List of blues musicians
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Performers in the blues style range from primitive, one-chord Delta players to big bands to country music to rock and roll to classical music.
Early country blues
Early urban blues
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| Name | Birth year | Death year |
|---|---|---|
| Ora Alexander | unknown | unknown |
| Gladys Bentley | 1907 | 1960 |
| Lucille Bogan | 1897 | 1948 |
| Bessie Brown | 1890 | 1955 |
| Reverend Gary Davis | 1896 | 1972 |
| Georgia Tom Dorsey | 1899 | 1993 |
| Ethel Finnie | unknown | unknown |
| Lil Green | 1919 | 1954 |
| Helen Gross | unknown | unknown |
| Edmonia Henderson | 1900 | 1947 |
| Katherine Henderson | 1909 | unknown |
| Lucille Hegamin | 1894 | 1970 |
| Alberta Hunter | 1895 | 1984 |
| Bertha Idaho | unknown | unknown |
| Papa Charlie Jackson | c.1890 | 1938 |
| Edith North Johnson | 1903 | 1988 |
| James "Stump" Johnson | 1902 | 1969 |
| Maggie Jones | c.1900 | c. 1965 |
| Whistlin' Alex Moore | 1899 | 1989 |
| Ma Rainey | 1886 | 1939 |
| Bessie Smith | 1894 | 1937 |
| Clara Smith | c.1894 | 1935 |
| Mamie Smith | 1883 | 1946 |
| Ruby Smith | 1903 | 1977 |
| Charlie Spand | unknown | unknown |
| Walter Vinson | 1901 | 1975 |
| Sippie Wallace | 1898 | 1986 |
| Ethel Waters | 1896 | 1977 |
| Jabo Williams | unknown | unknown |
| Oscar "Buddy" Woods | c.1895 | 1955 |
Pre-World War II jazz blues
| Name | Birth year | Death year |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Ammons | 1907 | 1949 |
| Louis Armstrong | 1901 | 1971 |
| Sidney Bechet | 1897 | 1959 |
| Leroy Carr | 1905 | 1935 |
| Walter Davis | 1912 | 1963 |
| Tom Delaney | 1889 | 1963 |
| Johnny Dodds | 1892 | 1940 |
| Champion Jack Dupree | c.1909 | 1992 |
| Ivory Joe Hunter | 1914 | 1974 |
| Meade Lux Lewis | 1905 | 1964 |
| Kansas Joe McCoy | 1905 | 1950 |
| Papa Charlie McCoy | 1909 | 1950 |
| Jay McShann | 1916 | 2006 |
| Big Maceo Merriweather | 1905 | 1953 |
| Roy Milton | 1907 | 1983 |
| Little Brother Montgomery | c.1906 | 1985 |
| Jelly Roll Morton | 1890 | 1941 |
| St. Louis Jimmy Oden | 1903 | 1977 |
| Jimmy Rushing | 1902 | 1972 |
| Speckled Red | 1892 | 1973 |
| Roosevelt Sykes | 1906 | 1983 |
| Sam Taylor | 1916 | 1990 |
| Big Joe Turner | 1911 | 1985 |
| T-Bone Walker | 1910 | 1975 |
Postwar blues
Kansas City blues
| Name | Birth year | Death year |
|---|---|---|
| Scrapper Blackwell | 1903 | 1962 |
| Walter Brown | 1917 | 1956 |
| Jay McShann | 1916 | 2006 |
| Arnold Moore | 1914 | 2005 |
| Jimmy Rushing | c.1902 | 1972 |
| Big Joe Turner | 1911 | 1985 |
Later styles
| Name | Birth year | Death year |
|---|---|---|
| Little Hatch | 1921 | 2003 |
| Lee McBee | 1951 | 2014 |
Chicago/Detroit blues
Modern blues (post 1950s)
Blues since 1990
Female blues musicians
| Name | Birth year | Death year |
|---|---|---|
| Reneé Austin | c. 1966 | |
| Duffy Bishop | unknown | |
| Diana Braithwaite | unknown | |
| Debbie Davies | 1952 | |
| Diunna Greenleaf | 1957 | |
| Kelley Hunt | c. 1957 | |
| Candye Kane | 1965 | |
| Karen Lovely | 1959 | |
| Sister Rosetta Tharpe | 1915 | 1973 |
| Lisa Mann | unknown | |
| Sista Monica Parker | 1956 | 2014 |
| Nora Jean Bruso | 1956 | |
| E.C. Scott | 1951 | |
| Teeny Tucker | 1958 |
Blues in conventional pop music
| Name | Birth year | Death year | Song(s) / Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Arlen | 1905 | 1986 | "Blues in the Night" and "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" |
| Wayne Baker Brooks | 1970 | "Something Going Down" | |
| Duke Ellington | 1899 | 1974 | "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" |
| George Gershwin | 1898 | 1937 | Porgy and Bess |
Blues in country music
| Name | Birth year | Death year |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cash | 1932 | 2003 |
| Charlie Daniels | 1936 | |
| Merle Haggard | 1937 | 2016 |
| Jerry Lee Lewis | 1935 | |
| Bill Monroe | 1911 | 1996 |
| Moon Mullican | 1909 | 1967 |
| Jimmie Rodgers | 1897 | 1933 |
| Hank Williams | 1923 | 1953 |
Blues influence in classical music
| Name | Birth year | Death year | Work(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Gershwin | 1898 | 1937 | "Rhapsody in Blue" and "Concerto in F" |
| Honegger | 1892 | 1955 | "Pacific 231" |
| William Grant Still | 1895 | 1978 | "Afro-American Symphony" |
Blues in African music
| Name | Birth year | Death year |
|---|---|---|
| Ramon Goose | 1977 | |
| Ali Farka Toure | 1939 | 2006 |
Blues in contemporary rock and pop music
| Name | Birth year | Death year |
|---|---|---|
| Alto Reed | ||
| The Animals | ||
| The Black Keys | ||
| Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | ||
| Blues Explosion | ||
| Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise | ||
| Nick Cave | 1957 | |
| Chicago Blues All-Stars | ||
| Clutch | ||
| Bob Dylan | 1941 | |
| Ben Harper | 1969 | |
| Steve Hunter | 1948 | |
| Daniel Ivankovich aka "Chicago Slim" | 1963 | |
| The Kinks | ||
| G. Love & Special Sauce | ||
| Richard Johnston | unknown | |
| Norah Jones | 1979 | |
| Chris Thomas King | 1962 | |
| Lenny Kravitz | 1964 | |
| Led Zeppelin | ||
| Los Lonely Boys | ||
| Nick Jonas & the Administration | ||
| Hans Olson | unknown | |
| Robert Plant | 1948 | |
| Bonnie Raitt | 1949 | |
| The Rolling Stones | ||
| Thin Lizzy | ||
| George Thorogood | 1950 | |
| The White Stripes | ||
| The Who | ||
| ZZ Top | ||
| Whitesnake | ||
| Zucchero Fornaciari | 1955 |
Blues from Europe
| Name | Birth year | Death year |
|---|---|---|
| Bjørn Berge | 1968 | |
| Cuby + Blizzards | ||
| Herman Brood | 1946 | 2001 |
| Oli Brown | 1990 | |
| Eric Burdon | 1941 | |
| Yavuz Çetin | 1970 | 2001 |
| Eric Clapton | 1945 | |
| Cyril Davies | 1932 | 1964 |
| Christian Dozzler | 1958 | |
| Lonnie Donegan | 1931 | 2002 |
| Elmore D | 1946 | |
| Peter Green | 1946 | |
| Rory Gallagher | 1948 | 1995 |
| Jo Ann Kelly | 1944 | 1990 |
| John Kirkbride | 1946 | |
| Davy Knowles | 1987 | |
| Alexis Korner | 1928 | 1984 |
| Alvin Lee | 1944 | 2013 |
| John Mayall | 1933 | |
| Gary Moore | 1952 | 2011 |
| Neal Pattman | 1926 | 2005 |
| Ana Popović | 1976 | |
| Chris Rea | 1952 | |
| Matt Schofield | 1977 | |
| Todd Sharpville | 1970 | |
| Ian Siegal | 1971 | |
| Mick Taylor | 1949 | |
| Hans Theessink | 1948 | |
| Fabio Treves | 1949 | |
| Axel Zwingenberger | 1955 | |
| Hugh Laurie | 1959 |
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Blues from Latin America
| Name | Birth year | Death year |
|---|---|---|
| Nuno Mindelis | 1957 | |
| Pappo | 1950 | 2005 |
| Carlos Santana | 1947 |
Blues from India
See also
| Musical form | |
|---|---|
| Origins | |
| Regional styles | |
| Subgenres | |
| Fusion genres | |
| Lists | |
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