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List of blues musicians since 1980, showing name, birth and death years, origin, primary style, and references; Name Birth year Death year Origin Primary style Ref(s) Linsey Alexander: 1942 Mississippi Electric blues* [340] James Armstrong: 1957 California Electric blues [341] Dexter Allen: 1970 Mississippi Electric blues* [342] Marcia Ball ...
In the 1980s and 1990s, blues rock was more roots-oriented than in the 1960s and 1970s, even when artists such as the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Stevie Ray Vaughan flirted with rock stardom. [1] Solo artists are listed alphabetically by last name, and groups are listed alphabetically by the first letter (not including the prefix "the", "a" or "an").
Arzell J. "Z. Z." Hill (September 30, 1935 – April 27, 1984) [1] was an American blues singer best known for his recordings in the 1970s and early 1980s, including his 1982 album for Malaco Records, Down Home, which stayed on the Billboard soul album chart for nearly two years. [1]
Leon Redbone (born Dickran Gobalian; [2] [3] August 26, 1949 – May 30, 2019) was a singer-songwriter and musician specializing in jazz, blues, and Tin Pan Alley classics. Recognized by his hat (often a Panama), dark sunglasses, and black tie, he was born in Cyprus of Armenian ancestry and first appeared on stage in Toronto, Canada, in the ...
William Knight Kirchen (born June 29, 1948) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a member of Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen from 1967 to the mid-1970s and later worked with Nick Lowe. Guitar Player magazine described Kirchen as "Titan of The Telecaster" for his prowess on the guitar.
The Inglewood resident was one of very few Black men to have success in country music in the 1970s, and one of two known Black male artists from California who performed at a nationally-charting ...
The Blues Band; Blues Incorporated [2] Bluesology; Chicken Shack [2] Climax Blues Band; Cream [2] [11] Downliners Sect; Dr. Feelgood; Fleetwood Mac [2] Foghat; Free; The Groundhogs; The Hamsters; Jeff Beck Group; The Jimi Hendrix Experience [11] John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers; Juicy Lucy; Keef Hartley Band; King King; Led Zeppelin [2] Love ...
During the 1970s, Mack played a mix of blues and rock in a covers band, Thrills, before forming his own Austin-based blues band Night Train, [1] and former Thrills drummer, Steve Fulton. After various replacement personnel, Mack changed the band name to Bobby Mack & The Night Train to establish a firmer identity.