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

Son House

Mississippi John Hurt, 1964

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Lonnie Johnson, 1941

Lead Belly

Robert Jr. Lockwood, 1982

Sara Martin and Sylvester Weaver

Mississippi Fred McDowell, 1972

Jay McShann in Edinburgh, c.1995

Memphis Minnie, 1930

Buddy Moss in Georgia prison camp, 1941

Ma Rainey
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Jimmy Rushing, 1946

Bessie Smith, 1936

Mamie Smith

Henry Townsend, 1983

Ethel Waters, 1943

Curley Weaver

Big Joe Williams, 1971

Jimmy Witherspoon, 1974
1940–1979 blues

Luther Allison
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Billy Boy Arnold

Bobby "Blue" Bland

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, 1999

Paul Butterfield at Woodstock Reunion, 1979

Eric Clapton, 2006

Eddie Clearwater in Montreux, 1978

Albert Collins at Long Beach Blues Festival, 1990

Willie Dixon at Monterey Jazz Festival, 1981

Lowell Fulson in Paris, 1980

Buddy Guy, 2008

John Lee Hooker in Toronto, 1978
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Louis Jordan in New York City, 1946

Albert King in Paris, 1978

B.B. King in Rome, 1984

Freddie King in Paris, 1975

Muddy Waters with James Cotton, 1971

Charlie Musselwhite, 2003

Pinetop Perkins in Paris, 1976

Jimmy Rogers, 1991

Otis Rush, 1997

Son Seals, 1977

Eddie Shaw, 2015

George "Harmonica" Smith, 1980

Hubert Sumlin in Montreux, 1978

Koko Taylor, 2006

Luther Tucker, 1964

Big Joe Turner, 1955

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

Junior Wells, 1983
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Blues since 1980

Dexter Allen, 2004

Eric Bibb, 2006

Jimmy Burns, 2012

Cedric Burnside, 2018

Deborah Coleman, 2009

Shemeika Copeland, 2019

Robert Cray, 2007

Debbie Davies, 2019

Chris Duarte, 2012

RonnieEarl, 1996

Robben Ford, 2007

Corey Harris, 2006

Alvin Youngblood Hart, 2009

Keb' Mo', 2012

Chris Thomas King, 2005

Kenny Neal, 2012

Lucky Peterson

Roy Rogers, 2014

Kenny Wayne Shepherd, 2010

Susan Tedeschi, 2006

Joe Louis Walker, 2007
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