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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 ]
Pages in category "African-American guitarists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 532 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "American blues guitarists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 958 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Like so many of the early blues musicians, Bonner was forced to work in a meat processing plant in his later career just to make ends meet. He performed in both acoustic and electric blues environments. [10] Andy Boy – (November 10, 1904 – unknown) Born in Galveston, Texas, Boy was a pianist and songwriter. He was part of the "Santa Fe Group".
Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His singing, guitar playing and songwriting on his landmark 1936 and 1937 recordings have influenced later generations of musicians.
Memphis blues and Piedmont blues guitarist, harmonica player, singer and songwriter. [4] Etta Baker (March 31, 1913 – September 23, 2006). Born in Caldwell County, North Carolina, Baker was a country blues guitarist, banjo player and singer who performed Piedmont blues. [5] In the 1990s she released two solo albums, one for Rounder Records.
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram (born January 19, 1999) is an American blues guitarist and singer from Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States, who became a well-known performer as a teenager. His debut album, Kingfish, was released in May 2019. [3] In addition to his own albums, musicians he has recorded with include Eric Gales, Buddy Guy and Keb Mo.
Guitarist Buddy Guy performing at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2006. Chicago blues is a form of blues music developed in Chicago, Illinois, in the 1950s, in which the basic instrumentation of Delta blues—acoustic guitar and harmonica—is augmented with electric guitar, amplified bass guitar, drums, piano, harmonica played with a microphone and an amplifier, and sometimes saxophone.