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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").
Sylvester James Jr. (September 6, 1947 – December 16, 1988), known simply as Sylvester, was an American singer-songwriter.Primarily active in the genres of disco, rhythm and blues, and soul, he was known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, falsetto singing voice, and hit disco singles in the late 1970s and 1980s.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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).