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List of blues musicians

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Blues musicians are musical artists who are primarily recognized as writing, performing, and recording blues music.{{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=447}} 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.{{sfn|AllMusic|1996|pp=351–382}} In the last several decades, blues music has developed a less regional character and has been influenced by rhythm and blues, rock, and other popular music.{{sfn|AllMusic|1996|pp=381–382}}

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{{anchor|Pre}}Pre-1940 blues

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! scope="col" width=% | Name

! scope="col" width=10% data-sort-type=number | Birth
year

! scope="col" width=10% data-sort-type=number | Death
year

! scope="col" width=15% | Origin

! scope="col" width=20% | Primary style

! scope="col" width=5% class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref(s)|References}}

! scope="row" | {{anchor|A}} {{sort|Alderson, Mozelle|Mozelle Alderson}}

| 1904

| 1994

| Ohio

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=254}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Alexander, Alger "Texas"|Alger "Texas" Alexander}}

| 1900

| 1954

| Texas

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=228}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Alexander, Ora|Ora Alexander}}

| {{sort|1909|{{circa}}1909}}

| Unknown

| Alabama

| align="center"| Classic female blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=534}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Ammons, Albert|Albert Ammons}}

| 1907

| 1949

| Illinois

| align="center"| Boogie woogie

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=34–35}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Anderson, Pink|Pink Anderson}}

| 1900

| 1974

| South Carolina

| align="center"| Piedmont blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=103}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Arnold, Kokomo|Kokomo Arnold}}

| 1901*

| 1968

| Georgia

| align="center"| Acoustic blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=8}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|B}} Barbecue Bob

| 1902

| 1931

| Georgia

| align="center"| Acoustic blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=12}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Bell, Ed|Ed Bell}}

| 1905

| 1960s

| Alabama

| align="center"| Piedmont blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=88}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Bentley, Gladys|Gladys Bentley}}

| 1907

| 1960

| Pennsylvania

| align="center"| Vaudeville blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=333}}

scope="row" | Black Ace

| 1905

| 1972

| Texas

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=20}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Blackwell, Scrapper|Scrapper Blackwell}}

| 1903

| 1962

| North Carolina

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=239}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Blake, Blind|Blind Blake}}

| 1896

| 1934

| Florida

| align="center"| Piedmont blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=21}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Bogan, Lucille|Lucille Bogan}}

| 1897

| 1948

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Classic female blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=26}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Bogan, Ted|Ted Bogan}}

| 1909

| 1990

| South Carolina

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=220}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Bonds, Son|Son Bonds}}

| 1909

| 1947

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=26}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Broonzy, Big Bill|Big Bill Broonzy}}

| 1893*

| 1958

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=249}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Brown, Kitty|Kitty Brown}}

| 1899

| Unknown

| New York

| align="center"| Classic female blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=518}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Brown, Willie|Willie Brown}}

| 1900

| 1952

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Delta blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=162}}

scope="row" | Bumble Bee Slim

| 1905

| 1968

| Georgia

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|pp=38–39}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|C}} {{sort|Cannon, Gus|Gus Cannon}}

| 1883*

| 1979

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Jug band

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=257}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Carr, Leroy|Leroy Carr}}

| 1905

| 1935

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=258}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Clayton, Doctor|Doctor Clayton}}

| 1898

| 1947

| Georgia

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=263}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Collins, Sam|Sam Collins}}

| 1887

| 1949

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=57}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Cotten, Elizabeth|Elizabeth Cotten}}

| 1893

| 1987

| North Carolina

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=278}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Council, Floyd|Floyd Council}}

| 1911

| 1976

| North Carolina

| align="center"| Piedmont blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=280}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Cox, Ida|Ida Cox}}

| 1896*

| 1967

| Georgia

| align="center"| Vaudeville blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=267}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|D}} {{sort|Darby, Blind Blues|Blind Blues Darby}}

| 1906

| 1975

| Kentucky

| align="center"| St. Louis blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=304, 311}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Davis, Reverend Gary|Reverend Gary Davis}}

| 1896

| 1972

| South Carolina

| align="center"| Piedmont blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=92}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Davis, Walter|Walter Davis}}

| 1911*

| 1963

| Mississippi

| align="center"| St. Louis blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=272}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Delaney, Tom|Tom Delaney}}

| 1889

| 1963

| South Carolina

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=521}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Dorsey, Georgia Tom|Georgia Tom Dorsey}}

| 1899

| 1993

| Georgia

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=274}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Doyle, Little Buddy|Little Buddy Doyle}}

| 1911*

| 1960*

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Memphis blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=281}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|E}} {{sort|Edwards, Bernice|Bernice Edwards}}

| 1907

| 1969

| Texas

| align="center"| Classic female blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=297}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Estes, Sleppy John|Sleepy John Estes}}

| 1899*

| 1977

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=82}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|F}} {{sort|Finnie, Ethel|Ethel Finnie}}

| 1898

| 1981

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Classic female blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=514}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Fuller, Blind Boy|Blind Boy Fuller}}

| 1907*

| 1941

| North Carolina

| align="center"| Piedmont blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=286}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Fuller, Jesse|Jesse Fuller}}

| 1896

| 1976

| Georgia

| align="center"| Piedmont blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=286}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|G}} {{sort|Gillum, Jazz|Jazz Gillum}}

| 1904*

| 1966

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=290}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Gilmore, Boyd|Boyd Gilmore}}

| 1905

| 1976

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Delta blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=354}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Grant, Coot|Coot Grant}}

| 1893

| 1970

| Alabama

| align="center"| Classic female blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=43}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Green, Lil|Lil Green}}

| 1919*

| 1954

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=128}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Griffith, Shirley|Shirley Griffith}}

| 1907

| 1974

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=137}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|H}} {{sort|Harney, Richard "Hacksaw"|Richard "Hacksaw" Harney}}

| 1902

| 1973

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Delta blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=409}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Hegamin, Lucille|Lucille Hegamin}}

| 1897*

| 1970

| Georgia

| align="center"| Classic female blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=113}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Henderson, Edmonia|Edmonia Henderson}}

| 1898

| 1947

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Classic female blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=130}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Henderson, Katherine|Katherine Henderson}}

| 1909

| Unknown

| Missouri

| align="center"| Classic female blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=517}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Hicks, Edna|Edna Hicks}}

| 1895

| 1925

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Classic female blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Harris|1991|p=226}}

scope="row" | {{sort|House, Son|Son House}}

| 1902

| 1988

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Delta blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=307}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Howell, Peg Leg|Peg Leg Howell}}

| 1888

| 1966

| Georgia

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=310}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Hunter, Alberta|Alberta Hunter}}

| 1895

| 1984

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Classic female blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=126}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Hurt, Mississippi John|Mississippi John Hurt}}

| 1894*

| 1966

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=156–158}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|J}} {{sort|Jackson, Jim|Jim Jackson}}

| 1890*

| 1937*

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=312}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Jackson, Papa Charlie|Papa Charlie Jackson}}

| 1890*

| 1950*

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=159}}

scope="row" | {{sort|James, Skip|Skip James}}

| 1902

| 1969

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Delta blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=316}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Jefferson, Blind Lemon|Blind Lemon Jefferson}}

| 1893

| 1929

| Texas

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=319}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Johnson, Blind Willie|Blind Willie Johnson}}

| 1897

| 1945

| Texas

| align="center"| Gospel blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=177–178}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Johnson, Edith North|Edith North Johnson}}

| 1903

| 1988

| Missouri

| align="center"| Classic female blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=139}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Johnson, Lonnie|Lonnie Johnson}}

| 1899

| 1970

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=323}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Johnson, Mary|Mary Johnson}}

| 1898

| 1983

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Classic female blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=187}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Johnson, Robert|Robert Johnson}}

| 1911

| 1938

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Delta blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=140–141}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Johnson, Tommy|Tommy Johnson}}

| 1896

| 1956

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Delta blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=175–177}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Jones, Little Hat|Little Hat Jones}}

| 1899

| 1981

| Texas

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=311}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|K}} {{sort|Kimbrough, Lottie|Lottie Kimbrough}}

| 1893

| Unknown

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=155}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|L}} Lead Belly

| 1889

| 1949

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|pp=159–160}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Lewis, Furry|Furry Lewis}}

| 1893*

| 1981

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=345}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Lewis, Meade Lux|Meade Lux Lewis}}

| 1905

| 1964

| Illinois

| align="center"| Boogie woogie

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=34}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Lincoln, Charley|Charley Lincoln}}

| 1900

| 1963

| Georgia

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=269}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Lipscomb, Mance|Mance Lipscomb}}

| 1895

| 1976

| Texas

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=201–203}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Liston, Virginia|Virginia Liston}}

| 1890

| 1932

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Classic female blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=513}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Lockwood, Jr., Robert|Robert Lockwood, Jr.}}

| 1915

| 2006

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Delta blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=348}}{{Cite web| url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/robert-lockwood-jr-mn0000833738/biography| last = Dahl| first = Bill| title = Robert Lockwood, Jr.{{snd}}Biography| website = AllMusic| access-date = March 23, 2023}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Lofton, Cripple Clarence|Cripple Clarence Lofton}}

| 1887*

| 1957

| Tennessee

| align="center" | Boogie woogie

| align="center" | {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=348}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|M}} {{sort|Mapp, Eddie|Eddie Mapp}}

| 1910

| 1931

| Georgia

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=271}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Martin, Sara|Sara Martin}}

| 1884

| 1955

| Kentucky

| align="center"| Vaudeville blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=351}}

scope="row" | {{sort|McClintock, Lil|Lil McClintock}}

| 1883

| Unknown

| U.S.

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=285}}

scope="row" | {{sort|McCoy, Kansas Joe|Kansas Joe McCoy}}

| 1905

| 1950

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{cite web |last=Ankeny |first=Jason |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kansas-joe-mccoy-mn0000172734/biography |title=Kansas Joe McCoy: Biography |work=AllMusic |access-date=July 19, 2020}}

scope="row" | {{sort|McCoy, Papa Charlie|Papa Charlie McCoy}}

| 1909

| 1959

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Delta blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=353}}

scope="row" | {{sort|McDowell, Mississippi Fred|Mississippi Fred McDowell}}

| 1904

| 1972

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Delta blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=355}}

scope="row" | {{sort|McFadden, Charlie "Specks"|Charlie "Specks" McFadden}}

| 1895

| 1966

| Illinois

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=134}}

scope="row" | {{sort|McMullen, Fred|Fred McMullen}}

| 1905

| Unknown

| Florida

| align="center"| Piedmont blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=97}}

scope="row" | {{sort|McShann, Jay|Jay McShann}}

| 1916

| 2006

| Oklahoma

| align="center"| Blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Herzhaft|1992|p=182}}; {{Cite news|url=http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2060033.ece|title=Jay McShann: Kansas City Blues Pianist|newspaper=The Independent|date=December 9, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222133312/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/jay-mcshann-427697.html|archive-date=February 22, 2014}}

scope="row" | {{sort|McTell, Blind Willie|Blind Willie McTell}}

| 1901*

| 1959

| Georgia

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=230–231}}

scope="row" | Memphis Minnie

| 1897

| 1973

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Memphis blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=363}}

scope="row" | Mississippi Sheiks

|

|

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=363}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Montgomery, Little Brother|Little Brother Montgomery}}

| 1906

| 1985

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Barrelhouse blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=361}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Moore, Whistlin' Alex|Whistlin' Alex Moore}}

| 1899

| 1989

| Texas

| align="center"| Boogie woogie

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=361}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Moss, Buddy|Buddy Moss}}

| 1914

| 1984

| Georgia

| align="center"| Piedmont blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=364}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|N}} {{sort|Newbern, Hambone Willie|Hambone Willie Newbern}}

| 1901

| 1965

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=405}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|O}} {{sort|Oden, St. Louis Jimmy|St. Louis Jimmy Oden}}

| 1903

| 1977

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=368}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|P}} {{sort|Patton, Charley|Charley Patton}}

| 1891

| 1934

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Delta blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=371}}

scope="row" | Piano Red

| 1911

| 1985

| Georgia

| align="center"| Boogie woogie

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=374}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Pickens, Buster|Buster Pickens}}

| 1916

| 1964

| Texas

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=395}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Pullum, Joe|Joe Pullum}}

| 1905

| 1964

| Alabama

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=44}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|R}} {{sort|Rainey, Ma|Ma Rainey}}

| 1886*

| 1939

| Georgia

| align="center"| Classic female blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=381}}

scope="row" | Red Nelson

| 1907

| 1970

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=1073}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Roland, Walter|Walter Roland}}

| {{sort|1900|{{circa}}1902 or 1903}}

| 1972

| Alabama

| align="center"| Boogie woogie

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=297–298}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Rushing, Jimmy|Jimmy Rushing}}

| 1903

| 1972

| Oklahoma

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=387}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|S}} {{sort|Sane, Dan|Dan Sane}}

| 1896

| 1956

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Memphis blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=214}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Seward, Alec|Alec Seward}}

| 1901

| 1972

| Virginia

| align="center"| Piedmont blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=270}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Shaw, Robert|Robert Shaw}}

| 1908

| 1985

| Texas

| align="center"| Boogie woogie

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=233}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Short, J.D.|J.D. Short}}

| 1902

| 1962

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Delta blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=217}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Sims, Henry "Son"|Henry "Son" Sims}}

| 1890

| 1958

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Delta blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=317}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Smith, Bessie|Bessie Smith}}

| 1894

| 1937

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Classic female blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=399}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Smith, Clara|Clara Smith}}

| 1894*

| 1935

| South Carolina

| align="center"| Classic female blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=397}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Smith, J. T.|J. T. "Funny Papa" Smith}}

| 1885*

| 1940*

| U.S.

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=342}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Smith, Mamie|Mamie Smith}}

| 1883

| 1946

| Ohio

| align="center"| Vaudeville blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=113}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Sparks, Pinetop|Pinetop Sparks}}

| 1910

| 1935

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Boogie woogie

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=114}}

scope="row" | Speckled Red

| 1892

| 1973

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Boogie woogie

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|pp=240–241}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Spivey, Victoria|Victoria Spivey}}

| 1906

| 1976

| Texas

| align="center"| Vaudeville blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=323–325}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Stokes, Frank|Frank Stokes}}

| 1888*

| 1955

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Memphis blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=402}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Sykes, Roosevelt|Roosevelt Sykes}}

| 1913

| 1984

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=404}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|T}} Tampa Red

| 1904

| 1981

| Georgia

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=407}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Temple, Johnny|Johnny Temple}}

| 1906

| 1968

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Delta blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=340}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Thomas, Henry|Henry Thomas}}

| 1874

| 1930*

| Texas

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=411}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Thomas, Ramblin'|Ramblin' Thomas}}

| Unknown

| Unknown

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=250}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Townsend, Henry|Henry Townsend}}

| 1909

| 2006

| Mississippi

| align="center"| St. Louis blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|AllMusic|1996|p=252}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=442}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Trice, Willie|Willie Trice}}

| 1910

| 1977

| North Carolina

| align="center"| Piedmont blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=103}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Tucker, Bessie|Bessie Tucker}}

| {{sort|1906|{{circa}}1906}}

| 1933

| Texas

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=414}}{{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=312}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|V}} {{sort|Vinson, Walter|Walter Vinson}}

| 1901

| 1975

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=259}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|W}} {{sort|Wallace, Sippie|Sippie Wallace}}

| 1898

| 1986

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Classic female blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=422}}

scope="row" | Washboard Sam

| 1910

| 1966

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=423}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Waters, Ethel|Ethel Waters}}

| 1896

| 1977

| Pennsylvania

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|pp=267–268}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Weaver, Curley|Curley Weaver}}

| 1906

| 1962

| Georgia

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=426}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Weaver, Sylvester|Sylvester Weaver}}

| 1897*

| 1960

| Kentucky

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=427}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Weldon, Casey Bill|Casey Bill Weldon}}

| 1909

| Unknown

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=359}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Wheatstraw, Peetie|Peetie Wheatstraw}}

| 1902

| 1941

| Tennessee

| align="center"| St. Louis blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=428}}

scope="row" | {{sort|White, Bukka|Bukka White}}

| 1909

| 1977

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Delta blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=429}}

scope="row" | {{sort|White, Josh|Josh White}}

| 1908

| 1969

| South Carolina

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=434}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Williams, Big Joe|Big Joe Williams}}

| 1903

| 1982

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Delta blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=437}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Williamson I, Sonny Boy|Sonny Boy Williamson I}}

| 1914

| 1948

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=438}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Willis, Ralph|Ralph Willis}}

| 1910*

| 1957

| Alabama

| align="center"| Piedmont blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=269–270}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Woods, Oscar "Buddy"|Oscar "Buddy" Woods}}

| 1903

| 1955

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{Cite book |last=Tomko |first=Gene |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ZKzDwAAQBAJ |title=Encyclopedia of Louisiana Musicians: Jazz, Blues, Cajun, Creole, Zydeco, Swamp Pop, and Gospel |publisher=Louisiana State University Press |year=2020 |isbn=9780807169322 |location=Baton Rouge |pages=262}}

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! scope="col" width=10% data-sort-type=number | Birth
year

! scope="col" width=10% data-sort-type=number | Death
year

! scope="col" width=15% | Origin

! scope="col" width=20% | Primary style

! scope="col" width=5% class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref(s)|References}}

! scope="row" | {{anchor|A1}} {{sort|Aces, The|The Aces}}

|

|

| Illinois

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=1}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Adams, Woodrow|Woodrow Adams}}

| 1917

| 1988

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=192}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Allison, Luther|Luther Allison}}

| 1939

| 1997

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=231}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Allison, Mose|Mose Allison}}

| 1927

| 2016

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=229}}; {{Cite web| url = https://www.npr.org/2016/11/15/502211193/celebrated-jazz-musician-mose-allison-dies-at-89| author = | title = Celebrated Jazz Musician Mose Allison Dies at 89| date = November 15, 2016| website = NPR| access-date = March 25, 2023}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Anderson, Kip|Kip Anderson}}

| 1938

| 2007

| South Carolina

| align="center"| Soul blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=6}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|B1}} {{sort|Baker, Etta|Etta Baker}}

| 1913

| 2006

| North Carolina

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=10}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Barbee, John Henry|John Henry Barbee}}

| 1905

| 1964

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Acoustic blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=12}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Barton, Lou Ann|Lou Ann Barton}}

| 1954

|

| Texas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=234}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Bassett, Johnnie|Johnnie Bassett}}

| 1935

| 2012

| Florida

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=99}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Bates, Lefty|Lefty Bates}}

| 1920

| 2007

| Alabama

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=143}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Bell, Carey|Carey Bell}}

| 1936

| 2007

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=235}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Benton, Buster|Buster Benton}}

| 1932

| 1996

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=15}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Binder, Roy Book|Roy Book Binder}}

| 1943

|

| New York

| align="center"| Acoustic blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=244}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Bishop, Elvin|Elvin Bishop}}

| 1942

|

| California

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=238}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Bland, Bobby|Bobby Bland}}

| 1930

| 2013

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Soul blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=241}}; {{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/25/arts/music/bobby-blue-bland-soul-and-blues-balladeer-dies-at-83.html|title=Bobby (Blue) Bland, Soul and Blues Balladeer, Dies at 83|last=Friskics-Warren|first=Bill|date=June 24, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=March 24, 2023}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Block, Rory|Rory Block}}

| 1949

|

| New Jersey

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=242}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Bloomfield, Mike|Mike Bloomfield}}

| 1943

| 1981

| Illinois

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=243}}

scope="row" | Boogie Woogie Red

| 1925

| 1985*

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Boogie woogie

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=90}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Boyd, Eddie|Eddie Boyd}}

| 1914

| 1994

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=245}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Brooks, Lonnie|Lonnie Brooks}}

| 1933

| 2017

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=247}}; {{Cite web| url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lonnie-brooks-mn0000227607/biography| last = Dahl| first = Bill| title = Lonnie Brooks{{snd}}Biography| website = AllMusic| access-date = March 25, 2023}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Brown, Charles|Charles Brown}}

| 1922

| 1999

| Texas

| align="center"| West Coast blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=253}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Brown, Clarence "Gatemouth"|Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown}}

| 1924*

| 2005

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=250}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Brown, Roy|Roy Brown}}

| 1925*

| 1981

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Jump blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=36}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Brown, Walter|Walter Brown}}

| 1917

| 1956

| Texas

| align="center"| Memphis blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=30}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Buchanan, Roy|Roy Buchanan}}

| 1939

| 1988

| Alabama

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{Cite web| url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/roy-buchanan-mn0000341137/biography| last = Prato| first = Greg| title = Roy Buchanan{{snd}}Biography| website = AllMusic| access-date = March 25, 2023}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Buford, George "Mojo"|George "Mojo" Buford}}

| 1929

| 2011

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=254}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=228}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Burns, Eddie "Guitar"|Eddie "Guitar" Burns}}

| 1928

| 2012

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Detroit blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Herzhaft|1992|p=46}}; {{Cite news| url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/dec/21/eddie-burns| last = Russell| first = Tony| title = Eddie Burns obituary| date = December 21, 2012| work = The Guardian| access-date = March 25, 2023}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Burnside, R.L.|R. L. Burnside}}

| 1926

| 2005

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Hill country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=39}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Burton, Aron|Aron Burton}}

| 1938

| 2016

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Komara|2004|p=170}}; {{Cite web| url = https://www.earwigmusic.com/earwig-artists/aron-burton| author = | title = Aron Burton: June 15, 1938{{snd}}February 29, 2016| website = Earwig Music| access-date = March 25, 2023}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Butterfield, Paul|Paul Butterfield}}

| 1942

| 1987

| Illinois

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=257}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|C1}} Carolina Slim

| 1923

| 1953

| North Carolina

| align="center"| Piedmont blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=182}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Clapton, Eric|Eric Clapton}}

| 1945

|

| England

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=262}}

scope="row" | {{sortname|Willie|Cobbs}}

| 1932

| 2021

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{Cite web| url = https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2021/oct/27/arkansas-loses-harmonica-star-willie-cobbs-89/| last = Shameer| first = Danny| title = State loses harmonica star Willie Cobbs, 89| date = October 27, 2021| website = Arkansas Democrat-Gazette| access-date = October 28, 2021}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Collins, Albert|Albert Collins}}

| 1932

| 1993

| Texas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=265}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Copeland, Johnny|Johnny Copeland}}

| 1937

| 1997

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Texas blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=266}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Cotton, James|James Cotton}}

| 1935

| 2017

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=266}}; {{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/03/16/520453907/james-cotton-legend-of-the-blues-harmonica-dies-at-81|title=James Cotton, Giant of the Blues Harmonica, Dies at 81|last=Flanagan|first=Andrew|date=March 16, 2017|access-date=March 16, 2017|publisher=NPR}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Crayton, Pee Wee|Pee Wee Crayton}}

| 1914

| 1985

| Texas

| align="center"| West Coast blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=270}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Crudup, Arthur "Big Boy"|Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup}}

| 1905

| 1974

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=62}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Crutchfield, James|James Crutchfield}}

| 1912

| 2001

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Barrelhouse blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=210}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|D1}} {{sort|Davies, Cyril|Cyril Davies}}

| 1932

| 1964

| England

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=65}}

scope="row"| {{sort|Davis, Blind John|Blind John Davis}}

| 1913

| 1985

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=66}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Davis, James "Thunderbird"|James "Thunderbird" Davis}}

| 1938

| 1991*

| Alabama

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=271}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Davis, Larry|Larry Davis}}

| 1936

| 1994

| Arkansas*

| align="center"| Texas blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|pp=67–68}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Davis, Maxwell Street Jimmy|Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis}}

| 1925

| 1995

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=255}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Dawkins, Jimmy|Jimmy Dawkins}}

| 1936

| 2013

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=273}}; {{Cite web| url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jimmy-dawkins-mn0000352524/biography| last = Dahl| first = Bill| title = Jimmy Dawkins{{snd}}Biography| website = AllMusic| access-date = March 25, 2023}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Dixon, Floyd|Floyd Dixon}}

| 1929

| 2006

| Texas

| align="center"| West Coast blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=274}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Dixon, Willie|Willie Dixon}}

| 1915

| 1992

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=277}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Dupree, Champion Jack|Champion Jack Dupree}}

| 1910*

| 1992

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Louisiana blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=77}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Duskin, Big Joe|Big Joe Duskin}}

| 1921

| 2007

| Alabama

| align="center"| Barrelhouse blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=280}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Dyer, Johnny|Johnny Dyer}}

| 1938

| 2014

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Komara|2004|p=291}}; {{Cite web|url=http://www.blindpigrecords.com/index.cfm?section=artists&artistid=27|title=Johnny Dyer (postscript)|website=Blind Pig Records|access-date=January 7, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107132002/http://www.blindpigrecords.com/index.cfm?section=artists&artistid=27|archive-date=January 7, 2015}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|E1}} {{sort|Eaglin, Snooks|Snooks Eaglin}}

| 1936

| 2009

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=280}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Edwards, Archie|Archie Edwards}}

| 1918

| 1998

| Virginia

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=297}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Edwards, David "Honeyboy"|David "Honeyboy" Edwards}}

| 1915

| 2011

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Herzhaft|1992|p=104}}; {{Cite news |last= Friskics-Warren|first=Bill |title=David Honeyboy Edwards, Delta Bluesman, Dies at 96 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/arts/music/david-honeyboy-edwards-delta-bluesman-dies-at-96.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 29, 2011}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Elem, Robert "Big Mojo"|Robert "Big Mojo" Elem}}

| 1931*

| 1997

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Delta blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=281}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Evans, Margie|Margie Evans}}

| 1939

| 2021

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{Cite web| url = https://news.allaboutjazz.com/margie-evans-iconic-and-sophisticated-queen-of-the-blues-dies-at-81?width=1920| title = Margie Evans, Iconic and Sophisticated Queen of the Blues, Dies at 81| date = April 3, 2021| website = All About Jazz| access-date = April 4, 2021}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|F1}} The Fabulous Thunderbirds

|

|

| Texas

| align="center"| Texas blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=84}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Foddrell, Turner|Turner Foddrell}}

| 1928

| 1995

| Virginia

| align="center"| Acoustic blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=334}}

scope="row" | Forest City Joe

| 1926

| 1960

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=161}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Foster, Leroy|"Baby Face" Leroy Foster}}

| 1923

| 1958

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=88}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Franklin, Guitar Pete|Guitar Pete Franklin}}

| 1928

| 1975

| Indiana

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=345}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Frazier, Calvin|Calvin Frazier}}

| 1915

| 1972

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Detroit blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=346}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Freeman, Denny|Denny Freeman}}

| 1944

| 2021

| Florida

| align="center"| Texas blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|AllMusic|1996|p=88}}; {{Cite news|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2021-04-25/denny-freeman-the-graceful-guitarist-who-made-everyone-sound-better-has-died/|last=Curtin|first=Kevin|date=April 25, 2021|title=Denny Freeman, the Graceful Guitarist Who Made Everyone Sound Better, Has Died|work=Austin Chronicle|access-date=April 27, 2021}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Fuller, Johnny|Johnny Fuller}}

| 1929

| 1985

| Mississippi

| align="center"| West Coast blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=120}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Fulson, Lowell|Lowell Fulson}}

| 1921

| 1999

| Oklahoma

| align="center"| West Coast blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=287}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|G1}} {{sort|Gaddy, Bob|Bob Gaddy}}

| 1924

| 1997

| West Virginia

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=93}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Gallagher, Rory|Rory Gallagher}}

| 1948

| 1995

| Ireland

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|pp=93–94}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Garlow, Clarence|Clarence Garlow}}

| 1911

| 1986

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Louisiana blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=247}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Gates, Lee|Lee Gates}}

| 1937

| 2020

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=121}}; {{Cite magazine| last = Bonner| first = Brett J.| title = Lee Gates| date = July 2020| magazine = Living Blues| page = 74| url = http://digital.livingblues.com/publication/?i=665395&p=76|access-date=July 9, 2020}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Gibson, Lacy|Lacy Gibson}}

| 1936

| 2011

| North Carolina

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Herzhaft|1992|pp=125–126}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=284}}

scope="row" | Good Rockin' Charles

| 1933

| 1989

| Alabama

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=96}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Gray, Henry|Henry Gray}}

| 1925

| 2020

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|AllMusic|1996|p=96}}; {{Cite web| url = https://www.wafb.com/2020/02/18/baton-rouge-blues-legend-henry-gray-dies/| last1 = Vincent| first1 = Mykal| last2 = Jackson| first2 = Donovan| date = February 18, 2020| title = Henry Gray, Legendary Blues Musician, Dies at 95| location = Baton Rouge, Louisiana| website = WAFB| access-date = February 19, 2020}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Green, L.C.|L.C. Green}}

| 1921

| 1985

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=194}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Green, Peter|Peter Green}}

| 1946

| 2020

| England

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{cite web| url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/peter-green-mn0000842611/biography| last = Allan| first = Mark| title = Peter Green{{snd}}Biography| website = AllMusic| access-date = September 11, 2020}}

scope="row" | Guitar Nubbit

| 1923

| 1995

| Florida

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=420}}

scope="row" | Guitar Slim

| 1926

| 1959

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Louisiana blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=294}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Guy, Buddy|Buddy Guy}}

| 1936

|

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=293}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Guy, Phil|Phil Guy}}

| 1940

| 2008

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=183}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|H1}} {{sort|Hammond, John P.|John P. Hammond}}

| 1942

|

| New York

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=294}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Harman, James|James Harman}}

| 1946

| 2021

| Alabama

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{cite web| last = Russel| first = Tony| url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jun/25/james-harman-obituary| title = James Harman obituary | website = The Guardian|access-date= December 3, 2021}}

scope="row" | Harmonica Slim

| 1934

| 1984

| Texas

| align="center"| Texas blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|pp=102–103}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Harris, Wynonie|Wynonie Harris}}

| 1915

| 1969

| Nebraska

| align="center"| Jump blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=104}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Harris, Shakey Jake|Shakey Jake Harris}}

| 1921

| 1990

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=389}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Hatch, Little|Little Hatch}}

| 1921

| 2003

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=194}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Heartsman, Johnny|Johnny Heartsman}}

| 1936

| 1996

| Texas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Herzhaft|1992|pp=137–138}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=402}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Henderson, Duke|Duke Henderson}}

| 1925

| 1973

| Missouri

| align="center"| West Coast blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=108}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Hill, Z. Z.|Z. Z. Hill}}

| 1935

| 1984

| Texas

| align="center"| Soul blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=139–140}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Hogan, Silas|Silas Hogan}}

| 1911

| 1994

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Louisiana blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=112}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Hogg, Smokey|Smokey Hogg}}

| 1914

| 1960

| Texas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=300}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Holeman, John Dee|John Dee Holeman}}

| 1929

| 2021

| North Carolina

| align="center"| Piedmont blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=283}}; {{Cite web| url = https://indyweek.com/culture/news/remembering-john-dee-holeman/| last = Menconi| first = David| title = John Dee Holeman, Durham's Last Great Blues Elder, Dies at 92| date = May 1, 2021| website = Indy Week| access-date = March 25, 2023}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Hooker, Earl|Earl Hooker}}

| 1930

| 1970

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=304}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Hooker, John Lee|John Lee Hooker}}

| 1917*

| 2001

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Detroit blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=303}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Hopkins, Lightnin'|Lightnin' Hopkins}}

| 1912

| 1982

| Texas

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=305}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Horton, Big Walter|Big Walter Horton}}

| 1917*

| 1981

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=305}}

scope="row" | Howlin' Wolf

| 1910

| 1976

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=309}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Hunter, Long John |Long John Hunter}}

| 1931

| 2016

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Texas blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|AllMusic|1996|p=27}}; {{Cite web|url=http://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/local/el-paso/2016/01/05/el-paso-music-legend-long-john-hunter-dies/78310304/|last=Acosta|first=Dave|title=El Paso Music Legend Long John Hunter Dies|website=El Paso Times|date=January 5, 2016|access-date=January 5, 2016}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Hutto, J. B.|J. B. Hutto}}

| 1926

| 1983

| South Carolina

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=312}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|J1}} {{sort|Jackson, John|John Jackson}}

| 1924

| 2002

| Virginia

| align="center"| Piedmont blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=313}}; {{Cite web| url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/john-jackson-mn0000230077/biography | last = Pearson| first = Barry Lee| title = John Jackson{{snd}}Biography| website = AllMusic| access-date = March 25, 2023}}

scope="row" | {{sort|James, Elmore|Elmore James}}

| 1918

| 1963

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=315}}

scope="row" | {{sort|James, Etta|Etta James}}

| 1938

| 2012

| California

| align="center"| Soul blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|AllMusic|1996|p=133}}; {{Cite news |last=Keepnews |first=Peter |url=https://www.pe.com/2012/01/27/etta-james-more-than-just-a-patient/ |title=Etta James Dies at 73; Voice Behind 'At Last' |work=The New York Times |date=January 20, 2012 |access-date=October 6, 2018 |archive-date=October 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006075756/https://www.pe.com/2012/01/27/etta-james-more-than-just-a-patient/ |url-status=live}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Jenkins, Bobo|Bobo Jenkins}}

| 1916

| 1984

| Alabama

| align="center"| Detroit blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=90}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Johnson, Jimmy|Jimmy Johnson}}

| 1928

| 2022

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=321}}; {{Cite news|title=Jimmy Johnson, renowned Chicago bluesman, guitarist, dead at 93|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2022/2/1/22912670/jimmy-johnson-chicago-bluesman-blues|first=Maureen|last=O'Donnell|date=February 1, 2022|access-date=February 1, 2022|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Johnson, Luther "Guitar Junior"|Luther Johnson (Guitar Junior)}}

| 1939

| 2022

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|AllMusic|1996|pp=139–140}}; {{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/luther-guitar-junior-johnson-mn0000806523/biography|first=Mark|last=Demming|title=Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson{{snd}}Biography|website=AllMusic|access-date=March 25, 2023}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Johnson, Luther "Georgia Boy"|Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson}}

| 1934

| 1976

| Georgia

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=139}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Jones, Floyd|Floyd Jones}}

| 1917

| 1990*

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=179}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Jones, Little Sonny|Little Sonny Jones}}

| 1931

| 1989

| Louisiana

| align="center"| New Orleans blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=144}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Jones, Moody|Moody Jones}}

| 1908

| 1988

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=547}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Jones, Tail Dragger|Tail Dragger Jones}}

| 1940

| 2023

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=164}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Jordan, Louis|Louis Jordan}}

| 1908

| 1975

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Jump blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=329}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|K1}} Kansas City Red

| 1926

| 1991

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=197}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Kelly, Jo Ann|Jo Ann Kelly}}

| 1944

| 1990

| England

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{cite web |first=Chris |last=Nickson |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jo-ann-kelly-mn0000133377/biography |title=Jo Ann Kelly: Biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=July 12, 2019}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Kimbrough, Junior|Junior Kimbrough}}

| 1930

| 1998

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Hill country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=229}}

scope="row" | {{sort|King, Albert|Albert King}}

| 1923

| 1992

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=331}}

scope="row" | {{sort|King, B.B.|B.B. King}}

| 1925

| 2015

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=33}}; {{Cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/16/arts/music/b-b-king-blues-singer-dies-at-89.html?_r=1 | last=Weiner | first=Tim |title=B.B. King, Defining Bluesman for Generations, Dies at 89 | work=The New York Times | date=May 15, 2015 | access-date=May 15, 2015}}

scope="row" | {{sort|King, Earl|Earl King}}

| 1934

| 2003

| Louisiana

| align="center"| New Orleans blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|AllMusic|1996|pp=151–152}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=179}}

scope="row" | {{sort|King, Eddie|Eddie King}}

| 1938

| 2012

| Alabama

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Herzhaft|1992|p=218}}; {{Cite web |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pjstar/obituary.aspx?n=edward-milton&pid=156522479 |title=Edward Milton |date=March 17, 2012 |others=Obituary|work=Peoria Journal Star |access-date=March 18, 2012}}

scope="row" | {{sort|King, Freddie|Freddie King}}

| 1934

| 1976

| Texas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=152}}

scope="row" | {{sort|King, Little Freddie|Little Freddie King}}

| 1940

|

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=233}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Kirkpatrick, Bob|Bob Kirkpatrick}}

| 1934

|

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Texas blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=308}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Korner, Alexis|Alexis Korner}}

| 1928

| 1984

| France

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=338}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|L1}} {{sort|Lawhorn, Sammy|Sammy Lawhorn}}

| 1935

| 1990

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=158}}

scope="row" | Lazy Lester

| 1933

| 2018

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Swamp blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=33}}; {{Cite web| url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lazy-lester-mn0000123082/biography| last = Dahl| first = Bill| title = Lazy Lester{{snd}}Biography| website = AllMusic| access-date = March 25, 2023}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Leavy, Calvin|Calvin Leavy}}

| 1941*

| 2010

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Soul blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Herzhaft|1992|pp=194–196}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=164}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Lee, Lovie|Lovie Lee}}

| 1908

| 1997

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=113}}

scope="row" | Lefty Dizz

| 1937

| 1993

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=342}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Lenoir, J. B.|J. B. Lenoir}}

| 1929

| 1967

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=342}}

scope="row" | Lightnin' Slim

| 1913

| 1974

| Missouri*

| align="center"| Louisiana blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=346}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Linkchain, Hip|Hip Linkchain}}

| 1936

| 1989

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=167}}

scope="row" | Little Joe Blue

| 1934

| 1990

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=230}}

scope="row" | Little Sonny

| 1932*

|

| Alabama

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=169}}

scope="row" | Little Walter

| 1930

| 1968

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=425}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Littlefield, Little Willie|Little Willie Littlefield}}

| 1931

| 2013

| Texas

| align="center"| West Coast blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|AllMusic|1996|p=171}}; {{Cite news|last=McArdle|first=Terence |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/little-willie-littlefieldblues-singer-boogie-woogie-pianist-dies-at-81/2013/07/03/eb57f16a-e280-11e2-80eb-3145e2994a55_story.html |title=Little Willie Littlefield, Blues Singer, Boogie-Woogie Pianist, Dies at 81 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=July 4, 2013}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Littlejohn, John|John Littlejohn}}

| 1931

| 1994

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Herzhaft|1992|pp=208–209}}; {{harvnb|AllMusic|1996|p=171}}

scope="row" | Lonesome Sundown

| 1928

| 2005*

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Swamp blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=349}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=176}}

scope="row" | Louisiana Red

| 1932

| 2012

| Alabama

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Herzhaft|1992|p=214}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=47}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Love, Willie|Willie Love}}

| 1906

| 1953

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=174}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|M1}} Magic Sam

| 1937

| 1969

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=388}}

scope="row" | Magic Slim

| 1937

| 2013

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=395}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=231}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Malone, J.J.|J.J. Malone}}

| 1935

| 2004

| Alabama

| align="center"| West Coast blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Herzhaft|1992|pp=218–220}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=48}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Mars, Johnny|Johnny Mars}}

| 1942

| 2011

| South Carolina

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=290}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Mayall, John|John Mayall}}

| 1933

| 2024

| England

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=352}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Mayes, Pete|Pete Mayes}}

| 1938

| 2008

| Texas

| align="center"| Texas blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Komara|2004|pp=661–662}}; {{Cite web| url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/pete-mayes-mn0000266882/biography| last = Skelly| first = Richard| title = Pete Mayes{{snd}}Biography| website = AllMusic| access-date = March 25, 2023}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Mayfield, Percy|Percy Mayfield}}

| 1920

| 1984

| Louisiana

| align="center"| West Coast blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=221}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Mayweather, Earring George|Earring George Mayweather}}

| 1928

| 1995

| Alabama

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|pp=663–664}}

scope="row" | {{sort|McClinton, Delbert|Delbert McClinton}}

| 1940

|

| Texas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=184}}

scope="row" | {{sort|McCracklin, Jimmy|Jimmy McCracklin}}

| 1921

| 2012

| Texas

| align="center"| West Coast blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=354}}; {{Cite web|first=Lee|last=Hildebrand |url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Bay-Area-blues-legend-had-65-year-career-4136929.php |title=Bay Area blues legend had 65-year career |work=SFGate |date=December 20, 2012|access-date=March 24, 2023}}

scope="row" | {{sort|McGhee, Brownie|Brownie McGhee}}

| 1915

| 1996

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Piedmont blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=357}}

scope="row" | Memphis Slim

| 1915

| 1988

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=395}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Merriweather, Big Maceo|Big Maceo Merriweather}}

| 1905

| 1953

| Georgia

| align="center"| Barrelhouse blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=18–19}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Milburn, Amos|Amos Milburn}}

| 1927

| 1980

| Texas

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=358}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Miles, Luke "Long Gone"|Luke "Long Gone" Miles}}

| 1925

| 1987

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Texas blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=692}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Milton, Roy|Roy Milton}}

| 1907

| 1983

| Oklahoma

| align="center"| Jump blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=360}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Moore, Gatemouth|Gatemouth Moore}}

| 1913

| 2004

| Kansas

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=352}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Moore, Johnny B.|Johnny B. Moore}}

| 1950

|

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|pp=196–197}}

scope="row" | Muddy Waters

| 1913

| 1983

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=431}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Murphy, Matt "Guitar"|Matt "Guitar" Murphy}}

| 1929

| 2018

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|AllMusic|1996|p=197}}; {{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/obituaries/matt-murphy-master-of-blues-guitar-is-dead-at-88.html|title=Matt Murphy, Master of Blues Guitar, Dies at 88|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 19, 2018|access-date=August 16, 2018}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Musselwhite, Charlie|Charlie Musselwhite}}

| 1944

|

| Mississippi

| align="center" | Electric blues

| align="center" | {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=364}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Myers, Sam|Sam Myers}}

| 1936

| 2006

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=120}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|N1}} {{sort|Nighthawk, Robert|Robert Nighthawk}}

| 1909

| 1967

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=367}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|O1}} {{sort|Odom, Andrew|Andrew Odom}}

| 1936

| 1991

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=204}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Otis, Johnny|Johnny Otis}}

| 1921

| 2012

| California

| align="center"| West Coast blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=369}}; {{Cite news|last=Lewis |first=Randy |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-johnny-otis-20120119,0,2183487.story |title=Johnny Otis Obituary: R&B Singer, Drummer, Bandleader Dies at 90 |website=Los Angeles Times |date= January 19, 2012|access-date=January 19, 2012}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|P1}} {{sort|Parker, Junior|Junior Parker}}

| 1932

| 1971

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Memphis blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=372}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Payne, Odie|Odie Payne}}

| 1926

| 1989

| Illinois

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=209}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Peabody, Dave|Dave Peabody}}

| 1948

|

| England

| align="center"| Acoustic blues

| align="center"| {{cite web |first=Richard |last=Skelly |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p19802/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Dave Peabody: Biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=July 12, 2019}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Perkins, Pinetop|Pinetop Perkins}}

| 1913

| 2011

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=372}}; {{Cite news|last=Moser |first=Margaret|date=April 22, 2011|title=Last of the Delta Bluesmen|work=The Austin Chronicle|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2011-04-22/last-of-the-delta-bluesmen/|access-date=April 2, 2021}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Piazza, Rod|Rod Piazza}}

| 1947

|

| California

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=375}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Pickett, Dan|Dan Pickett}}

| 1907

| 1967

| Alabama

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=213}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Pryor, Snooky|Snooky Pryor}}

| 1919*

| 2006

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=375}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=193}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|Q1}} {{sort|Quattlebaum, Doug|Doug Quattlebaum}}

| 1927

| 1996

| South Carolina

| align="center"| Piedmont blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=128}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|R1}} {{sort|Raitt, Bonnie|Bonnie Raitt}}

| 1949

|

| California

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=220}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Reed, Jimmy|Jimmy Reed}}

| 1925

| 1976

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=379}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Rhodes, Sonny|Sonny Rhodes}}

| 1940

| 2021

| Texas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=379}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Robinson, Fenton|Fenton Robinson}}

| 1935

| 2007*

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=383}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=246}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Robinson, Jimmie Lee|Jimmie Lee Robinson}}

| 1931

| 2002

| Illinois

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=836}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Rodgers, Sonny|Sonny Rodgers}}

| 1939

| 1990

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=843}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Rogers, Jimmy|Jimmy Rogers}}

| 1924

| 1997

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=384}}

scope="row" | Roomful of Blues

|

|

| Rhode Island

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=379}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Rush, Bobby|Bobby Rush}}

| 1933

|

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Soul blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=308}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Rush, Otis|Otis Rush}}

| 1924

| 1997

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=385}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|S1}} {{sort|Seals, Son|Son Seals}}

| 1942

| 2004

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=391}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=165}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Shaw, Eddie|Eddie Shaw}}

| 1937

| 2018

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=394}}; {{Cite web| url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/eddie-shaw-mn0000795387/biography| last = Dahl| first = Bill| title = Eddie Shaw{{snd}}Biography| website = AllMusic| access-date = March 25, 2023}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Shelton, Roscoe|Roscoe Shelton}}

| 1931

| 2002

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=153}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Shines, Johnny|Johnny Shines}}

| 1915

| 1992

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=393}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Sims, Frankie Lee|Frankie Lee Sims}}

| 1917

| 1970

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Texas blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=312–313}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Small, Drink|Drink Small}}

| 1933

|

| South Carolina

| align="center"| Acoustic blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=236}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Smith, Barkin' Bill|Barkin' Bill Smith}}

| 1928

| 2000

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|AllMusic|1996|pp=12–13}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=198}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Smith, George "Harmonica"|George "Harmonica" Smith}}

| 1924

| 1983

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=393}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Smith, Moses "Whispering"|Moses "Whispering" Smith}}

| 1932

| 1984

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Louisiana blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=276}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Smith, Robert Curtis|Robert Curtis Smith}}

| 1930

| 2010

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Piedmont blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=199}}

scope="row" | Smoky Babe

| 1927

| 1975*

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Acoustic blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=239}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Smothers, Little Smokey|Little Smokey Smothers}}

| 1939

| 2010

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|AllMusic|1996|p=239}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=232}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Smothers, Otis "Big Smokey"|Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers}}

| 1929

| 1993

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=239}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Spann, Otis|Otis Spann}}

| 1930

| 1970

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=400}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Spires, Arthur "Big Boy"|Arthur "Big Boy" Spires}}

| 1912

| 1990

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=921}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Stidham, Arbee|Arbee Stidham}}

| 1917

| 1988

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=159}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|T1}} Taj Mahal

| 1942

|

| New York

| align="center"| Acoustic blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=178}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Tate, Baby|Baby Tate}}

| 1916

| 1972

| Georgia

| align="center"| Piedmont blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=246}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Taylor, Eddie|Eddie Taylor}}

| 1923

| 1985

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=405}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Taylor, Hound Dog|Hound Dog Taylor}}

| 1917*

| 1975

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=408}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Taylor, Koko|Koko Taylor}}

| 1935*

| 2009

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=409}}; {{Cite web| url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/koko-taylor-mn0000376739/biography| last = Huey| first = Steve| title = Koko Taylor{{snd}}Biography| website = AllMusic| access-date = March 25, 2023}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Taylor, Sam|Sam Taylor}}

| 1916

| 1990

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Urban blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|pp=345}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Terry, Sonny|Sonny Terry}}

| 1911

| 1986

| Georgia

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=410}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Thomas, Tabby|Tabby Thomas}}

| 1929

| 2014

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Louisiana blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|AllMusic|1996|p=250}}; {{Cite news |last=Brasted |first=Chelsea |url=http://www.nola.com/music/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2014/01/tabby_thomas_founder_of_tabbys.html |title=Tabby Thomas, Founder of Tabby's Blues Box, Dies at 84 |work=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans, Louisiana |date=January 2, 2014 |access-date=May 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102195931/http://www.nola.com/music/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2014/01/tabby_thomas_founder_of_tabbys.html |archive-date=January 2, 2014 |url-status=dead}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Thornton, Big Mama|Big Mama Thornton}}

| 1926

| 1984

| Alabama

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=413}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Tucker, Luther|Luther Tucker}}

| 1936

| 1993

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=252}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Turner, Big Joe|Big Joe Turner}}

| 1911

| 1985

| Missouri

| align="center"| Jump blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=414}}

p=100

! scope="row" |Ike Turner

|1931

|2007

|Mississippi

| align="center"|Electric blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Komara|2004|p=1014}}; {{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/13/arts/music/13turner.html |title=Ike Turner, Musician and Songwriter in Duo With Tina Turner, Dies at 76 |last=Pareles |first=Jon |date=December 13, 2007 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=September 30, 2011|issn=0362-4331}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Turner, Titus|Titus Turner}}

| 1933

| 1984

| Georgia

| align="center"| Soul blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=275}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|V1}} {{sort|Vaughan, Jimmie|Jimmie Vaughan}}

| 1951

|

| Texas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=256}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Vaughan, Stevie Ray|Stevie Ray Vaughan}}

| 1954

| 1990

| Texas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=393}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Vinson, Mose|Mose Vinson}}

| 1917*

| 2002

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|AllMusic|1996|p=259}}; {{Cite web| url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mose-vinson-mn0000498604/biography| last = Dahl| first = Bill| title = Mose Vinson{{snd}}Biography| website = AllMusic| access-date = March 25, 2023}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|W1}} {{sort|Walker, Johnny "Big Moose"|Johnny "Big Moose" Walker}}

| 1927

| 1999

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Herzhaft|1992|p=354}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=197}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Walker, T-Bone|T-Bone Walker}}

| 1910

| 1975

| Texas

| align="center"| West Coast blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=421}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Warren, Baby Boy|Baby Boy Warren}}

| 1919

| 1977

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Detroit blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=423}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Warren, Willie D.|Willie D. Warren}}

| 1924

| 2000

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Detroit blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=265}}

scope="row" | Washboard Willie

| 1909

| 1991

| Alabama

| align="center"| Detroit blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=88}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Webb, Boogie Bill|Boogie Bill Webb}}

| 1924

| 1990

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=274}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Wells, Junior|Junior Wells}}

| 1934

| 1998

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=433}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Wheeler, Golden "Big"|Golden "Big" Wheeler}}

| 1929

| 1998

| Georgia

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=105}}

scope="row" | {{sort|White, Lavelle|Lavelle White}}

| 1929

|

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Soul blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=327}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Wilkins, Joe Willie|Joe Willie Wilkins}}

| 1921

| 1979

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Memphis blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=193}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Williams, Jody|Jody Williams}}

| 1935

| 2018

| Alabama

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|AllMusic|1996|p=279}}; {{Cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jody-williams-famed-chicago-blues-guitarist-dead-at-83|last=Maxwell|first=Jackson|title=Jody Williams, Famed Chicago Blues Guitarist, Dead at 83|website= Guitar World|date=December 3, 2018|access-date=December 3, 2018}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Williams, Johnny|Johnny Williams}}

| 1906

| 2006

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Komara|2004|p=1081}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=303}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Williams, Lester|Lester Williams}}

| 1920

| 1990

| Texas

| align="center"| Texas blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=314}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Williamson II, Sonny Boy|Sonny Boy Williamson II}}

| 1909*

| 1965

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=441}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Wilson, Alan|Alan Wilson}}

| 1943

| 1970

| Massachusetts

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=1091}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Wilson, U.P.|U.P. Wilson}}

| 1934

| 2004

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Texas blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=308}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Winter, Johnny|Johnny Winter}}

| 1944

| 2014

| Texas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=443}}; {{Cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-johnny-winter-20140718-story.html |last=Chawkins|first=Steve|title=Johnny Winter dies at 70; dazzling blues guitarist |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=July 17, 2014|access-date=March 24, 2023}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Witherspoon, Jimmy|Jimmy Witherspoon}}

| 1920

| 1997

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Jump blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=439}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Wrencher, Big John|Big John Wrencher}}

| 1924*

| 1977

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=388–389}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Wright, Billy|Billy Wright}}

| 1918*

| 1991

| Georgia

| align="center"| Jump blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=288–289}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|Y1}} {{sort|Young, Johnny "Man"|Johnny "Man" Young}}

| 1918

| 1974

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=444}}

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! scope="col" width=% | Name

! scope="col" width=10% data-sort-type=number | Birth
year

! scope="col" width=10% data-sort-type=number | Death
year

! scope="col" width=15% | Origin

! scope="col" width=20% | Primary style

! scope="col" width=5% class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref(s)|References}}

! scope="row" | {{anchor|A2}} {{sort|Alexander, Linsey|Linsey Alexander}}

| 1942

| 2025

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=234}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Armstrong, James|James Armstrong}}

| 1957

|

| California

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Komara|2004|p=32}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Allen, Dexter|Dexter Allen}}

| 1970

|

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=236}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|B2}} {{sort|Ball, Marcia|Marcia Ball}}

| 1949

|

| Texas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=233}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Banks, Chico|Chico Banks}}

| 1962

| 2008

| Illinois

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Komara|2004|p=56}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=76}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Banks, L.V.|L.V. Banks}}

| 1932

| 2011

| Missouri

| align="center" | Chicago blues

| align="center" | {{harvnb|Komara|2004|p=56}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=200}}

scope="row" | Barrelhouse Chuck

| 1958

| 2016

| Ohio

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/howard-reich/ct-barrelhouse-chuck-obit-ent-1214-20161213-column.html|title=Barrelhouse Chuck, Dead at 58, Celebrated Chicago Blues, and Enriched It, Too|first=Howard|last=Reich|website=Chicago Tribune}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Benoit, Tab|Tab Benoit}}

| 1967

|

| California

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=15}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Bean, Terry "Harmonica"|Terry "Harmonica" Bean}}

| 1961

|

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=123}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Beard, Chris|Chris Beard}}

| 1957

|

| New York

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=252}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Bell, Adolphus|Adolphus Bell}}

| 1944

|

| Alabama

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=48}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Bell, Lurrie|Lurrie Bell}}

| 1958

|

| Illinois

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=235}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Bibb, Eric|Eric Bibb}}

| 1951

|

| New York

| align="center"| Acoustic blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=262}}

scope="row" | Blind Mississippi Morris

| 1955

|

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=206}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Brandon, Skeeter|Skeeter Brandon}}

| 1948

|

| Virginia

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=292}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Brooks, Ronnie Baker|Ronnie Baker Brooks}}

| 1967

|

| Illinois

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=76}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Burns, Jimmy|Jimmy Burns}}

| 1943

|

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=204}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Burnside, Cedric|Cedric Burnside}}

| 1978

|

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=236}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|C2}} {{sort|Caldwell, Charles|Charles Caldwell}}

| 1943

| 2003

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=122}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Carroll, Karen|Karen Carroll}}

| 1958

|

| Illinois

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=75}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Clarke, William|William Clarke}}

| 1951

| 1996

| California

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{cite web| url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/william-clarke-mn0000678459/biography| title = William Clarke – Biography| last = Huey| first = Steve| work = AllMusic| access-date = June 12, 2020}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Coleman, Deborah|Deborah Coleman}}

| 1956

| 2018

| Virginia

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{Cite web| url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/deborah-coleman-mn0000814273/biography| last = Skelly| first = Richard| title = Deborah Coleman{{snd}}Biography| website = AllMusic| access-date = June 12, 2020}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Copeland, Shemekia|Shemekia Copeland}}

| 1979

|

| New York

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=263}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Cray, Robert|Robert Cray}}

| 1953

|

| Georgia

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=61}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|D2}} {{sort|Davies, Debbie|Debbie Davies}}

| 1952

|

| California

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=270}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Davis, Boo Boo|Boo Boo Davis}}

| 1943

|

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=204}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Davis, Guy|Guy Davis}}

| 1952

|

| New York

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=67}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Davis, Thornetta|Thornetta Davis}}

| 1963

|

| Michigan

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=85}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Duncan, Little Arthur|Little Arthur Duncan}}

| 1934

| 2008

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=201}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|E2}} {{sort|Earl, Ronnie|Ronnie Earl}}

| 1953

|

| New York

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=281}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Ellis, Tinsley|Tinsley Ellis}}

| 1957

|

| Georgia

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=282}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|F2}} {{sort|Fletcher, Kirk|Kirk Fletcher}}

| 1975

|

| California

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=415}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Foley, Sue|Sue Foley}}

| 1968

|

| Canada

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=283}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Ford, Robben|Robben Ford}}

| 1951

|

| California

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=283}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Franklin, Rick|Rick Franklin}}

| 1941

| 2005

| Virginia

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=133}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Funderburgh, Anson|Anson Funderburgh}}

| 1954

|

| Texas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=287}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|G2}} {{sort|Gaines, Grady|Grady Gaines}}

| 1934

| 2021

| Texas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|AllMusic|1996|p=93}}; {{Cite web|last=Dansby|first=Andrew|date=January 29, 2021|title=Houston blues and R&B great Grady Gaines dies|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/article/Houston-blues-and-R-B-great-Grady-Gaines-dies-15909115.php|access-date=February 2, 2021|website=Houston Chronicle}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Garland, Terry|Terry Garland}}

| 1953

|

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Country blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=289}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Garner, Larry|Larry Garner}}

| 1952

|

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=184}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Grand, Otis|Otis Grand}}

| 1950

|

| U.S.

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=291}}

scope="row" | Guitar Slim Jr.

| 1951

|

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=98}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|H2}} {{sort|Hall, Sandra|Sandra Hall}}

| 1951

|

| Georgia

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=277}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Hamilton, Larry|Larry Hamilton}}

| 1951

| 2011

| Texas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=404}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Harris, Odessa|Odessa Harris}}

| 1936

| 2003

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=164}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Hart, Alvin Youngblood|Alvin Youngblood Hart}}

| 1963

|

| California

| align="center"| Acoustic blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=415}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Hawkins, Ted|Ted Hawkins}}

| 1936

| 1995

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Acoustic blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|pp=106–107}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Henry, Big Boy|Big Boy Henry}}

| 1921

| 2004

| North Carolina

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=331}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Higgs, George|George Higgs}}

| 1930

| 2013

| North Carolina

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=125}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|J2}} {{sort|Jackson, Fruteland|Fruteland Jackson}}

| 1953

|

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=125}}

scope="row" | {{sort|James, Colin|Colin James}}

| 1964

|

| Canada

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=132}}

scope="row" | {{sort|James, Steve|Steve James}}

| 1950

|

| New York

| align="center"| Acoustic blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=135}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Johnson, L.V.|L.V. Johnson}}

| 1946

|

| U.S.

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=138}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Jones, Johnny "Yard Dog"|Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones}}

| 1941

|

| Illinois

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=165}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Jones, Paul "Wine"|Paul "Wine" Jones}}

| 1946

| 2005

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=234}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Jones, Tutu|Tutu Jones}}

| 1957

|

| Texas

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=377}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|K2}} Keb' Mo'

| 1955

|

| California

| align="center"| Acoustic blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=330}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Kennedy, Harrison|Harrison Kennedy}}

| 1942

|

| Canada

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=252}}

scope="row" | {{sort|King, Chris Thomas|Chris Thomas King}}

| 1962

|

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=211}}

scope="row" | {{sort|King, Little Jimmy|Little Jimmy King}}

| 1968

| 2002

| Tennessee

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{harvnb|Shadwick|2001|p=336}}; {{harvnb|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=251}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|L2}} Lady Bianca

| 1953

|

| Kansas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=357}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Laws, Johnny|Johnny Laws}}

| 1943

| 2021{{Cite web|url=http://digital.livingblues.com/article/Obituaries/4373990/766410/article.html|title=Living Blues #281: Obituaries|website=Digital.livingblues.com|access-date=July 12, 2024}}

| Illinois

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=71}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Lusk, Professor Eddie|Professor Eddie Lusk}}

| 1948

| 1992

| Illinois

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=71}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|M2}} {{sort|Margolin, Bob|Bob Margolin}}

| 1949

|

| Massachusetts

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=351}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Marshall, Johnnie|Johnnie Marshall}}

| 1961

|

| Georgia

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=106}}

scope="row" | {{sort|McCray, Larry|Larry McCray}}

| 1962

|

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=354}}

scope="row" | {{sort|McDaniel, Clara|Clara McDaniel}}

| 1948

|

| Michigan

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=253}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Moore, Johnny B.|Johnny B. Moore}}

| 1952

|

| U.S.

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=65}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|N2}} {{sort|Neal, Kenny|Kenny Neal}}

| 1957

|

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=262}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|O2}} {{sort|Owens, Jay|Jay Owens}}

| 1947

|

| Florida

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=369}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|P2}} {{sort|Parker, Sista Monica|Sista Monica Parker}}

| 1956

|

| Indiana

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=78}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Pattman, Neal|Neal Pattman}}

| 1927

| 2005

| Georgia

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=274}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Payton, Asie|Asie Payton}}

| 1937

| 1997

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=202}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Peterson, Lucky|Lucky Peterson}}

| 1964

|

| New York

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=373}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Phelps, Kelly Joe|Kelly Joe Phelps}}

| 1960

|

| Washington

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=373}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Pitchford, Lonnie|Lonnie Pitchford}}

| 1955

|

| Kentucky

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=235}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Pittman, Gene "Birdlegg"|Gene "Birdlegg" Pittman}}

| 1947

|

| Pennsylvania

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=537}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Primich, Gary|Gary Primich}}

| 1958

|

| Illinois

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|pp=216–217}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|Q2}} {{sort|Qualls, Henry|Henry Qualls}}

| 1934

|

| Texas

| align="center"| Acoustic blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=296}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|R2}} {{sort|Rawls, Johnny|Johnny Rawls}}

| 1951

|

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=123}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Robertson, Sherman|Sherman Robertson}}

| 1948

|

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=382}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Robillard, Duke|Duke Robillard}}

| 1948

|

| Rhode Island

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=382}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Rodgers, Andy|Andy Rodgers}}

| 1922

| 2004

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Acoustic blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=225}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Rodgers, Mighty Mo|Mighty Mo Rodgers}}

| 1942

|

| Illinois

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=77}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Rogers, Roy|Roy Rogers}}

| 1950

|

| California

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=384}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|S2}} Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women

|

|

|

| align="center"| Acoustic blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=388}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Scott, Isaac|Isaac Scott}}

| 1945

| 2001

| Washington

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=408}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Shepherd, Kenny Wayne|Kenny Wayne Shepherd}}

| 1977

|

| Louisiana

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=233}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Shields, Lonnie|Lonnie Shields}}

| 1956

|

| Arkansas

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=166}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Stark, Cootie|Cootie Stark}}

| 1926

| 2005

| South Carolina

| align="center"| Acoustic blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=289}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Strehli, Angela|Angela Strehli}}

| 1945

|

| Texas

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=76}}

scope="row" | {{sort| Taylor, Demetria|Demetria Taylor}}

| 1973

|

| Illinois

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=402}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|T2}} {{sort| Taylor Jr., Eddie|Eddie Taylor Jr.}}

| 1972

|

| Illinois

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=76}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Taylor, Melvin|Melvin Taylor}}

| 1959

|

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=409}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Taylor, Otis|Otis Taylor}}

| 1948

|

| Illinois

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=71}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Tedeschi, Susan|Susan Tedeschi}}

| 1970

|

| Massachusetts

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{cite web| url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/susan-tedeschi-mn0000043520/biography| last =Skelly| first =Richard| title = Susan Tedeschi: Biography| website = AllMusic| access-date = June 15, 2020}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Thompson, Lil' Dave|Lil' Dave Thompson}}

| 1969

| 2010

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=236}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Threadgill, Pyeng|Pyeng Threadgill}}

| 1977

|

| New York

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=263}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Tucker, Teeny|Teeny Tucker}}

| 1958

|

| Ohio

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=83}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|V}} {{sort|Vaughn, Maurice John|Maurice John Vaughn}}

| 1952

|

| Illinois

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Shadwick|2001|p=415}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|W2}} {{sort|Walker, Joe Louis|Joe Louis Walker}}

| 1949

|

| California

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=353}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Weathersby, Carl|Carl Weathersby}}

| 1953

| 2024

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|pp=272–273}}{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Violet |title=Carl Weathersby, blues guitar player, dies at 71 |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2024/08/12/carl-weathersby-blues-guitar-player-dies-at-71 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=August 12, 2024}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Wellington, Valerie|Valerie Wellington}}

| 1959

| 1991

| Illinois

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|AllMusic|1996|p=274}}

scope="row" | {{sort| Wheeler, Mike|Mike Wheeler}}

| 1961

|

| Illinois

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=76}}

scope="row" | {{sort|White, Albert|Albert White}}

| 1942

|

| Georgia

| align="center"| Electric blues*

| align="center"| {{sfn|Eagle|LeBlanc|2013|p=277}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Williams, Lil' Ed|Lil' Ed Williams}}

| 1955

|

| U.S.

| align="center"| Chicago blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|p=65}}

scope="row" | {{anchor|Y2|Y}} {{sort|Young, Zora|Zora Young}}

| 1948

|

| Mississippi

| align="center"| Electric blues

| align="center"| {{sfn|Herzhaft|1992|pp=391–392}}

class="sortbottom"

| align="center" colspan="6" style="font-size: 80%"| An asterisk (*) denotes that other sources give different dates, origin, or style.

{{anchor|See}}See also

{{anchor|References}}References

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| last1 = Eagle

| first1 = Bob L.

| last2 = LeBlanc

| first2 = Eric S.

| year = 2013

| title = Blues: A Regional Experience

| location = Santa Barbara, California

| publisher = Praeger

| isbn = 978-0313344244}}

  • {{Cite book

| last1 = Harris

| first1 = Sheldon

| year = 1991

| title = Blues Who's Who: A Biographical Dictionary of Blues Singers

| location = Boston, Massachusetts

| publisher = Da Capo Press

| isbn = 9780306801556}}

  • {{Cite encyclopedia

| year = 1996

| editor-last = Erlewine

| editor-first = Michael

| editor-link = Michael Erlewine

| editor-last2 = Bogdanov

| editor-first2 = Vladimir

| editor-link2 = Vladimir Bogdanov (editor)

| editor-last3 = Woodstra

| editor-first3 = Chris

| editor-last4 = Koda

| editor-first4 = Cub

| editor-link4 = Cub Koda

| encyclopedia = All Music Guide to the Blues

| title = Artists

| location = San Francisco, California

| publisher = Miller Freeman Books

| isbn = 0-87930-424-3

| ref = {{harvid|AllMusic|1996}}

| url-access = registration

| url = https://archive.org/details/allmusicguidetob00erle}}

  • {{Cite encyclopedia

| last = Herzhaft

| first = Gerard

| year = 1992

| encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of the Blues

| title = Artists

| location = Fayetteville, Arkansas

| publisher = University of Arkansas Press

| isbn = 1-55728-252-8

| url-access = registration

| url = https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofbl00herzh}}

  • {{Cite encyclopedia

| year = 2004

| editor-last = Komara

| editor-first = Edward

| encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of the Blues

| title = Artists

| location = New York City

| publisher = Routledge

| isbn = 978-1135958329}}

  • {{Cite encyclopedia

| last = Shadwick

| first = Keith

| year = 2001

| encyclopedia = The Encyclopedia of Jazz & Blues

| section = Artists

| location = London

| publisher = Quantum

| isbn = 978-0-681-08644-9}}

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