American Blues Musician
1. Gus Cannon (1883)
American Blues Musician
Blues musician who was a pioneer in the jug band movement and founded Cannon's Jug Stompers group.
2. Sam Chatmon (1897)
American Blues Musician
Mississippi Delta blues musician who had a popular following in the 1930s and then revived his career again in the 1960s.
3. Barbecue Bob (1902)
American Blues Musician
Blues guitarist who recorded sixty-eight sides, including the "Barbecue Blues."
4. Pinetop Perkins (1913)
American Blues Musician
One of the last and greatest Mississippi bluesmen who set the style and the benchmark for other blues pianists.
5. Junior Kimbrough (1930)
American Blues Musician
Blues guitarist who was a longtime associate of R.L. Burnside and became known for his songs "Keep Your Hands Off Her" and "All Night Long."
6. Carey Bell (1936)
American Blues Musician
One of the best Chicago Blues harmonica players who played with greats like Willie Dixon and who released acclaimed solo albums.
7. Roy Buchanan (1939)
American Blues Musician
Pioneering rock guitarist who recorded with The Band, among other rock acts.
8. Mike Bloomfield (1943)
American Blues Musician
Guitarist and composer who was ranked #22 on the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time list released by Rolling Stone.
9. Derek Trucks (1979)
American Blues Musician
American guitarist, songwriter and founder of the Grammy Award winning band The Derek Trucks Band who became a member of The Allman Brothers Band in 1999. In 2010 his album,...
10. Jerry Portnoy (1943)
American Blues Musician
Jerry Portnoy is an American harmonica blues musician who has toured with Muddy Waters and Eric Clapton.
11. Otis Grand (1950)
American Blues Musician
Otis Grand is an American blues musician best known for his album Perfume and Grime.
12. Lucky Peterson (1964)
American Blues Musician
Lucky Peterson is an American musician who plays contemporary blues fusing soul R&B gospel and rock and roll. He plays guitar and keyboards. Music journalist Tony Russell in his book...
13. Blind Mississippi Morris (1955)
American Blues Musician
Blind Mississippi Morris is an American blues artist.
