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1940–1979 blues. Luther Allison. 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.
Years active. 1929–1938. Labels. Vocalion. Website. robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org. 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 has influenced later generations of musicians.
Grego Anderson. Jesse Anderson (musician) Little Pink Anderson. Pink Anderson. Sam Andrew. Jake Andrews (guitarist) James Armstrong (musician) Billy Boy Arnold. Kokomo Arnold.
Albert Nelson (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), known by his stage name Albert King, was an American guitarist and singer who is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists of all time. [2][3][4][5] He is perhaps best known for his popular and influential album Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) and its title track.
MCA. Geffen. Website. bbking.com. Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B. B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato, and staccato picking that influenced many later ...
Arhoolie. Elizabeth " Libba " Cotten (née Nevills; January 5, 1893 – June 29, 1987) [1][2][3] was an influential American folk and blues musician. She was a self-taught left-handed guitarist who played a guitar strung for a right-handed player, but played it upside down. [4] This position meant that she would play the bass lines with her ...
Robert Cray was born on August 1, 1953, in Columbus, Georgia, while his father was stationed at Fort Benning. Cray's musical beginnings go back to when he was a student at Denbigh High School in Newport News, Virginia. While there, he played in his first band, The One-Way Street. [6] His family eventually settled in the Tacoma, Washington, area ...
Aaron Thibeaux " T-Bone " Walker (May 28, 1910 – March 16, 1975) was an American blues musician, composer, songwriter and bandleader, who was a pioneer and innovator of the jump blues, West Coast blues, and electric blues sounds. [1][2] In 2018 Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 67 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".