	Classic female blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1898	1947	Tennessee	Classic female blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1909	Unknown	Missouri	Classic female blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1895	1925	Louisiana	Classic female blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1902	1988	Mississippi	Delta blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1888	1966	Georgia	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1895	1984	Tennessee	Classic female blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1894*	1966	Mississippi	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1890*	1937*	Mississippi	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1890*	1950*	Louisiana	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1902	1969	Mississippi	Delta blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1893	1929	Texas	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1897	1945	Texas	Gospel blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1903	1988	Missouri	Classic female blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1899	1970	Louisiana	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1898	1983	Mississippi	Classic female blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1911	1938	Mississippi	Delta blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1896	1956	Mississippi	Delta blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1899	1981	Texas	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1893	Unknown	Arkansas	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Lead Belly	1889	1949	Louisiana	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1893*	1981	Mississippi	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1905	1964	Illinois	Boogie woogie	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1900	1963	Georgia	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1895	1976	Texas	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1890	1932	Louisiana	Classic female blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1915	2006	Arkansas	Delta blues	Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1887*	1957	Tennessee	Boogie woogie	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1910	1931	Georgia	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1884	1955	Kentucky	Vaudeville blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1883	Unknown	U.S.	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1905	1950	Mississippi	Country blues	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1909	1959	Mississippi	Delta blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1904	1972	Tennessee	Delta blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1895	1966	Illinois	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1905	Unknown	Florida	Piedmont blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1916	2006	Oklahoma	Blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sort	1901*	1959	Georgia	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Memphis Minnie	1897	1973	Louisiana	Memphis blues	Template:Sfn
Mississippi Sheiks			Mississippi	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1906	1985	Louisiana	Barrelhouse blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1899	1989	Texas	Boogie woogie	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1914	1984	Georgia	Piedmont blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1901	1965	Tennessee	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1903	1977	Tennessee	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1891	1934	Mississippi	Delta blues	Template:Sfn
Piano Red	1911	1985	Georgia	Boogie woogie	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1916	1964	Texas	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1905	1964	Alabama	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1886*	1939	Georgia	Classic female blues	Template:Sfn
Red Nelson	1907	1970	Mississippi	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	Template:Sort	1972	Alabama	Boogie woogie	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1903	1972	Oklahoma	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1896	1956	Mississippi	Memphis blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1901	1972	Virginia	Piedmont blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1908	1985	Texas	Boogie woogie	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1902	1962	Mississippi	Delta blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1890	1958	Mississippi	Delta blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1894	1937	Tennessee	Classic female blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1894*	1935	South Carolina	Classic female blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1885*	1940*	U.S.	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1883	1946	Ohio	Vaudeville blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1910	1935	Mississippi	Boogie woogie	Template:Sfn
Speckled Red	1892	1973	Louisiana	Boogie woogie	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1906	1976	Texas	Vaudeville blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1888*	1955	Tennessee	Memphis blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1913	1984	Arkansas	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Tampa Red	1904	1981	Georgia	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1906	1968	Mississippi	Delta blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1874	1930*	Texas	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	Unknown	Unknown	Louisiana	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1909	2006	Mississippi	St. Louis blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Template:Sort	1910	1977	North Carolina	Piedmont blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	Template:Sort	1933	Texas	Country blues	Template:Sfn Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1901	1975	Mississippi	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1898	1986	Arkansas	Classic female blues	Template:Sfn
Washboard Sam	1910	1966	Arkansas	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1896	1977	Pennsylvania	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1906	1962	Georgia	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1897*	1960	Kentucky	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1909	Unknown	Arkansas	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1902	1941	Tennessee	St. Louis blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1909	1977	Mississippi	Delta blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1908	1969	South Carolina	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1903	1982	Mississippi	Delta blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1914	1948	Tennessee	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1910*	1957	Alabama	Piedmont blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1903	1955	Louisiana	Urban blues	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
An asterisk (*) denotes that other sources give different dates, origin, or style.

Template:Anchor1940–1979 blues

File:LutherAllison1996.jpg

Luther Allison

File:Billy Boy Arnold (blues musician).jpg

Billy Boy Arnold

File:Bobby Bland 1974.jpg

Bobby "Blue" Bland

File:Clarence " Gatemouth " Brown.jpg

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, 1999

File:Paul Butterfield 1979.jpg

Paul Butterfield at Woodstock Reunion, 1979

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Eric Clapton, 2006

File:Eddy Clearwater.jpg

Eddie Clearwater in Montreux, 1978

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Albert Collins at Long Beach Blues Festival, 1990

File:Willie Dixon.jpg

Willie Dixon at Monterey Jazz Festival, 1981

File:Lowell Fulson.jpg

Lowell Fulson in Paris, 1980

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Buddy Guy, 2008

File:John Lee Hooker two.jpg

John Lee Hooker in Toronto, 1978

File:Louis Jordan, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1946 (William P. Gottlieb 04731).jpg

Louis Jordan in New York City, 1946

File:Albert King 1978.jpg

Albert King in Paris, 1978

File:Bbking.jpg

B.B. King in Rome, 1984

File:Freddie King 1975 4.jpg

Freddie King in Paris, 1975

File:Muddy Waters.jpg

Muddy Waters with James Cotton, 1971

File:Charlie Musselwhite 7-16-03.jpg

Charlie Musselwhite, 2003

File:Pinetop Perkins 2.jpg

Pinetop Perkins in Paris, 1976

File:Jimmy Rogers.jpg

Jimmy Rogers, 1991

File:Otis Rush at Notodden bluesfestival.jpg

Otis Rush, 1997

File:Son Seals 1977.jpg

Son Seals, 1977

File:Eddie Shaw at Kingston Mines.JPG

Eddie Shaw, 2015

File:George Harmonica Smith.jpg

George "Harmonica" Smith, 1980

File:Hubert Sumlin 1978.jpg

Hubert Sumlin in Montreux, 1978

File:KokoTaylor2006.jpg

Koko Taylor, 2006

File:LUTHER TUCKER.jpg

Luther Tucker, 1964

File:Big Joe Turner Rock and Roll Revue Apollo Theater 1955.jpg

Big Joe Turner, 1955

File:T-Bone Walker 1972.jpg

T-Bone Walker at American Folk Blues Festival, Hamburg, 1972

File:Junior Wells 1983.jpg

Junior Wells, 1983

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Template:Sronly
Name	Birth year	Death year	Origin	Primary style	Template:Abbr
Template:Anchor Template:Sort			Illinois	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1917	1988	Mississippi	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1939	1997	Arkansas	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1927	2016	Mississippi	Urban blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1938	2007	South Carolina	Soul blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1913	2006	North Carolina	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1905	1964	Tennessee	Acoustic blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1954		Texas	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1935	2012	Florida	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1920	2007	Alabama	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1936	2007	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1932	1996	Arkansas	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1943		New York	Acoustic blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1942		California	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1930	2013	Tennessee	Soul blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sort	1949		New Jersey	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1943	1981	Illinois	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Boogie Woogie Red	1925	1985*	Louisiana	Boogie woogie	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1914	1994	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1933	2017	Louisiana	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1922	1999	Texas	West Coast blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1924*	2005	Louisiana	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1925*	1981	Louisiana	Jump blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1917	1956	Texas	Memphis blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1939	1988	Alabama	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1929	2011	Mississippi	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Template:Sort	1928	2012	Mississippi	Detroit blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sort	1926	2005	Mississippi	Hill country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1938	2016	Mississippi	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1942	1987	Illinois	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Carolina Slim	1923	1953	North Carolina	Piedmont blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1945		England	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1932	2021	Arkansas	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1932	1993	Texas	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1937	1997	Louisiana	Texas blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1935	2017	Mississippi	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1914	1985	Texas	West Coast blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1905	1974	Mississippi	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1912	2001	Louisiana	Barrelhouse blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1932	1964	England	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1913	1985	Mississippi	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1938	1991*	Alabama	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1936	1994	Arkansas*	Texas blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1925	1995	Mississippi	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1936	2013	Mississippi	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1929	2006	Texas	West Coast blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1915	1992	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1910*	1992	Louisiana	Louisiana blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1921	2007	Alabama	Barrelhouse blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1938	2014	Mississippi	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1936	2009	Louisiana	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1918	1998	Virginia	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1915	2011	Mississippi	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sort	1931*	1997	Mississippi	Delta blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1939	2021	Louisiana	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Anchor The Fabulous Thunderbirds			Texas	Texas blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1928	1995	Virginia	Acoustic blues	Template:Sfn
Forest City Joe	1926	1960	Arkansas	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1923	1958	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1928	1975	Indiana	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1915	1972	Arkansas	Detroit blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1944	2021	Florida	Texas blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sort	1929	1985	Mississippi	West Coast blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1921	1999	Oklahoma	West Coast blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1924	1997	West Virginia	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1948	1995	Ireland	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1911	1986	Louisiana	Louisiana blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1937	2020	Mississippi	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sort	1936	2011	North Carolina	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Good Rockin' Charles	1933	1989	Alabama	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1925	2020	Louisiana	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1921	1985	Mississippi	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1946	2020	England	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Guitar Nubbit	1923	1995	Florida	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Guitar Slim	1926	1959	Louisiana	Louisiana blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1936		Louisiana	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1940	2008	Louisiana	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1942		New York	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1946	2021	Alabama	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Harmonica Slim	1934	1984	Texas	Texas blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1915	1969	Nebraska	Jump blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1921	1990	Arkansas	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1921	2003	Mississippi	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1936	1996	Texas	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Template:Sort	1925	1973	Missouri	West Coast blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1935	1984	Texas	Soul blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1911	1994	Louisiana	Louisiana blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1914	1960	Texas	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1929	2021	North Carolina	Piedmont blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1930	1970	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1917*	2001	Mississippi	Detroit blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1912	1982	Texas	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1917*	1981	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Howlin' Wolf	1910	1976	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1931	2016	Louisiana	Texas blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1926	1983	South Carolina	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1924	2002	Virginia	Piedmont blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1918	1963	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1938	2012	California	Soul blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sort	1916	1984	Alabama	Detroit blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1928	2022	Mississippi	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sort	1939	2022	Mississippi	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1934	1976	Georgia	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1917	1990*	Arkansas	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1931	1989	Louisiana	New Orleans blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1908	1988	Arkansas	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1940	2023	Arkansas	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1908	1975	Arkansas	Jump blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Kansas City Red	1926	1991	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1944	1990	England	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1930	1998	Mississippi	Hill country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1923	1992	Mississippi	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1925	2015	Mississippi	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sort	1934	2003	Louisiana	New Orleans blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Template:Sort	1938	2012	Alabama	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1934	1976	Texas	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1940		Mississippi	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1934		Louisiana	Texas blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1928	1984	France	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1935	1990	Arkansas	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Lazy Lester	1933	2018	Louisiana	Swamp blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1941*	2010	Arkansas	Soul blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Template:Sort	1908	1997	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Lefty Dizz	1937	1993	Arkansas	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1929	1967	Mississippi	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Lightnin' Slim	1913	1974	Missouri*	Louisiana blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1936	1989	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Little Joe Blue	1934	1990	Mississippi	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Little Sonny	1932*		Alabama	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Little Walter	1930	1968	Louisiana	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1931	2013	Texas	West Coast blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sort	1931	1994	Mississippi	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Lonesome Sundown	1928	2005*	Louisiana	Swamp blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Louisiana Red	1932	2012	Alabama	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Template:Sort	1906	1953	Mississippi	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Magic Sam	1937	1969	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Magic Slim	1937	2013	Mississippi	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Template:Sort	1935	2004	Alabama	West Coast blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Template:Sort	1942	2011	South Carolina	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1933	2024	England	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1938	2008	Texas	Texas blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1920	1984	Louisiana	West Coast blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1928	1995	Alabama	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1940		Texas	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1921	2012	Texas	West Coast blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1915	1996	Tennessee	Piedmont blues	Template:Sfn
Memphis Slim	1915	1988	Tennessee	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1905	1953	Georgia	Barrelhouse blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1927	1980	Texas	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1925	1987	Louisiana	Texas blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1907	1983	Oklahoma	Jump blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1913	2004	Kansas	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1950		Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Muddy Waters	1913	1983	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1929	2018	Mississippi	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sort	1944		Mississippi	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1936	2006	Mississippi	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1909	1967	Arkansas	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1936	1991	Louisiana	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1921	2012	California	West Coast blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1932	1971	Mississippi	Memphis blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1926	1989	Illinois	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1948		England	Acoustic blues	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1913	2011	Mississippi	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sort	1947		California	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1907	1967	Alabama	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1919*	2006	Mississippi	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1927	1996	South Carolina	Piedmont blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1949		California	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1925	1976	Mississippi	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1940	2021	Texas	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1935	2007*	Mississippi	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Template:Sort	1931	2002	Illinois	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1939	1990	Arkansas	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1924	1997	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Roomful of Blues			Rhode Island	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1933		Louisiana	Soul blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1924	1997	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1942	2004	Arkansas	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Template:Sort	1937	2018	Mississippi	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1931	2002	Tennessee	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1915	1992	Tennessee	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1917	1970	Louisiana	Texas blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1933		South Carolina	Acoustic blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1928	2000	Mississippi	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Template:Sort	1924	1983	Arkansas	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1932	1984	Mississippi	Louisiana blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1930	2010	Mississippi	Piedmont blues	Template:Sfn
Smoky Babe	1927	1975*	Mississippi	Acoustic blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1939	2010	Mississippi	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Template:Sort	1929	1993	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1930	1970	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1912	1990	Mississippi	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1917	1988	Arkansas	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Taj Mahal	1942		New York	Acoustic blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1916	1972	Georgia	Piedmont blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1923	1985	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1917*	1975	Mississippi	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1935*	2009	Tennessee	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1916	1990	Tennessee	Urban blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1911	1986	Georgia	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1929	2014	Louisiana	Louisiana blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sort	1926	1984	Alabama	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1936	1993	Tennessee	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1911	1985	Missouri	Jump blues	Template:Sfn
Ike Turner	1931	2007	Mississippi	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sort	1933	1984	Georgia	Soul blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1951		Texas	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1954	1990	Texas	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1917*	2002	Mississippi	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1927	1999	Mississippi	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Template:Sort	1910	1975	Texas	West Coast blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1919	1977	Louisiana	Detroit blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1924	2000	Arkansas	Detroit blues	Template:Sfn
Washboard Willie	1909	1991	Alabama	Detroit blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1924	1990	Mississippi	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1934	1998	Arkansas	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1929	1998	Georgia	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1929		Louisiana	Soul blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1921	1979	Mississippi	Memphis blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1935	2018	Alabama	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1906	2006	Louisiana	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Template:Sort	1920	1990	Texas	Texas blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1909*	1965	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1943	1970	Massachusetts	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1934	2004	Louisiana	Texas blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1944	2014	Texas	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sort	1920	1997	Arkansas	Jump blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1924*	1977	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1918*	1991	Georgia	Jump blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1918	1974	Mississippi	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
An asterisk (*) denotes that other sources give different dates, origin, or style.

Template:AnchorBlues since 1980

File:Dexter Allen 161.jpg

Dexter Allen, 2004

File:Eric Bibb by Michel Verlinden 2006.jpg

Eric Bibb, 2006

File:Jimmy Burns 12-17-12.JPG

Jimmy Burns, 2012

File:Deborah Coleman.jpg

Deborah Coleman, 2009

File:Shemekia Copeland, Summit on Race.jpg

Shemekia Copeland, 2019

File:RobertCray.jpg

Robert Cray, 2007

File:Debbie Davies at Kitchener Bluesfest 2010.jpg

Debbie Davies, 2019

File:RonnieEarl1996.jpg

RonnieEarl, 1996

File:Robben Ford.jpg

Robben Ford, 2007

File:Corey Harris 31 Rawa Blues 2011 005.jpg

Corey Harris, 2006

File:Alvin-youngblood-hart.jpg

Alvin Youngblood Hart, 2009

File:Kebmo.jpg

Keb' Mo', 2012

File:ChrisThomasKingKohSamuiFest2005.jpg

Chris Thomas King, 2005

File:Kenny Neal.jpg

Kenny Neal, 2012

File:LuckyPeterson.jpg

Lucky Peterson

File:Roy in green big.jpg

Roy Rogers, 2014

File:Kenny wayne shepherd jf.jpg

Kenny Wayne Shepherd, 2010

File:Susan Tedeschi 2 in the Netherlands, 2006.jpg

Susan Tedeschi, 2006

File:Joe Louis Walker 2007.jpg

Joe Louis Walker, 2007

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Template:Sronly
Name	Birth year	Death year	Origin	Primary style	Template:Abbr
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1942	2025	Mississippi	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1957		California	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1970		Mississippi	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1949		Texas	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1962	2008	Illinois	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Template:Sort	1932	2011	Missouri	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Barrelhouse Chuck	1958	2016	Ohio	Chicago blues	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1967		California	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1961		Mississippi	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1957		New York	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1944		Alabama	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1958		Illinois	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1951		New York	Acoustic blues*	Template:Sfn
Blind Mississippi Morris	1955		Mississippi	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1948		Virginia	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1967		Illinois	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1943		Mississippi	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1978		Mississippi	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1943	2003	Mississippi	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1958		Illinois	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1951	1996	California	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1956	2018	Virginia	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1979		New York	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1953		Georgia	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1952		California	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1943		Mississippi	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1952		New York	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1963		Michigan	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1934	2008	Mississippi	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1953		New York	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1957		Georgia	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1975		California	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1968		Canada	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1951		California	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1941	2005	Virginia	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1954		Texas	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1934	2021	Texas	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1953		Tennessee	Country blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1952		Louisiana	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1950		U.S.	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Guitar Slim Jr.	1951		Louisiana	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1951		Georgia	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1951	2011	Texas	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1936	2003	Arkansas	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1963		California	Acoustic blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1936	1995	Mississippi	Acoustic blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1921	2004	North Carolina	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1930	2013	North Carolina	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1953		Mississippi	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1964		Canada	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1950		New York	Acoustic blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1946		U.S.	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1941		Illinois	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1946	2005	Mississippi	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1957		Texas	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Keb' Mo'	1955		California	Acoustic blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1942		Canada	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1962		Louisiana	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1968	2002	Tennessee	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Harvnb; Template:Harvnb</ref>
Template:Anchor Lady Bianca	1953		Kansas	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1943	2021<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Illinois	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1948	1992	Illinois	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1949		Massachusetts	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1961		Georgia	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1962		Arkansas	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1948		Michigan	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1952		U.S.	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1957		Louisiana	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1947		Florida	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1956		Indiana	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1927	2005	Georgia	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1937	1997	Mississippi	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1964		New York	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1960		Washington	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1955		Kentucky	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1947		Pennsylvania	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1958		Illinois	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1934		Texas	Acoustic blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1951		Mississippi	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1948		Louisiana	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1948		Rhode Island	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1922	2004	Mississippi	Acoustic blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1942		Illinois	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1950		California	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women				Acoustic blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1945	2001	Washington	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1977		Louisiana	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1956		Arkansas	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1926	2005	South Carolina	Acoustic blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1945		Texas	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1973		Illinois	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1972		Illinois	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1959		Mississippi	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1948		Illinois	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1970		Massachusetts	Electric blues	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1969	2010	Mississippi	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1977		New York	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1958		Ohio	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1952		Illinois	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1949		California	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1953	2024	Mississippi	Electric blues	Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sort	1959	1991	Illinois	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1961		Illinois	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1942		Georgia	Electric blues*	Template:Sfn
Template:Sort	1955		U.S.	Chicago blues	Template:Sfn
Template:Anchor Template:Sort	1948		Mississippi	Electric blues	Template:Sfn
An asterisk (*) denotes that other sources give different dates, origin, or style.

Template:AnchorSee also

Template:AnchorReferences

Citations Template:Reflist Sources

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