Backwards Sam Firk (September 18, 1943 – October 11, 2007). Country blues singer, fingerstyle guitarist, songwriter, and record collector[4]
DeFord Bailey (December 14, 1899 – July 2, 1982). Early country blues harmonica player from Tennessee.[5] First performer on the Grand Ole Opry[6] and known as 'the Harmonica Wizard',[7] Bailey was an Opry stalwart for 14 years.[8]
Ed Bell (May 1905, Fort Deposit, Alabama – 1960, 1965 or 1966). Released recordings under his own name and as Sluefoot Joe and Barefoot Bill from Alabama.[13]
Scrapper Blackwell (February 21, 1903, Syracuse, South Carolina – October 27, 1962). Born Francis Hillman Blackwell, he performed acoustic Piedmont blues and was an early exponent of Chicago blues. He worked closely with the pianist Leroy Carr and backed the singer Black Bottom McPhail. Document Records issued most of his work in three volumes.[14]
Ted Bogan (May 10, 1909 – January 29, 1990). Country blues guitarist, singer-songwriter. He is best known for his work with Howard Armstrong and Carl Martin, and had a career that spanned over 50 years. His finger-picking guitar work was much admired and Bogan played in a variety of string bands most of his lifetime. These included Martin, Bogan & Armstrong or Martin, Bogan & the Armstrongs.[17]
Ishmon Bracey (January 9, 1899[22] or 1901 – February 12, 1970), sometimes credited as Ishman Bracey, was an American Delta blues singer-guitarist.[23]
Big Bill Broonzy (June 26, 1893 or 1898, Scott County, Mississippi – August 14 or 15, 1958). Acoustic country blues musician who performed Chicago blues, singing and playing guitar and mandolin. He recorded over 350 compositions over his career.[24]
Bob Brozman (March 8, 1954, New York City – April 23, 2013). Slide guitarist who performed in various blues idioms, including electric blues and country blues, and some traditional folk music. He recorded at least fifteen albums for Kicking Mule and other labels and worked with various musicians performing blues and other styles of music.[25]
R.L. Burnside (November 23, 1926 – September 1, 2005). Mississippi hill country blues singer and guitarist.[27]
Butterbeans and Susie. Singing and dancing comedy duo of Jodie Edwards (July 19, 1895 – October 28, 1967) and Susie Edwards (1896 – December 5, 1963), active mostly in the 1920s and 1930s.[28]
Bo Carter (March 21, 1893, Bolton, Mississippi – September 21, 1964). One of the first dirty blues musicians, with songs like "Banana in Your Fruit Basket". A singer and multi-instrumentalist, he played guitar, banjo, string bass, and clarinet and performed mostly early Delta blues. Document Records released a series of issues of his complete recordings.[32]
Jaybird Coleman (May 20, 1896, Gainesville, Alabama – January 28, 1950). Harmonica player, guitarist and singer who performed early Piedmont blues and harmonica blues. He was active mostly in the 1930s. His music career declined, and he became a street performer in Alabama. Document Records has issued a compilation of all of his recordings.[34]
William Harris (dates unknown). American guitarist, singer-songwriter.[50] He recorded sixteen songs between 1927 and 1928, of which fourteen were released on record.[51]AllMusic noted that Harris was "a fine second-level blues and folksong performer". His best known works are "Kansas City Blues," "Early Mornin' Blues," and "Hot Time Blues."[52]
Buddy Boy Hawkins (dates unknown). Guitarist, singer-songwriter. He recorded only 12 songs between 1927 and 1929, but Paul Oliver opined that "Hawkins was a major figure in black country music".[56]
Skip James (June 9, 1902 – October 3, 1969). The most famous member of the Bentonia School (or style of blues) singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. Known for his use of Open D Minor tunings, and his falsetto singing voice.[64]
Blind Lemon Jefferson (September 24, 1893 – December 19, 1929). Blues and gospel singer, guitarist, and songwriter, one of the most popular blues singers of the 1920s, who has been called the "Father of the Texas Blues".[65]
Herman E. Johnson (August 18, 1909 – February 2, 1975). Blues singer and guitarist.[66]
Lonnie Johnson (February 8, 1899 [disputed, possibly 1889 or 1894] – June 16, 1970). Blues and jazz singer, guitarist, violinist and songwriter, a pioneer of jazz guitar and jazz violin, recognized as the first to play an electrically amplified violin.[67]
Robert Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938). Delta blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player. Despite his short life and limited recordings, he is perhaps the best known blues musician of the pre-war era, sometimes called the "King of the Delta Blues".[68]
Lottie Kimbrough (1893 or 1900 – unknown). Singer. She was a large woman and was nicknamed "The Kansas City Butterball".[75]
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Lead Belly (January 23, 1888 – December 6, 1949). Singer and multi-instrumentalist who played folk music and blues, notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced.[76]
John Lee (May 24, 1915 – October 11, 1977). Guitarist, pianist, singer-songwriter. He recorded two singles released by Federal in 1952 and, despite a period of 13 years away from music, Lee was 'rediscovered' and recorded an album released on Rounder in 1974.[77]
Furry Lewis (March 6, 1893 or 1899 – September 14, 1981). Guitarist, singer-songwriter.[78]
Noah Lewis (September 3, 1891, Henning, Tennessee – February 7, 1961). Jug band and country blues harmonica player, composer of "Minglewood Blues", which he recorded as a member of Cannon's Jug Stompers.[79]
John Long (born 1950). American fingerstyle guitarist, harmonica player and songwriter. He performs in a pre-war acoustic blues style, although his material is contemporary and mainly composed by Long and his elder brother. He has released three albums to date.[83]
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Ida May Mack (unknown). Mack recorded eight songs in August 1928, six of which were issued by Victor at that time.[84]
Eddie Mapp (c. 1910 – November 14, 1931). Harmonica player.[85]
Charlie "Specks" McFadden (April 24, 1895 – November 15, 1966). Country blues singer-songwriter. His recordings spanned the years from 1929 to 1937.[87]
Memphis Jug Band. Founded about 1926 in Memphis and recorded there from 1927 to 1934.[92]
Memphis Minnie (June 3, 1897 – August 6, 1973). Guitarist, singer-songwriter whose recording career lasted from the 1920s to the 1950s.[93]
The Mississippi Moaner (c. 1912 – unknown) Singer and guitarist who recorded four songs in October 1935.[94]
Mississippi Sheiks. Popular and influential guitar and fiddle group of the 1930s, notable mostly for playing country blues, but adept at many styles of popular music of the time.[95]
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Sonny Boy Nelson (December 23, 1908 – November 4, 1998). Multi-instrumentalist (banjo, guitar, harmonica, horn, mandolin and violin).[96]
Hammie Nixon (January 22, 1908, Brownsville, Tennessee – August 17, 1984). Born Hammie Nickerson, he began his music career with jug bands in the 1920s. He is best known as a country blues harmonica player. He also played the kazoo, guitar and jug. He played with the guitarist Sleepy John Estes for half a century, first recording with Estes in 1929 for Victor Records. He also recorded with Little Buddy Doyle, Lee Green, Clayton T. Driver, Charlie Pickett and Son Bonds.[98]
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Charley Patton (April 1891 [uncertain, possibly 1881, 1885, or 1887] – April 28, 1934). Delta blues guitarist and singer. Considered one of the originators of the delta blues style itself.[99]
Peg Leg Sam (December 18, 1911 – October 27, 1977). Harmonica player and singer.[100]
Robert Petway (October 18, 1907 – May 30, 1978). Delta blues guitarist and singer. He composed and performed "Catfish Blues".[101]
Dan Pickett (August 31, 1907 – August 16, 1967),[103] Born as James Founty, was an American Piedmont blues and country blues singer, guitarist and songwriter.[104][105] He only recorded fourteen tracks for Gotham Records in 1949, several of which were issued in more recent times. AllMusic noted that "Pickett had a distinctive rhythmic style and unique phrasing that makes his records compelling decades after his release".[106]
Polka Dot Slim (December 9, 1926 – June 22, 1981). Singer and harmonica player.[107]
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Henry Qualls (July 8, 1934 – December 7, 2003).[108] American Texas and country blues guitarist and singer. He found success late in his life after being "discovered" in 1993 by the Dallas Blues Society.[109] He released his only album in 1994 but toured globally playing at a number of festivals.
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Yank Rachell (March 16, 1910 – April 9, 1997). Mandolinist, guitarist and singer.[110]
Walter Roland (December 20, 1902, or December 4, 1903 – October 12, 1972). Blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, guitarist and singer.[111]
Victoria Spivey (October 15, 1906 – October 3, 1976). Singer and songwriter.[121]
Frank Stokes (January 1, 1888 – September 12, 1955). Guitarist, singer and songwriter, considered by some to be the father of the Memphis blues guitar style.[122]
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Tampa Red (January 8, 1903 – March 19, 1981). Guitarist and songwriter.[123]
Bessie Tucker (c. 1906 – January 6, 1933).[130]Classic female blues, country blues, and Texas blues singer and songwriter. Little is known of her life outside the music industry.[131] She is known to have recorded just twenty-four tracks, seven of which were alternate takes. Her songs include "Penitentiary" and "Fryin' Pan Skillet Blues".[132]
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Sippie Wallace (November 1, 1898 – November 1, 1986). Singer-songwriter, pianist and organist.[133]
Curley Weaver (March 25, 1906 – September 20, 1962). Guitarist and singer.[134]
Sonny Boy Williamson I (John Lee Curtis Williamson, March 30, 1914 – June 1, 1948). Harmonica player, singer-songwriter.[139]
Sonny Boy Williamson II (Alex or Aleck Ford, later known as Aleck "Rice" Miller, December 5, 1912 [uncertain] – May 24, 1965). Harmonica player, singer-songwriter.[140]
Jontavious Willis (born 1996). Singer, guitarist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.[141]
Wesley Wilson (October 1, 1893 – October 10, 1958). Blues and jazz singer-songwriter.[143]
Johnny Winter (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014). Singer, guitarist, songwriter and harmonica player.[144]
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